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Tamara Lynn Nall
"Faster than a speeding bullet... able to jump buildings in a single bound... it's a bird, it's a plane, NO!... it's Superwoman!!!" I want to be a role model to show the world that a woman can do everything... I want to: Record... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Stem Cell Man
Last year, Brock Reeve (MBA ’88) was named executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell Institute to bring his managerial and diplomatic skills to bear on achieving organizational cohesion and help speed laboratory innovations to market.... View Details
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Mobility Policy | About
helper motor, or a non-pedal bicycle which has a motor, with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty (50) cubic centimeters, an automatic transmission, and which is capable of a maximum speed of no more than thirty (30) miles per hour... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Life of Ted
Today liked it so much the paper named it one of the best business books of 2008. “Ted has really lived ten lifetimes,” Burke said. “He just turned 70, and I can say he hasn’t slowed down at all. I would fly to his plantations to do research with him, and I could only... View Details
- 22 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
LM Wind Power Test and Validation Center
big mess and a loud noise!). LM Wind’s wind tunnel was impressive. Capable of wind speeds up to 380 km/hr, the test measures the lift, the drag, and the moment on the blade at different wind speeds and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
lesson, he writes, is the need for speed. Lack of speed (velocity and agility) is a problem Mikitani traces back to the CEO. "If you believe that speed is not your job, then it won't happen. A large... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
“Speed Trap” Can Snare Companies
The worst you might think you'll suffer from a speed trap is a hefty ticket, but research by HBS associate professor Leslie Perlow suggests that another kind of speed trap could run your whole business into... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
pay for that speed, Kelleher says. The Question: Gold Rush Vinyl could reduce that time even further—to two weeks—if it solves supply chain bottlenecks in sourcing the record jackets and the plastic resin used in production. As a new startup with View Details
Keywords: April White
- 02 Oct 2013
- What Do You Think?
Is Leadership an Increasingly Difficult Balancing Act?
Summing Up What's the Future of the Authority Figure In Leadership? Leadership involves the effective management of tensions characteristic of all organizations. Are such tensions exacerbated by today's need for increasing speed and... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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What an Army Commander Learned About Using AI to Combat Cyberattacks | Working Knowledge
destroy trust, freeze operations, and jeopardize supply chains. Scenario planning skills are essential for leaders—and this is where AI can help, since the technology is very good at identifying hidden dangers and mapping out how to respond to various threats. 2. View Details
- Portrait Project
Jennifer Tom
still cannot move faster than a speeding bullet or leap even short buildings in a single bound, I have found my own way of fighting that will help save Earth from disaster. Wielding my business education and health policy background, I... View Details
- 03 Nov 2011
- What Do You Think?
The Ultimate Question in Management
convincing case that trust was absolutely essential to the successful implementation of policies and practices necessary to implement any strategy. For example, several managers testified to the importance of the relationship between trust and the ability to achieve... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Jul 2024
- News
On Balance
Mary Wooldridge (MBA 1994) has encountered gender discrimination in the workplace. “I think it’d be hard to find a woman in any workplace who didn’t have personal experiences of it,” she says. As director of Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Wooldridge, who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
also be a statutory cap on leverage, a maximum speed limit, if you will, that regulators can’t loosen.” — HBS professor David Moss commenting on the need for financial reform legislation to place limits on the amount banks can borrow for... View Details
Henry Taub
Taub took a back-office, manual operation and turned it into a successful business proposition. In starting ADP, he concentrated on providing payroll services for small businesses and for financial service firms on Wall Street. The quality, accuracy, and View Details
Keywords: Services
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Quantum Leap
process of drug development: With quantum’s ability to analyze multiple molecules, proteins, and chemicals at the same time, researchers could significantly speed the time to market with ultrafast and high-volume testing—and discover new... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
listeners via computers and other web-linked devices. Notes Kennedy, “Pandora has all the advantages of traditional radio in its speed and ease of use, as well as offering surprise, serendipity, and customization.” About 80 percent of all... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
Learning about the science in beauty
classes at Sephora University, I jumped at the chance. Over the course of 4 days, I learned about topics like why skin ages and how chemicals like retinoids and peptides can help undo damage as well as speed up the process of getting new... View Details
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
great online giants. “Alibaba's only limits are those imposed by the speed at which these enterprises continue to grow” Still largely unknown in the West, Alibaba dominates China's Internet and logistics space with over 600 million... View Details
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Christopher Canario
what opportunities might be out there, or just interested in learning more about the rapidly growing space economy, Chris is happy to get you up to speed on all things space. If you are already a space industry veteran and eager to go... View Details