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Jillian Dorans

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? The short answer: I fell in love with hospitality. I'm what you would call a career-switcher. Three years into my management consulting career, I worked on a project for a large hotel... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consulting

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Online Business Strategy Course | HBS Online

match Build sustainable success with the help of complements and network effects Who Will Benefit Mid-Career Professionals General Managers Consultants and Investors Develop a powerful, value-based strategy to achieve greater success for... View Details

09 Oct 2020
Blog Post

4 Things To Know About the MS/MBA Biotech

myself, did come from a biotechnology company, but there were also people from life sciences consulting firms, research laboratories, medical device companies and larger pharmaceutical companies. This diversity is especially important for... View Details

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

real sense of purpose and a "flatness"—in career and in life. They often go through patches of life without creating or enhancing meaningful relationships, and even lack strength to deal with life's failures. A former chief... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

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Funding Opportunities - Business & Environment

MBA Experience Funding Opportunities 30ms Career and Internship Support While many options exist to address environmental issues through traditional for-profit careers, some students make their marks on the world through other types of... View Details

01 Dec 2022
News

My First Job

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; illustrations by Ross MacDonald Here’s the humbling truth: no matter how high your career soars, how many awards you win or companies you sell or differences you make in this world, everyone has to start... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 22 Mar 2024 Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag Alumni Student & Alumni Stories Nneka Chime’s (MBA 2015) career path offers an alternative road map... View Details

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Founder - Entrepreneurship

Partners (VCPs), and Lawyers-in-Residence (LIRs). FALL Is becoming a founder right for me? Meet with a Career & Professional Development (CPD) entrepreneurship coach (login required) Attend Rock/CPD panel discussions, see Rock calendar... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - Health Care

conferences, forums, and lectures Choose a health care-specific alumni mentor Connect with a health care career coach for help in refining your career goals Take on a leadership role as a Section Rep or... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

consultancies and accounting firms already do this by putting “cohorts” of new employees on similar professional development tracks, with shared workshops, activities, and milestones designed to strengthen their connection. “People are... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

17 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 17, 2009

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=709473 Exeter Group, Inc. Harvard Business School Case 409-001 Jonathan Kutchins and Mark Cullen, managing partners of IT consulting firm Exeter Group, Inc.,... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

signs: You have become the bottleneck. Employees are overly inclined to consult you before they act. People start using your name to endorse things, as in "Frank says " Surprise Three: It Is Hard To Know What Is Really Going On... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

01 Jan 2004
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D. Ronald Daniel, MBA 1954

last June, he has been a prime example of the positive results of that litmus test. Daniel first heard of McKinsey & Company at a career panel he attended during his senior year at Wesleyan University, where he majored in mathematics. But... View Details

23 May 2018
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Carla A. Harris, MBA 1987

Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page TIMELINE 1962 Born, Port Arthur, Texas 1984 Earns AB, Economics, Harvard University 1984 Joins Booz Allen Hamilton, Consultant 1987 Earns MBA 1987 Joins Morgan Stanley, Associate 1994 Joins... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Winners & Runners-Up | New Venture Competition

Kyalwazi (MD/MPP 2024) Leonard Nettey (MD/PhD) Social Enterprise Track Winner Empowering Black college students pursuing careers in health sciences. Pando Claire Wu (MBA 2023) Andrew Setiawan Social Enterprise Track Runner-Up & Crowd... View Details

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

(BIDMC) Featured Exercises Capstone assignment: small group consulting simulation Peer feedback exercise Free E-Book How to Become a More Effective Leader Learn about the difference between leadership and management, uncover the qualities... View Details

01 Dec 2016
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In My Humble Opinion: Chip Brewer (MBA 1991)

San Diego and about 15 minutes from the beach...a very pretty course.” R&D: “Callaway brought in some aerodynamicists from Boeing to consult with our team, which resulted in a little bit of a breakthrough on the XR 16 driver. It has a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

Richard L. Nolan are professors at Harvard Business School while Shannon O'Donnell is a consultant with Cutter Consortium's Innovation Practice and a PhD fellow at Copenhagen Business School. The three teamed up via email for the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

05 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Exploring the Beauty Industry through an Independent Project

Alessia Vettese is a second-year MBA student with a background in consulting and social impact. Alessia enjoys discovering innovative skincare products and hopes to pursue a career at the intersection of... View Details

09 Jun 2022
HBS Case

From Truck Driver to Manager: US Foods’ Novel Approach to Staff Shortages

to restaurateurs as they decide which products to order. During the pandemic, many of these consultants were used to help restaurateurs apply for federal pandemic relief aid via webinars and one-on-one sessions. Once business began to... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

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