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Shawn Tuli
lot of direct exposure to cultural and employment decisions, on which markets to enter, which assets to manage.” Yet even as real estate remained Shawn’s passion, “I wanted to broaden my experience, and have contact with people in government, nonprofits, and other... View Details
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
led to a memoir of Wien, Stay at Risk and Live Forever: Lessons from a Life of Curiosity, Grit, and Reinvention, which was co-authored by Becker and released in November of last year—a little over a year after Wien’s passing. Taylor... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 03 Jan 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
5 Career-Related New Year’s Resolutions (and 5 Tips for Keeping Them)
Gerdeman's story The Manager in Red Sneakers. 2. Resolution: Work harder to meet the demands of a job where you’ve been failing to shine. Tip: Ask yourself whether the problem is actually the job, not you. Today’s jobs are expanding in terms of what is View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Risks and Rewards of the Intrapreneur
the intrapreneurial effort fails, you'll still have a job tomorrow, said HBS assistant professor Clark Gilbert, who served as moderator. And for managers of the start-up, a corporate benefactor can make starting a new organizational life... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
more about their business, but in one of our conversations I was asked to pitch them on a brand that would fit within their model,” Girard said. Channeling her life experience going back to the 4th grade, Girard pitched them on an idea... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | MBA
Application: Interview When should I expect an invitation for an interview? What should I expect for my interview? How can I best prepare? Application: Post-Interview Reflection How can I learn more about... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
spring Harvard Business Press will publish an edited volume of the colloquium papers, which we expect to serve as the foundation for a doctoral course on leadership research and scholarship. We’ve also established the Leadership Research... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 08 Mar 2012
- Research & Ideas
Unplugged: What Happened to the Smart Grid?
who would keep control of those assets in the future, according to the case. So the same transmission lines, power transformers, and circuit breakers that were installed in the 1960s and '70s are still in operation, in many cases barely chugging along beyond their... View Details
- 14 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting
sustain themselves in reporting, they have to underline real actions. Matching is the ultimate accountability metric. If there is no benefit created, then the matching will belie that. As we start seeing such advanced reporting technologies, then we View Details
- 15 Mar 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: What's the Next 'Big Thing' in Finance?
the squat. It’s where I set my first world record. You take my word for it: You squat every day, and your life will be better. I am still working out. I also am actually preparing for the US Strongman National Championships this June, and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Making Difficult Decisions: The General Manager’s Job
working late at night means that few people are going to be in the correct state of mind. It’s so disconnected from the magnitude of what could potentially happen if something were to go wrong.” —Sam Berube (MBA 2025) Students prepare cases about the kinds of companies... View Details
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Frank Spencer
logistics, organizational issues, strategy, and capital." In addition to his full-time work at Habitat, Spencer devotes approximately 20 hours each week to prepping for and attending classes at Union Presbyterian Seminary, where he View Details
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
Working to protect the environment has been my passion for as long as I can remember. My father was my earliest inspiration. As an officer in the Indian Forest Service, he devoted his life to balancing day to day realities of economic... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
John Mulroney: Center Stage at the Opera
are serious about what they're doing," he notes. Since Mulroney assumed the role of executive director, the number of operas performed per season has more than doubled, from 16 to 35. He expects a $2 to $3 million budget increase over the... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
enjoy team management for the teaching aspect. It’s personally very rewarding to see someone take my advice or general direction and produce useful results. I enjoy turnarounds because they are very difficult and no one expects the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Take Time to Transition (If it’s Time)
Don’t rush into the market. “Take some time to consider what you want to drive the next career decision. Is it long-term objectives, or do you want to focus on what’s going on in your life right now?” One of Burton’s clients is about to... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Going For The Summit
CANDICE CARPENTER has led some high-profile enterprises - Time Life Video and Television and the electronic retailing enterprise Q2 Inc. among them. But nothing, she says, has prepared her for the rocky terrain of online business better... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
life and how he used his faith to face adversity. A few months later, he was officially named team chaplain. In this episode of Skydeck, the Bulletin’s associate editor Julia Hanna talks to Wilkins about the role of faith in the locker... View Details
- 06 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What I Was Not Expecting: Rerouting Towards My Passion at HBS
continue to have music as a “hobby”. One of the first things we did on our first week at HBS was to reflect on our expectations on the whole MBA experience and make promises to ourselves that would ensure we stay true to what we want to... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Ink: Talking Shop
Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life By Rory Sutherland “This book points out that data is driving too much decision-making and that executives have lost the art of management. Sutherland’s main argument—that for a... View Details