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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
- 11 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard
different time from operational review meetings. In that way, each meeting has its own frequency, agenda, information system, and participation, as best meets the goals for that meeting. Q: Given the proliferation of tools, how should... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Web
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
she said, “and I saw engineering as an opportunity to stretch myself and take me out of my comfort zone.” Several years into her career at Shell, Nneka noticed that the intellectual challenge of chemical engineering and her work in the... View Details
- 20 Dec 2010
- Research & Ideas
Panama Canal: Troubled History, Astounding Turnaround
deals with individual politicians, powerful organizations, other firms, and armed (or potentially armed) factions. The goal of these deals was to defend their property rights by raising the political costs of interference with their... View Details
- 01 May 2019
- What Do You Think?
What Should the Leadership of YouTube Do?
remained engaged. “On the surface, YouTube’s business model appears to be the work of genius. But it has posed problems.” According to Google investor John Doerr, she inherited a stretch goal set in 2012 to... View Details
- Web
Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online
inspire and guide employees through difficult decisions. Highlights Designing Stretch Goals Prioritizing Constituents in Your Core Values Show Hide Details Concepts Generating Creative Tension, Part I... View Details
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
was interested in the oil and gas industry, and was drawn to engineering because of the challenge. “I always want to push myself,” she said, “and I saw engineering as an opportunity to stretch myself and take me out of my comfort... View Details
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
socialize and exercise rather than work longer hours, add up to a lot of time. And our choices powerfully shape whether we’re happy or not.” Here, Whillans shares six research-based strategies for managing the minutes on the clock, all with the ultimate View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
changes,” Turner notes. “The quality then is inferior, but some producers mix it in with their better grades to stretch yield. We decided not to do that.” Turner also links his brand’s flavor to a purification process inspired by his... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- Web
Invention of the Polarizer - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
"the role of industry is to sense a deep human need, then bring science and technology to bear on filling that need." 9 As automobile ownership increased exponentially through the 1920s, Land aligned his research of polarizers with what he considered to be the worthy... View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: Ina Foalea (MBA 2018)
stretched financially. My parents went through the transition in 1989 from the Soviet Union and lost their savings overnight. Fortunately, I had a great education. I was on scholarship in high school and then moved to Canada at age 18 for... View Details
- 06 Mar 2020
- Book
A Great Teacher's Lessons for Leading
them interact with their peers. I strive to help my students feel it as we chat one-to-one in my office or anywhere on campus. Third, students must feel like they are learning and growing and developing. They need to know that they are being View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
New Urban Order
trucking-tech company, has a simple goal: Get goods where they need to go as efficiently as possible with a limited labor force. For TuSimple, that means a focus not on the cities themselves, but rather on the long stretches of highway... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
supply chain problem space to include, among other things, the assignment of roles and decision rights among the coordinating partners, the selection of partners, the design of incentives, and the design of processes to monitor performance, set View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
fabricated or real crisis is an essential ingredient for effective change management, as an existential threat breaks down many barriers to change. With such an unprecedented crisis, it is stretching and breaking apart even the strongest... View Details
- 14 May 2009
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Teams
in your organization, join the club. Despite the mantra that goals are good, the process of setting beneficial goals is harder than it looks. New research by HBS professor Max H. Bazerman and colleagues... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Charles Duhigg
write my to-do lists is very different, specifically tailored to what science says is the right way to write a list. You put your stretch goal—your biggest aspiration—at the top of the page. Under that, you break that down into tasks, so... View Details
- Person Page
Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 26 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Baker Library's Latest Collection: Little Black Library
Little Black Library was perfect,” said Stark. “This is not Baker Library saying, ‘These are the books you should read,’ this is Cathy’s work. We’re not collaborating, we’re supporting a student-led initiative. It gives our students agency over this topic.” Though... View Details
- Portrait Project
Keyne Monson
like to create things – build businesses – either within a larger organization or by nurturing a small venture. I receive a tremendous amount of fulfillment by creating things where they didn't exist before. However, my goals for this... View Details