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Tawanda Sibanda
classroom and in the workplace. I’ve even been to a rifle range with a former Green Beret. I had never fired a gun before, but I felt comfortable because I completely trusted my sectionmate.” “Even though I had read about the case... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Back in Business
crushing it. Sprayed with glass, Lhota scrambled from the wrecked vehicle and made his way to a nearby fire command center, a location previously designated as an emergency rendezvous point, where he found the mayor and other city... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Eyes in the Skies
solve supply-chain issues, Minnick and her team can help businesses mitigate disasters; and they can provide data to first responders as well, sharing imagery of unfolding events such as fires and floods on social media channels through... View Details
Keywords: Alexander Gelfand
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
toward the end of the chain, the "coach" (Reddy) was still struggling with the same issues as the "protégé" (Majmudar). For example, Reddy had not yet solved the problem of how to hire people who would be able to scale up as the start-up company... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
favor of the client, criminal cases in which advisors were found guilty, and any firing for cause. The findings are contained in the forthcoming paper The Market for Financial Adviser Misconduct, scheduled to be published in the Journal... View Details
- 06 Jul 2009
- Research & Ideas
Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work
people delivering the bad news were performing a layoff or firing someone? A: In general, we found very few people who welcomed these tasks, but a few did feel that they were best equipped to take on the responsibility because of their... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 06 Mar 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Glass Ceiling Been Broken (or at Least Cracked)?
certain aspects of sponsorship programs can hinder women instead. Women Receive Harsher Punishment at Work Than MenWomen caught in misconduct were 20 percent more likely to be fired and 30 percent less likely to find new employment in the... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Feedback
BULLETIN EXPANDS DIGITAL OFFERINGS Following on the heels of the June debut of our iPad edition, the Bulletin is now available for download in the Google Play and Kindle Fire newsstands. Smartphone users have new options, too: The... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
early December, the board fired Wallace as CEO. A few weeks later, the company closed for good. It isn’t the sort of story that alumni like to trumpet when they return to their alma mater. But today, that is why Christina Wallace is back... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 17 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers
children. Volvo's latest goal is that no one should die in a Volvo car after 2020. Most firms just quietly test their products and services, receiving the blessing of Underwriters Laboratories, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, or the local View Details
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The Case Method | MBA
something about it. Jan W. Rivkin C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration Play Faculty Perspectives on the HBS Case Method video Play Video duration: 2:59 Alumni Perspectives You walk into work every morning and it's like a View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
Joss Kent’s (MBA 1997) first memories are of being on safari. “I remember the smoke rising from the fire to boil water,” says Kent. Safari was the family business: His grandparents and father founded luxury adventure-travel company... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
investors, or other members of development teams. Firing Back by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld (MBA ’78, DBA ’81) and Andrew Ward (HBS Press) The authors lay out a novel five-step recovery process to rescue a career: “Fight, not flight” (face the... View Details
- 27 Apr 2018
- News
Placing Nurses Where They Are Needed
the hospitals, it gives them the ability to have a temporary worker that can fill in for absenteeism, for someone who is out on maternity leave, for temporary census increases and it allows them to hire the person to do the job and not have to hire and View Details
- 01 Jun 2021
- What Do You Think?
Are Employers Ready for a Flood of 'New' Talent Seeking Work?
force. She was confronted with a job requiring more complex computer knowledge than she possessed. There was little or no training or coaching. After three days, she was fired for the first time in her life. It was a blow to both her... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Two Truths and a Lie About 5G
Frédéric Genta (MBA 2011), a member of Monaco government in charge of digital transformation. In short order, Monaco Telecom made public Wi-Fi available without the need for fiber, and its fire department can now deploy drones with... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
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Jennifer Hurford
experience as a "consistently engaging environment—there are so many opportunities you can't possibly take them all in. It's like drinking from a fire hose of awesomeness every day. You need to parse through what's important or... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Start-Ups "R" Us
way of life for many alumni. Consider that roughly half of all alumni start a business at some point in their careers. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Back to this issue. The takeaway from one story is that students get fired up about... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Sales 102: Building the First Sales Team - Course Catalog
sell.” -Dean Nohria This course explores the complex subject of how to build, manage, and scale the first sales force including how to: Hire your first salesperson and sales leader Develop a scalable demand generation program Pay your first salesperson Train, manage,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2015
- News
Lovepop Woos The Sharks
LovePop. You’ve been in front of VCs before. How does this experience differ? It’s so different. My experience with pitching VCs is in a much more casual environment. It’s at a coffee shop, at a conference room table—it’s never you standing in front of five competing... View Details