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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Ready for Launch
have our first customers and revenue by early fall, when we plan to start actively raising our first round of financing.” Family support: Michelle “My entire family is... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
Simon cautions, "First, recognize that this is a family trip, not just a trip for you and your spouse. It has to be oriented toward everyone. If you plan to have a great time with your kids, then it will... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Apr 2025
- News
The Working Parent Revolution
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morell, host of Skydeck. In 2023, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that in 67% of two-parent families with children, both parents worked, which was up from 59% in 2013.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
New Career Wanted
moving to part time for family or lifestyle reasons. In late career, we often see people who are downshifting or exploring the nonprofit sector. There’s also a spike two or three years after graduation, when young managers often realize... View Details
- 09 Dec 2020
- News
How to Fix America
(MBA 1992), CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, suggests that we address the issue of wealth inequality by creating “a way for those with no investment assets to participate in the success of capitalism.” His specific plan is... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ink: Q&A with Kathy Wang (MBA 2011)
Kathy Wang (MBA 2011) can pinpoint the very moment she started drafting her first novel, Family Trust. It was January 1, 2017, as soon as her son went down for his nap. Wang was on hiatus from her career as a product manager at Seagate... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Li & Fung's Global Footprint
the changing global landscape for business leaders Look in any closet, toy chest, or family room in a typical Western home, and you’ll find a trove of goods supplied by a century-old Hong Kong–based export trading company— Li & Fung Ltd.... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
nature of the business, we were still in the world of billable hours; therefore, the conflict of cash flow vs. family time was not resolved. Ultimately, I decided to join a startup operation, and my wife became head of strategic View Details
- 28 May 2021
- News
Unspent Love
of paper origami fish to swim across the ceiling of the family dining room, Kingston writes. “My mother, who put her business degree to use running a small nutritional beverage company with my father in Santa Rosa, Calif., while raising... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
HBS Alums Help Jailhouse Entrepreneurs Go Straight
plan might entail setting up a car wash, a truck haulage company, or a fast-food van. “PEP is a terrific program, and I would love to get even more involved,” Edis says. To that end, Edis, whose family has... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
A Silent Workplace Crisis
children, and Ray’s demanding travel schedule. To supervise my parents’ care, I relocated my family to Boston, five miles from their home, and Ray and I began commuting to our jobs in Manhattan. I soon discovered the challenges of aging... View Details
- 04 Oct 2018
- News
“A Shout Through Time”
Therese. Morrell: Therese Perzyk was 88, the youngest of 10 children in the Perzyk family of Detroit, and the last living sibling. Quickly, a plan began to form to have the Perzyk View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
School's commitment to provide lifelong learning opportunities that address the needs of all HBS graduates. In recent years, both Hart and Dean Kim B. Clark have said that they often meet HBS alumnae who have left the workforce to focus on caring for their View Details
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Michele Chambliss
in southern Illinois, has worked on the East Coast (NY/NJ), travelled extensively for her consulting career, and has lived, worked, and raised a family in San Francisco and the Bay Area for over 20 years. Whether uncertain or clear,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Action Plan: Tapping into a Legacy
it’s not right.” The company’s approach to growth is no different. “One of the benefits of a family business is that you’re able to plan for the long term,” Kearsey says of the brewery founded in 1777 by... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
planned for 2023, when he will celebrate his 100th birthday. He’s quick to characterize the 64-year marriage he shared with his wife, Joan, until she died of cancer in 2012. “Where else could I find a woman who would hike across the... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- March 2000 (Revised May 2000)
- Case
U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc.
By: John A. Davis, Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
Presents a career dilemma for a husband/wife owner-manager team. Nanci and Len Mackenzie have received an offer for their highly successful entrepreneurial business, U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. The Mackenzies are concerned about what the sale might do to their... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Family Ownership; Family Business; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Exit or Shutdown; Planning; Transportation Industry
Davis, John A., Myra M. Hart, and Sharon Peyus. "U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 800-049, March 2000. (Revised May 2000.)
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
married and both with large families in the Northeast, had concerns about such a dramatic move. Together, they visited Taiwan and found their concerns transformed to excitement. Keohane spent about three years there, returned to the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
families bring to company situations," says HBS professor Louis B. ("By") Barnes, who, with Davis and Howard H. Stevenson, taught the program. "We try to help family members develop specific action View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Gardella Joins Alumni Career Services
firm who is reconsidering his decision to take early retirement; an alumnus who wants to spend more time with his family after two years as a management consultant. Gardella envisions his primary role as that of a "facilitator," putting... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey