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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and professional environment and about... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
Photography by Webb Chappell HBS students are already exceptionally skilled and accomplished people when they arrive at Soldiers Field. But perhaps their education here truly begins when they first understand — and are humbled by — what a... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- News
Road Work
the Uyuni salt flats, the largest salt flats in the world. And I got into an exceptionally deep, sandy area and I'm very skilled in all conditions, but this sand was quite daunting. So I literally just stopped to take a look at what was... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
“think different,” to borrow a slogan from Apple. And thinking differently leads them to act differently. From our research, consistent patterns emerged that led us to identify five primary discovery skills that underlie innovation:... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
conjunction with the Olympics. Peterson had created a small academic competition in Orange County called Academic Decathlon, in which teams of high school students with a range of academic skills would participate in 10 events—including... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
skill of microtargeting — identifying small, intense subgroups and communicating with them about their individual needs and wants — has never been more critical in marketing or in political campaigns. The... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Managing Family Assets
internal evaluation of your values, your resources — financial and human — and your ability to communicate with your family. How should people’s values influence the way they manage their money? If you have money and don’t have good... View Details
- 15 Sep 2016
- News
The Burning Man Project
collective that is devoted to teaching skills of fire arts, and welding, and building, and leadership, in particular for women, but for anyone who wants to join in. So what they built was a 60-foot long flame-throwing dragon who was... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
world. Kanter believes that attaining this higher level requires "deep systemic change ...and a deeper emphasis on human skills that build meaningful community out of mere connections." Based on a landmark... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
even value-destructive practices in order to maintain it or inflate it further? And does anyone really believe that shareholders are the only constituency that matters: not customers, not employees, not the community or the country or... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
economic principles or who are not yet highly skilled in English. "We invite these students in early and provide them with an intensive language immersion and acculturation program," Walker explains. "During this period, they get to know... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 21 Dec 2018
- News
Bridging the Gap
your place in it. In contrast to traditional study abroad, Global Citizen Year is designed not as a study year, but as an experiential learning year and as a year that’s focused on a deep, immersive experience that places each of our fellows in a View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
creating an environment for innovation: first, employees have to be willing to innovate; and second, they have to be able to innovate. That first ingredient, willingness, came about as a result of creating a community with a common sense... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Dean Clark Reflects on the School’s Key Initiatives
As we begin the new academic year, I welcome the opportunity to share the exciting initiatives and activities under way at Harvard Business School. All our efforts are designed to pursue with excellence the School’s mission: to educate leaders who make a difference in... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
company and raised $2.25 million for it, and then we shut it down. We certainly made a lot of mistakes in building out the company, but my number one piece of advice for the HBS community is that HBS offers incredible optionality and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
raised in a wealthy community in southern New Jersey, Moore spent most summers at his father’s family camp near the lake in the wilderness of central Maine. When his parents divorced—an unusual occurrence in 1920—12-year-old Moore took... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
companies in South Africa and abroad, and sheds a light on the harsh realities of corporate environments. Drawing on her years of experience and research, the author argues that many young Black professionals struggle early on in their careers as they lack the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Inbox: From Das’s Desk
long-term success. But the world is changing rapidly—and this old one-and-done contract no longer applies. The skills and knowledge we need to manage and lead today’s organizations are in constant flux, and there is a growing need for... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
new technology-driven economy in which the education and talent of the workforce and networks of collaboration between universities, businesses, and support communities (like venture capital) will determine our nation's competitiveness.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Christensen Center: Open for Business
Technology at work: Willis Emmons and Assistant Professor Li Jin review a video of Jin teaching. Every day at HBS, several professors bring their unique teaching skills to the same material in the required MBA curriculum. So Willis... View Details