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- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
W. Hall Wendel, Jr.
an oxygen mask, Wendel spent ninety minutes on the mountain's tiny peak. "Even now, it's difficult to describe my exhilaration when I realized I was going to make it," recalls Wendel, seated in his office at Minneapolis-based Polaris... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Since taking over as CEO of Tata Steel in 2013, T. V. Narendran had sought to transform India’s oldest steel manufacturing firm to ready it for a rapidly evolving business world. He instilled financial discipline, acquired new businesses, and launched digital... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 12 May 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Sophie Bai (MBA 2020)
class 2023 admission letter, again, with my name on it. I figured the admission office had made a mistake and that the packet was supposed to have gone to someone else, but somehow they mixed up my name and address on it.” Bai, with... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
four to one. When another premium brand lowers its wholesale price in an attempt to stimulate sales, Heublein’s president decides to increase the price of Smirnoff and put the additional revenue into advertising. This case taught me that you can increase market View Details
- 15 Dec 2023
- News
Like-Minded
Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994), Miwa Seki (MBA 1993), and Kathy Matsui share the same month and year of birth, so the friends started an annual birthday get-together to reflect on the year ahead. Work was always a hot topic of discussion. Each woman had built a strong... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books You Got This! A Straightforward, No-Nonsense Playbook for Crushing 130+ Workplace Challenges By Heidi Abelli (MBA 1993) Palmetto Publishing Stepping into the corporate world can feel like navigating a labyrinth, especially when... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Action Plan: Wild at Heart
At first glance, Heather Evans (MBA 1983) might not seem the likeliest candidate for a career in ecological landscaping. A former chief marketing officer and “true urbanist” (“to the extent I used to hate visiting people in the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: Ten Facts in Ten Minutes About CO2 By Mike Nelson, Pieter Tans, and Michael Banks (MBA 1983) Independently Published In this updated edition of the world’s smallest book on the world’s biggest... View Details
Keywords: podcasts
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Zone Defense
be—skeptical of his younger brother,” Brandon says, laughing. It’s easy to laugh: Today, the brothers are cofounders of Shield AI, a rapidly growing artificial intelligence company based in San Diego, with offices in Washington, DC, and... View Details
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
your life, particularly early on. Gerald Schwartz: I think the real influence in where I grew up was where my father was. I had a wonderful relationship with him. DM: In this special edition of Skydeck, associate editor Julia Hanna asked this year’s recipients of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
the leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators that we become later in life, paying dividends that far exceed any minimum-wage salary. Here, alumni share stories about their entry-level errors, as well as the personal and professional... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
an insider's view of the action, the Bulletin asked five members of the class who have been involved in a variety of banking endeavors to share some personal and professional insights and to reflect on the lessons, losses, and phenomenal... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Ray Dalio: Why and How Capitalism Needs to Be Reformed
In a series of posts on LinkedIn, Ray Dalio (MBA 1973), co-chief investment officer and co-chairman of Bridgewater Associates, has written an extensive examination of modern capitalism. “I believe that all good things taken to an extreme... View Details
Keywords: capitalism
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
humility is an important part of the mix, Zehnder adds. "What isn't is the boundless ambition that has been the downfall of too many CEOs in recent months." Although he retired two years ago, Zehnder still comes to the office just about... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
expanded into other parts of the country, added four production facilities, and saw sales top $7 million. In 1960, Barford sold his share of the business to his partners and returned home with his family to Toronto. The following year, he... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
presents a comprehensive re-imagining of the ancient and more recent history of this continent’s oldest cultures. Keen reveals shared oral traditions across much of North America, including among the Algonquin, Athabascan, Sioux, Omaha,... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
and support each other. While the outcomes have often been devastating, the families remain close. “It is a shared experience,” says Bradley, noting that one mother called him “our Schindler,” a compliment that still brings tears to his... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
associates; and building deeper roots in our communities. Audrey Choi (MBA 2004) Chief Sustainability Officer and CEO, Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley Now Is the Time for Bold Leadership BIO We are at a critical... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
of individuals we recruit to the School. Of course, once more diverse people have joined our community, we must support them by developing a culture of inclusion that enables every individual to achieve their best. The institutional structures we have created include... View Details