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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
There were three critical events that led John Rodakis (MBA 1997) to form the nonprofit N of One in 2014 and ultimately dedicate his life to surfacing breakthrough autism research. The first occurred on Thanksgiving of 2012. He had driven about four hours with his wife... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
challenges in realizing the organization's vision to provide excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308074 Shoppers' Stop Group (SSG)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One
Guide to Doing the Right Thing (HBS Press, 2002), he describes what quiet leaders do and how they make their workplace, and their world, a better place. Badaracco recently sat down with HBS Working Knowledge Senior Editor Martha Lagace to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Nov 2020
- Research & Ideas
Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness
exhaust themselves attending to a special needs child or ailing parent. Everyone frets over their physical and financial well-being. Who among us isn't anxious, stressed out, and off our game right now? From... View Details
Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Susan Seligson
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
and loved reading, often devouring two books a week. He was a responsible child who eagerly volunteered for the school’s safety patrol to guide young students across the street. But Miller’s surroundings would change for the worse—and so... View Details
- Portrait Project
Nicolle Richards
I experienced immense heartbreak and agony as I lost my faith, slowly, then all at once. As the child of missionaries, Christianity had been the foundation of my entire life. But two years into college, three read-throughs of the Bible,... View Details
- 04 May 2021
- Book
Best Buy: How Human Connection Saved a Failing Retailer
store.” Instead, the sales associates—nicknamed “blue shirts” after Best Buy’s trademark royal-blue collared shirts—brought the injured T. rex to a service counter and performed “surgery” on the toy as they surreptitiously traded it out for a new one. “You can imagine... View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
“birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.” “And only 2 percent of the poorest residents ever managed to get out of poverty,” Hill recalled discussing in her conversations with Delta employees when researching and writing the cases. At the... View Details
- Web
Profiles - MBA
Good last spring, I led a team of engineers and designers that worked with an experienced civic technologist to create a web app comparing the effectiveness of child welfare policies in all 50 states. This web app used both data... View Details
- 28 Nov 2023
- Book
Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?
democracies, which are imperfect and messy, but endeavor to fundamentally protect the rights and safety of people.” Sean Silverthorne: In general, what do business leaders need to know about operating in authoritarian regimes? Meg... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
You're Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
period, Sadun suspects that employees adopted more fluid schedules to accommodate interruptions from, say, a child struggling with virtual learning or a sick family member. [div class=infogram-embed data-id=_/PHD0Oe3IKZEzoXHByJOS][/div]... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- Portrait Project
Siddhartha Yog
Touch the lives of others; stand shoulder to shoulder with my brothers battle for which I believe; be determined to achieve outwit and outpace; but with dignity and grace never waver from what is right (and get to sleep well at night). Be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details
- 09 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Industry Self-Regulation: What’s Working (and What’s Not)?
suppliers' production processes—whether it be their pollution emissions, the human rights of their workers, or the pay and safety conditions under which their workers operate. Wal-Mart's recent initiatives that have been so widely... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
Here’s a tip for parents of school-aged children. If your kids must take a standardized test, it’s best to do so either first thing in the morning or right after recess. On average, students perform best on tests at the start of the... View Details
- 26 Apr 2022
- Book
What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose
make the decision, do the right thing, even if it’s hard, it’s true to those values, it builds trust. It builds belief. And it reinforces the mission that we stand for, our purpose, and it reinforces the values, our culture.” Book Excerpt... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Nataliia Zhyliak’s world was upended in a matter of days. At the time, Zhyliak, a psychologist in the western Ukrainian city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, was working at an education and rehabilitation... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
Ken Frazier right now? Ken Frazier: I have to tell you, it is incredibly hectic. The good news is my family is well. My children are well, my spouse is well. We had our 35th anniversary dinner last night. All of that is good, but I'm... View Details
- Portrait Project
Wabantu Hlophe
to let the world play. Armed with gaming’s lessons, I hope to inspire others to dream, to explore, and to press the right buttons—believing, as I do, that even a child from an ‘irrelevant’ nation can change... View Details
- 24 Apr 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018
the extensive margin, and market(place) creation. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54402 February 2018 Journal of Experimental Child Psychology The Interplay Between Sharing Behavior and Beliefs About... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne