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- 01 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Finding the Confidence to Apply to HBS
very convincing arguments. For me, that moment was a tipping point that I will remember forever. When I was recently talking to him about writing this article, I found it quite interesting that he could not recall that moment. To him,... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- News
Finding a Fix for Food Allergies
out of it fine, but that is the lens through which I now look at food allergies.” For Greg, that harrowing experience also recalled a story from decades earlier. He was an undergraduate at Dartmouth when his roommate got a... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 02 Mar 2015
- News
To Market, To Market
me develop my ‘systems thinking’: understanding, from beginning to end, how a system works and how it can be adapted to perform better. That was the focus,” recalls Ferrari. “It leads to a greater impact, which is of great importance in... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
John Doerr, MBA 1976
Menlo Park, where the firm relocated in 1992. Reflecting on the early days, he recalls with a smile, “Back then they would sit around a small table and make decisions to invest $200,000 to start Genentech or $500,000 to start Tandem... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Selling Luxury to Everyone
part of that growth. "It's at that 'not-too-expensive, but it's not cheap' really effective price point," she said. Langer recalled an old industry saw to the effect that "in a recession, a really good business to be in is... View Details
- 01 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
change. The emphasis is on "us," not "them." At this point, the company's business model and organizational chart might be re-evaluated. Kanter recalled the concept of "kaleidoscope thinking" she detailed in... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Profile
Luc Sirois
lifelong idealism and drive to improve world. Sirois recalls his time at HBS as providing the spark necessary to direct his energies in the early days of the emerging digital superhighway. “Technology was enabling a new world. It didn’t... View Details
- 25 Mar 2016
- News
Putting Faith in a Good Education
in his middle-class New Jersey family to attend college, Crane remembers the lessons and friendships as having lifelong impact. “The professors were like watching great conductors of an orchestra,” he says, recalling classes with... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
awareness about Afghanistan and other countries created an unprecedented opportunity for action, he noted. Recalling how the Marshall Plan "provided a grand vision for U.S. involvement in the world" after World War II, Offenheiser... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Alumni Honorees Urge Students to Emphasize Ethics
corporate social responsibility to a group of students in China. After her talk, a confused young listener approached her. “She said, ‘But we all know that in order to succeed in business, you have to be selfish and evil!'” recalled Yang.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
Born in Cuba and raised in Puerto Rico, Gerardo "Gerry" Lopez fondly recalls the first movie he saw in the United States, in 1977: Star Wars. "Wow, the special effects and flying through space—it was great!" says Lopez (MBA 1984),... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Down the Memory Chute
expected of them. Formal written analysis of cases came to a close with the demise of the Management Communication course in 1993. It marked a quiet ending to what many older alumni would recall as one of the most valuable aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Knowledge Coach
knowledge that is worth transferring; beyond that, a desire to coach and some skill at dealing with people who may have little or no prior knowledge. We do not always have the luxury of an expert to coach us—or of reaching mastery before we are called upon to share our... View Details
Keywords: by Dorothy Leonard & Walter Swap
- Portrait Project
Brian Sykes
frustration as they recall a recent trip to my hometown. All too familiar with how this scene plays out, I ready myself for a discussion of the city’s much publicized faults. I cringe when I hear stories of frightening encounters with the... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Helping the Unemployed Find Work and Self-Esteem
professionals into finance or technology positions,” he says. “Working with unskilled, long-term unemployed clients was something new.” Reed, who today leads Reed Executive, Ltd., recalls the enthusiasm of staffers in the firm’s first... View Details
- Profile
Sebastian Vargas
parents took my friends, cousins, and me to a rollercoaster park in Bogota called Mundo Aventura. The details of the day escape me, but my recollection is one of unbounded fun and happiness – everyone I loved was present that day. When I woke up the next day I View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Family Matters
excited for the opportunity, spending three years as a manufacturing manager at Frito-Lay, but apprehensive about the cost of the MBA Program. “Everyone in my neighborhood and my community was so excited and I was just freaking out: ‘How am I going to pay for this?’”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Aug 2020
- News
Defining Flex Work
the workforce-management platform that Auerbach cofounded in 2016. Earlier in her career as a consultant she had seen the effects of inflexible workplaces. Around her, many of her top women colleagues were dropping out of the workforce after having children. Auerbach... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
with Albert, a college student, as a ticket taker, I recalled how young people sometimes need a break. Albert, who was about to get married, was logging more than forty hours a week while earning a degree at night. While others might have... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
usage and reductions in emissions. The company, founded in 2008, was making slow but steady progress retrofitting heavy fleet vehicles until the fall of 2017, recalls Fenwick-Smith, who sits on the board as executive chairman. That was... View Details
Keywords: April White