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- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
understand them instead of trying to guess their feelings. Frei: Or, in our language, “center” on them. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes might be a natural instinct for someone trying to understand a person who is different than... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Booting Up
SELLING SHOES on the Internet was pretty far from Barbara Thornton's mind when she enrolled at HBS at the age of 45. The city planner and international consultant figured that opening power plants in Southeast Asia would best challenge... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Aug 2014
- News
The Secret Sauce
gifts and reached 53 percent participation—a class best. A notable aspect of their efforts, says Hawkins, who heads The Hawkins Companies, was a reliance on email instead of phone calls or letters. “This might have been the secret sauce of our success. Let’s just call... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
soccer shoe Adidas developed especially for the World Cup. "Our mission is to be the number-one maker of athletic equipment in the world," he says, "and this is truly an athletic shoe, unlike most of the sneakers you see on the street... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Distinct Yet of a Piece
in a pinch, be able to fill the shoes of any of their classmates. Confidence and competence — the imprimatur of HBS — are the hallmarks of this year's 25th Reunion Class, as exemplified in this sample group of classmates of distinction.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Secret Sauce
impressive number of gifts and reached 53 percent participation—class best. A notable aspect of their efforts, says Hawkins, who heads The Hawkins Companies, was a reliance on email instead of phone calls or letters. "This might have been the secret sauce of our... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
more than 1 million homes. He has also arranged partnerships with multinationals to combat illness. For example, he persuaded Adidas to build a shoe that conformed to the company’s quality standards but still would cost only one euro.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
A Look at Olook
July 2011, after a year-and-a-half at McKinsey and about six months as the cofounder of Dafiti, which he calls a "Zappos clone"—a kind of Brazilian knockoff of the famous American online shoe seller. Olook sells its own brand as well as... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
with an ultralight day pack (1 pound, 5 ounces), a surprisingly comfortable trail hiking skirt with attached shorts (5 ounces), a zip-top base layer (8 ounces), a wind shirt (3 ounces), and the most lightweight shoes I’ve ever hiked in... View Details
- 26 Jul 2011
- News
An Entrepreneur of the Arts
pointe shoes from Russia and sells them nationwide. In 2006, she opened the Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, the company’s flagship store located on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. Attending OPM, Efimova was inspired by a strategy class to... View Details
- 18 May 2011
- News
Man with a Plan
News (February, 13, 2011). Therein lies the broad impact of his “Yella Fella” TV ads, in which Rane stars as the yellow-clad cowboy who saves the West from rotting wood with his pressure-treated pine, known as YellaWood. “They'll probably expect me to wear yellow View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Fred Newman (MBA 1978)
just a shoe salesman. I wasn’t crushed if they didn’t want me or my ideas. I just hadn’t made the sale. I came of age watching television, and old radio was fading out. It’s so exciting to see audio come back and to see that influence my... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
puts students in the shoes of case protagonists, helping them develop the skills and judgment required to be an effective general manager. While case discussions remain core to the School’s learning model, HBS is continually exploring... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Forum
Feedback The “Assets” department in our March issue featured some of Professor Joe Fuller’s flying pigs and a call to share what’s in your office. Keep Pulling “My time at HBS overlapped with Professor Fuller, who graduated from HBS the year before I did. While he was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
In Character: A Case Discussion Drama
sister. Understanding the drivers that motivate other people in a fraught situation (of which there are many in business) and reacting in a way that drives progress doesn’t come naturally. So what better way to practice that skill than to step into someone else’s View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
An American Story
Hitler’s popularity grew, Boris emigrated to the United States with his wife and four children, settling in Dayton, Ohio. Times were tight and jobs few and far between. Boris heard about work at a shoe factory, but when he arrived, he... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
How I Got to Google
to communicate the next milestones and end vision to people with different backgrounds: engineering, legal, marketing. Empathy is another, because you need to be able to place yourself in your users’ shoes and empathize with their needs... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
brand-necessary. For instance, it's hard to have credibility as the source for a versatile wardrobe if you don't provide shoes. So, having a terrific shoe business was critical. And the shoes have been... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Back to School
sophomores, 100 juniors, and 80 seniors. A significant percentage of Spingarn students receive reduced-price lunches. Many of those same students eat their lunch while sporting iPods, iPhones, and watches bigger than Texas belt buckles, wearing tennis View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Preparing Our Students for a Changing World
Smith Professor of Corporate Finance. “Cross-cultural communication is, at its core, about empathy. Each time you interact professionally in a different environment, you enhance your ability to stand in another person’s shoes and consider... View Details