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28 Jun 2021
Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

me for the rest of my life. I hope this inspires others looking to get a similar transformational experience know that you can do it too! While these takeaways aren’t unique, this is my perspective. #1 You can build a community online.... View Details

31 May 2023
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

continue to push, because if you succeed, unfortunately you’re the exception. If you fail, it’s I-told-you-so.” Election bid: “Would I run for mayor of New York again? Yes, unequivocally. I wanted to use my background and experience to... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

03 May 2023
Research & Ideas

Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'

huge understanding of your market and the way the world works. You’re leaving money on the table! You’re not going to make as much money as you could by not considering the experience of racialized “others.” Think about the tech space. I... View Details

Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis

18 Jan 2022
Research & Ideas

How Eliminating Non-Competes Could Reshape Tech

non-competes hurt employees by limiting their job mobility and sending them on “career detours” where they may have to accept lower compensation than appropriate for their experience level. More important, departing employees are often... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Technology

16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts. My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details

09 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations

their relationships, relatives struggle between openness and caution in their statements to one another. Family members also tend to have difficulty listening to one another without judging what they hear in the context of countless prior View Details

Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra

23 Sep 2022
Research & Ideas

8 Strategies to Sustain Business Innovation

a same-day reply by phone or email. The rules aren’t mission statements, but rather a way to make learning experiences easier to adopt and follow. McDonald adds, “Even simple rules can outlive their usefulness.” 6. Make the new look... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

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Professional Development - Alumni

exploring our programs, exercises and resources. Find a Career Coach Did you know that HBS alumni get 6 complimentary coaching sessions a year? Learn How Career Coaches Can Help Find a Career Coach The coaching experience is unique to... View Details

26 May 2016
News

Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993

Download Mary Callahan Erdoes profile Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1967 Born, Menlo Park, California 1989 Earns BS, Mathematics, Georgetown University 1989 Joins Bankers Trust, Analyst 1993 Earns MBA 1993 Joins Meredith, Martin & Kaye,... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

28 Jun 2020
News

Perfect Your Pitch

Keywords: HBS Career Programs

19 Jan 2015
Research & Ideas

Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?

psychology and politics over the centuries. Are two heads better than one, or do too many cooks spoil the broth? Does the collective will of the majority lead to democratic consensus or fundamentalist groupthink? The massive, ongoing natural View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Publishing

July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
Case

Rosalind Fox at John Deere

By: Anthony Mayo and Olivia Hull

Rosalind Fox, the factory manager at John Deere’s Des Moines, Iowa plant, has improved the financial standing of the factory in the three years she’s been at its helm. But employee engagement scores—which measured employees’ satisfaction with working conditions and... View Details

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15 Aug 2022
Book

University of the Future: Finding the Next World Leaders in Higher Ed

‘self-reliance’ during Mao’s Cultural Revolution was a near-death experience for Chinese universities. There is little question that Chinese universities will continue their international engagement, but in which direction?” How does... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Education

22 Sep 2022
News

The Beauty Guide

be talking to you today if I hadn’t left marketing,” declares Freyre. The move to sales taught her about retailers, how consumers shop, and ultimately made her a better marketer and leader. “I tap into that diversity of experience every... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

receive a role assignment, view a video that sets the stage, and confidential instructions on their role. To experience a full simulation, with a partner, participants are required to pass a readiness assessment—a short simple quiz... View Details

17 Dec 2014
Research & Ideas

How Our Brain Determines if the Product is Worth the Price

pricing can be found in the article Deconstructing the Price Tag.) The Brain Shopping Experiment In a series of experiments, participants went shopping—while lying on their backs inside a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

05 Jun 2023
What Do You Think?

Is the Anxious Achiever a Post-Pandemic Relic?

society This would go a long way to self-regulation " Other comments expressed a need for protections afforded by regulation, but were skeptical that they could be implemented. William Cottinger, based on his past experience with the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

though, I can confidently say they represent the best thing that could have ever happened to me. My first experience being “fully” out was here at HBS. On the first day of RC year, I mustered the courage to come out to my entire... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Research Brief: Staying in the Game

Illustration by Peter Hoey In Monopoly, declaring bankruptcy has a very permanent consequence. Game over; you lose. In the paper “Life After Death: A Field Experiment with Small Businesses on Information Frictions, Stigma, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

(c) accountability in implementation. Examples are drawn from the experiences of South Africa and Brazil. Several preliminary factors are identified that may enhance policy learning, while acknowledging the constraints of bounded... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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