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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
talking about? Africa, for example, is littered with good intentions and strategic plans for what needs to happen. But there aren’t a lot of people on the ground who have the knowledge to follow through with implementation. A huge lesson... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
plan for: The HBS survey found that 83 percent of alumnae expected to successfully combine their jobs and their personal lives, while only 47 percent said their expectations matched with the reality; 86 percent of men had expectations of... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
founded Alibris, an e-commerce company that sells used, rare, and out-of-print books. We failed, a lot—HBS has a case on our more interesting failures. Our biggest setback came early. We planned to launch our commercial website and close... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
crooks, all fueled by greed, stupidity, and a keen desire to look the other way. And even when they were looking in the right direction, all of these people and entities saw nothing. Gina was the Penn and Teller of misdirection, acting... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
sector, and the influence of networks and social capital on accessing human and financial capital. It also provides an in-depth analysis of the venture capital industry and raises questions about why women have so much difficulty getting their business View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
commission rates. Strategic planning was the newest and the best management tool. A young HBS professor named Michael Porter was giving fascinating lectures on competitiveness. In those days before the kinder and gentler CEO came into... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
reside, the only sign that something interesting is happening below the surface is a thick black cable that snakes onshore just yards from where Smith stands on Roosevelt Island. “A larger system will likely look like what you can’t see View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
going lose about 100 games." She said, "So is your plan to be mad 100 nights a year?" Which was a really interesting insight. So the office does go up and down with wins and losses in terms of emotion because most of us are feisty and... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
you either-- basically, it's the point of no return, where you either take off or you crash. And so I had a V1 marker that I wanted to have moonlighting revenue at half my salary. I'd have a business plan to get to the remaining half... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
The Middle Way
had stuck with him, including the best alternative to a negotiated agreement (BATNA)—which essentially entails outlining a fallback plan if things go awry and offering a reality check for people caught up in anger. It was a particularly... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photos by Kamil Bialous
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Publishing) How do marketing managers assess the potential for global expansion and help their firms capitalize on opportunities? This book explores which companies and products should expand internationally, what countries offer the best opportunities, and which... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
happens, and the demands that go along with it. Hanna: Can you do a little scene-setting in terms of your gatherings with players? What is the room like? Are players coming right off the field, or preparing to go on? How do you get them... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
These Are the Good Old Days
it was the right decision. When she was appointed CEO of Time Inc. in 2002, the rest of the world knew too. “I’ve always had a long-term view,” notes Moore. “You’ve got to choose a career you’ll be happy growing old in because time goes... View Details
- 14 Apr 2021
- News
The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)
We work with two gyms currently, and we’re planning to partner with some after-school programs to bring instructors to them.” What are your short- and long-term goals for PowerUP? MGA: “We currently serve 100 kids, and we are aiming to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
I wanted to be president of a $500 million business, and I achieved that,” he says. “When I left at age 54, there was no great epiphany, although the fact that we sold our subsidiary businesses made it financially easier for me to ‘retire,’ in the old terminology.”... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
for prosperity and effective government for the following century. In addition to granting him his rightful place among British Prime Ministers on both domestic and foreign policy grounds, Hutchinson advances how a proper regard for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2015
argues that it is not the business plan but the personality behind it that counts. Behind the Mask: Embrace Risk and Dare to Be Better by Don Hastings (MBA 1953) and Leslie Anne Hastings (Xlibris) In this memoir, Hastings relates how, as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
neighborhood-based health plan for the city of Charlestown, and I became involved in building a system of benchmarks for the various services that were being offered—everything from dental care to drug and alcohol abuse counseling. I... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
importance of coordinating each business unit's goals in a large organization to the firm's overall strategy. "In my unit, debt capital markets, we're at a lot of decision points right now," Busch explains. "So I've taken back Cynthia's... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
Immelt had spent his second year at HBS reflecting on his career path, and he decided that he was more interested in being an operator than an investor, accepting a position with a lower salary at GE. Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) His initial View Details