Leadership Transitions - Publications - Faculty & Research

Career Coach

Christina LaMontagne

Christina (HBS '09, Dartmouth '03) has held senior roles across innovative healthcare companies. She has led small digital health companies to achieve market leadership and >$100M ARR and has helped larger global companies embrace... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Technology

01 Mar 2017
News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making... View Details

Career Coach

Cheryl Rousseau

transitions of all kinds: On-Boarding; Inter-Company Movements; Succession/Planned Exits; Out-Boarding; Job Search; Boards Seats. Cheryl has an MBA in Finance and Strategy (Kellogg ’87) and gained first-hand executive knowledge in a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail

01 Feb 1999
News

Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office

into a variety of conflict resolution and collaboration models. Business and political leadership is transitioning from a family or clan-based structure to one of greater heterogeneity and... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

10 Mar 2021
News

In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension

that passion created a natural transition to the nonprofit world in 2012. “I went into business to understand the engine of the economy, but I suppose I always knew that at some point I wanted to get back to nature,” says Thoren, who has... View Details

Keywords: April White

06 May 2025
Blog Post

The Incredible Land of Ice and Fire: Exploring Iceland's Renewable Energy Model for a Changing Planet

Iceland, the Lab stands as living proof of Iceland’s growing leadership in bold, boundary-pushing climate innovation. Now that much of the energy transition work is already underway at home, leaders like... View Details

Career Coach

Rena Clark

on everything from job search strategies to transitioning from one sector to another. She’s skilled at helping people understand how to present their skills and experiences effectively, whether they’re just starting out or looking to make... View Details

07 Jan 2020
News

Models of Success

lack “the recipe”—the knowledge they need to navigate the opaque college-recruitment process and to transition their skills and identity from the sports environment to the work environment. “We want to empower athletes everywhere to... View Details

09 Mar 2021
News

Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges

other was elevating her students’ achievement scores. To move the needle on both, she took Leading Change, Leading Schools, and Leading People, three of four online courses included in the Certificate of School Management and Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

Career Coach

Eileen Stephan

at Morgan Stanley; with the Career Development team at HBS (1995-1999 and again 2004-2008); and as a member of the CareerLeader team. With experiences that include bridging the transition from academia to professional, to senior level... View Details

Keywords: Education; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Venture Capital; Financial Services (All); Hospitality; Retail; Social Enterprise

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Di Bai

Growing up with parents who worked for China's state-owned enterprises, Di Bai has personally witnessed the transition from a planned to an open-market economy. "For local companies, the change has been difficult," Di says. To... View Details

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Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

that her customers – health providers – needed much more than point products. “They’re looking for holistic solutions,” Abena says. “They want the full package: credit, financing, facility design, training and logistics – everything that can favorably impact clinical... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top

large, complex corporations. According to Porter, "The program has been a tremendous success. The workshop gives all participants a unique opportunity to talk with peers about matters of mutual interest and importance, as they assume the highest levels of View Details

Keywords: Jon Prestage

01 Sep 2003
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report

extraordinary members of the board, some of whom are transitioning off this year and others who will stay on in an advisory capacity. Ed Hajim (MBA ’64) joined the Alumni Board in 1995. He has served in every conceivable View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Oct 2017
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

2011. Of the nation’s 16.2 million management jobs at smaller companies, only 6.7 percent are held by blacks, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These realities prompted John Rice (MBA 1992) to found Management Leadership for... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

February 2004
Case

The Making of Verizon

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter, Douglas A Raymond and Ryan Raffaelli

Through a series of mergers, Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon chairman and CEO, successfully shared the co-CEO title twice while building the largest telecom company in the United States. The strong and complementary cultures of the companies that Seidenberg and a key group of... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Transition; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Risk Management; Telecommunications Industry; United States

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Educators

Purchase

23 Jan 2017
News

The CEO Who is Perking Up Peet’s Coffee

offices. Burwick managed all of this, the article notes, while guiding the company through a transition from public entity to private ownership. Before joining Peet’s, Burwick worked at PepsiCo and as president of Weight Watchers North... View Details

Profile

Juliane Schwetz

Juliane. “I knew HBS was the place for me,” she says. “I’m in the leadership business, and HBS is the icon for leaders overall in America. The mission of HBS was already aligned with what I wanted to do with my life.” Magic, fashion, and... View Details

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Closings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Closings Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

in wind and solar power generation and is committed to driving the transition to a decarbonized energy future. As one of the top five largest capital deployers in the U.S., NextEra has been a driving force behind significant investments... View Details

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