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- 01 Jun 2024
- News
The Exchange: Chance Encounters
Assistant Professor Maria Roche and Associate Professor Andy Wu; image by John Ritter Late one day in the fall of 2021, as she was packing up to head home, Assistant Professor Maria Roche bumped into Andy Wu, a colleague in the Strategy Unit whose office is next to... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
farmer-turned-salesman termed a “mean caling” [sic] in 1810 today is a respectable profession that employs roughly 12 percent of the U.S. workforce. Relying heavily on material from salesmen’s diaries and journal entries, sales ledgers,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Turning Point: The Dark Season
optional, but we usually get about 45 players from a 53-man roster. In some ways it’s similar to an HBS case discussion in terms of how it’s structured—I open with a prayer, pose a discussion question, and write responses on the board,... View Details
Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library
historical development not unlike the advent of television, which did not eclipse the movie industry, radio, or print, for that matter. So we can expect to keep our books around for a while? Certainly. In terms of dollars, the number of... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
New Releases
for their work environment to be perfect," Thomas notes. "They managed their careers using the strategies we identified. At the same time, the companies they worked for were also attempting to create a more conducive environment for minority advancement and... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)
accomplishment: Post Human, an exhibition Deitch curated in 1992 on future conceptions of the human body. “It became very influential, and the term entered into the language.” Dream project: “I’m particularly determined to do the great... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
New Head of MBA Admissions Is 2013 Grad
their interviews—an interest that had been piqued during his student days when he was an Admissions Ambassador for his HBS section, helping candidates during their visits to the campus. Losee has remained active as an HBS alumnus, serving a View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
electronics, internet services, health care. And they are the caregivers of their families and their communities, and so it's a huge opportunity that has yet to really be tapped in terms of really creating IP and products that really... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
faith, and you will make it. And it worked. Bob Murphy, class of 1957. I had my first and second year interrupted by three years in the military, where I served in the US Navy. My basic advice in my career was, try to network. Get to know people. Recognize, too, that... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Ink: Your Best Self
and peace—came out of taking a big step back and looking at all the different leaders I’ve worked with and the common denominators in terms of successful leadership. My greatest hope with these five principles is that they address the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 May 2017
- News
How Sheryl Sandberg’s Sharing Manifesto Drives Facebook
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, which deals in part with Sandberg’s coming to terms with the death of her husband David Goldberg in 2015. After her loss, the article notes, Sandberg felt “isolated” at... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Amy Schiffman Langer (MBA '77)
in terms of its capacity for consumer impact, social change, and policy influence." Langer's unflagging dedication to her work and those whom she serves would be remarkable under any circumstances. But incredibly, five years ago, her... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Turning Point: Living History
For me, being part of a team that created a space for these stories to be heard and acknowledged—to create a dialogue—was a new form of social impact. I’ve also grown a lot as a leader, in terms of building a team from scratch and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business
course-development project in 1997. Writing cases on firms in China, Japan, Thailand, Argentina, Nigeria, and Russia, she focused on businesses indigenous to each culture as well as multinationals moving between cultures. She chose companies that aspire to excellence... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
outstanding in terms of job and population growth and quality of life. That research led me to write a book, Boomtown USA: The 7½ Keys to Big Success in Small Towns, published in 2004." Since then, Schultz has visited some 400 communities... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
current day, in terms of the entrepreneurial thinking. That ancient wisdom comes from the Talmud, and in the Talmud it’s phrased as “Gam zu l’tovah,” this will also be for the best. We have to go and understand how we can retrain... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
have basically gone too far. And on top of that, in the late 70s and early 80s, we made some terrible policy decisions in terms of what we did about drugs. We talk about Geneva Cooley in our book. And she's a woman who grew up in New York... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
term—and please define what long term means in your industry—as the next major developments in business? Doerr: We do a long-term strategic plan that looks ahead three years. We used to prepare it once a year, but now we do it twice... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Over 50 and Job Hunting?
head, stay focused, and be able to show that you have the skills to get there,” she advises. Lassiter tells her clients to scan help wanted ads, not because they’re likely to find a job in a newspaper or online, but because “employment listings help you to position... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
terms of compensation? Radtke suggested finding someone who already works in the field — a friend or a friend of a friend — and asking for a general range. “Executive search firms can also be helpful,” he said, “especially if you have an... View Details