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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Avon CEO Jung on Leadership
one’s work, which, she added, must go hand in hand with compassion and recognition of the importance of people. As Jung put it, “Everything is about who, and then it’s about what.” Humility and the ability to acknowledge what one doesn’t... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Student Battles ALS
brave decision to stand and fight this disease, which, if unchecked, will allow him only a few more years of life. With humility and courage, he has shown his classmates and the world that one doesn’t have to wait to make a difference.... View Details
- 15 Oct 2024
- News
Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86
Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Turning Point: Life Cycle
hurtful choices. They’re all turning points, and hopefully we learn from them and acquire some humility about how lucky we are in every way, even if the luck is sometimes bad. I have immense respect for the wide variety of ways in which... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
From the Classroom to Casablanca
To put what they have learned in the classroom to the test in the field, more than 900 HBS first-year students embarked in May on the FIELD Global Immersion (FGI), a cornerstone of the MBA Program since 2012. This experiential learning opportunity dispatches students... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
catastrophic flood destroy his house, leaving his family, including five kids, homeless. Yet Richard didn’t want a bailout. He told no one at work. HFE already had a foundation in place to help employees in such need, but Richard hadn’t applied. His incredible View Details
- 23 Jun 2017
- News
A 'Pillar' of Entrepreneurship
tech CEOs in town I know who have been highly successful,” says Wilcox. “I’m looking for drive, intelligence, and charisma. I also look for whether or not the person has a streak of humility and a self-awareness of their own limitations,... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
musician to get her first-ever passport for travel outside of Cambodia. In a traditionally hierarchical culture, I showed younger managers how to speak up—and I encouraged their bosses to listen. And what did I learn? I learned humility... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
MBAs go down the road less traveled to work with entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs with humility and curiosity, and lending our skills, experience, and energy to the task of improving our communities and our economy," says Singer. The team provided advice on everything from operational improvements to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
is marked by the ability to surrender control, accept change, and make a graceful departure. Examples of success in this stage include the exit strategies of Peter Lynch and Andrew Carnegie. While the authors acknowledge the importance of View Details
- 20 Jul 2020
- News
Responding to Racism Amid a Pandemic; LGBT Alumni Take Pride Celebration Online
1999) and Craig Robinson (MBA 2002). “We recognize and embrace the unique influence and responsibility we have as the largest HBS alumni community globally. We also approach this critical initiative with deep humility and appreciation for... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Investing in Innovation
School stronger and the leaders it educates better prepared to make a difference in the world. "As important as we believe these innovations will be, we must have the humility to accept that the world will inevitably present challenges we... View Details
- 01 May 2015
- News
Celebrating and Supporting Leadership
difference in the world. "As important as we believe these innovations will be, we must have the humility to accept that the world will inevitably present challenges we cannot anticipate today," Nohria adds. "By undertaking these... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World
lieutenant on the sub who managed teams of mechanical systems experts—men usually more experienced than she. “I tried to go in with a sense of humility but also with a level of confidence,” she explains. Strobel later served as an Office... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
Ask The Power of Leadership Groups for Staying on Track Related Links Watch Professor Joshua Margolis on teaching business ethics to MBA students Watch Dean Nohria's TED Talk on practicing moral humility The sense of excitement... View Details
- 13 May 2025
- News
If I Knew Then
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: On May 29, a fresh crop of MBAs will receive their diplomas and go off into the world to begin a new chapter in their lives. But before they walk across the stage on Baker Lawn, Dean Srikant... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
top of the curve, the learnings are humility and a sense of proportion. Because the thing you know is you’re coming down. At the bottom of the curve, what you know is it will turn again.” Long-Term Investment “If you can get people to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
productive fields, interacted with humility with stakeholders, and felt a duty to support their communities. While far from perfect, each one showed that profit and purpose could be reconciled. Inspired by these passionate and pragmatic... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
society. These interviews, encapsulating the history of recent decades, eloquently lay out the opportunities and challenges of today and the future. The profiled leaders inspire awe by displaying audacity of intent, humility of demeanor... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
restrictive laws and authoritarian regimes. He found that these leaders were motivated by bedrock values and sometimes―but not always―driven by faith. They chose to operate in socially productive fields, interacted with humility with... View Details