Passion - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Insights From Harvard Business School’s Peek Program

School? What surprised me the most during my participation in the Peek program was the incredible diversity at HBS. During the Peek student panels, I was impressed by HBS students’ varied backgrounds and passions for different causes.... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

In a career spent investing in innovative startups at Intel, leading National Grid’s innovation and investment operations, and founding a nonpro t dedicated to advancing women and minorities to positions of top corporate leadership, Lisa Lambert (MBA 1997) always has... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

16 Mar 2021
Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Smitha Das (MBA 2018)

What was your undergraduate university and major? I studied Environmental Science and Public Policy at Harvard College. Why did you decide to apply to HBS via the 2+2 deferred admissions process? I’ve always aspired to integrate my values and View Details

09 Feb 2023
Blog Post

The Sixth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS

significant financial and societal value by accelerating greenhouse gas emission reductions. The course was designed for any student passionate about the role of business in combating climate change, and for students who may want to... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

Kanter, a key question is whether a leader's personal passion matches his or her aspirations. "There are so many false starts, unexpected obstacles, and surprising turns along the path to change. Daily work often drains energy needed... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

17 Jan 2020
In Practice

6 Traits That Set Top Business Leaders Apart

World on Fire. Image: Eoneren Related Reading When Your Passion Works Against You What Machine Learning Teaches Us about CEO Leadership Style How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities Related reading from the Working Knowledge... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Joint Degrees

entrepreneurship, a lifelong passion of mine. I decided to pursue a law degree in the winter of 2020 during my 2+2 deferral. Since graduating college, I’ve spent time working with organizers addressing issues like police brutality. In the... View Details

22 Jun 2022
Book

Four Elements for Finding the Right Career Path

indeed important to understand our passions and find work that fulfills them, but we all live our lives within the gravitational field of necessity. The root question for the Necessity element is: “What are the nonnegotiable obligations... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Impact Stories - Impact Stories

Play Making better decisions when it comes to your health Leslie John Going Beyond the Clinical Sphere Azalea Kim Passionate about Technology to Empower Patients as Consumers Laura Mackay Improving Productivity in Health Care Vinay... View Details

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Academics - Health Care

life sciences, students need not have a scientific background, merely a passion for making an impact through participation in these ventures. Students will explore opportunities along various aspects of the R&D and commercialization... View Details

Portrait Project

Raphael Geismar

emerging, and I am very grateful to them. I dream of continuing this heritage. I want to help people and ideas develop. I want to see my family and friends blossom. In this quest, I might sow or harvest, I might hope for good weather. But I will never succeed without... View Details

21 Aug 2020
Blog Post

Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree

access to the full range of resources at HLS and HBS. Viroopa: The support you get from both schools cannot be replicated with any other experience. It is so diverse and overarching that you really feel that you can achieve anything that you are View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley

Professor Paul Gompers visited Endeavor Saudi Arabia, a nonprofit that promotes startups in emerging markets. Pictured are Alpana Thapar and Fares Khrais (both of the Middle East and North Africa Research Center), Gompers, Lateefa Alwaalan (Endeavor Saudi Arabia), and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Mele

22 Feb 2023
Blog Post

Meet the Disability Advocacy and Affinity Group (DAAG)

VP of Marketing and Events I’m a first-year student at Harvard Business School and my primary focus within DAAG is developing comprehensive branding and awareness of the group within the HBS community. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in June 2022 and since... View Details

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Getting Started - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

student feedback, instructors find that the case method allows their knowledge of, and passion for, their field of expertise to inspire and transform their students and themselves. Regardless of where instructors start on their journey,... View Details

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Adriann Dolphin

these two years at HBS. She has been embracing the HBS experience more than me. She took on leadership roles in the Sustainability Club and Divest Harvard while I was still getting my bearings. I love that she has been able to convert her View Details

25 Aug 2014
HBS Case

Starbucks Reinvented

He also cited the company's rapid expansion and the potential "commoditization" of the Starbucks brand. "[W]e desperately need to look into the mirror and realize it's time to get back to the core and make the changes necessary to evoke the heritage, the... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

in the healthcare industry. Research EDWINS: Leading with Passion and Purpose , Harvard Business School Case, 2023. With Rachel Bricklin. Akamai Technologies: Expanding the Talent Pipeline , Harvard Business School case, 2023. With... View Details

Overcrowded – Designing Meaningful Products in a World Awash with Ideas

We live in a world awash with ideas. Thanks to the web and to powerful ideation approaches such as open innovation, design thinking, or crowdsourcing, organizations have today easy access to an unprecedented amount of novel concepts. In this context, what... View Details

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Batten Hall | About

enhancement of the HBS residential campus. With a lifelong commitment to education, support of the School’s entrepreneurial efforts, and given his passion for media, the building was named in his honor in 2011. Frank Batten’s generosity... View Details

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