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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
Art by Digital Vision Corporate leadership is a much-discussed topic these days. With financial scandals making headlines daily, the CEO hero worship that was common during the late 1990s is out and increased skepticism is in. “The... View Details
- 26 Apr 2011
- News
Do You See What I See?
In the second-year elective The Moral Leader, students read and discuss a wide selection of literary sources, confronting complex moral challenges and developing the analytical skills and judgment that will be required of them as business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
savvy and organizational skills to the man Wall Street loved to hate, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as detailed in this excerpt from the chapter “The Long Road Back.” Having tasted politics in 1932 by working for Franklin D. Roosevelt... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 28 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Omowale Casselle (MBA 2009)
all other possibilities and have now escalated to me so I can make a decision. Knowing that decisions have consequences and not making the right decision can mean that our new venture may not get to the next milestone, creates a lot of pressure. As a result, I've... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Building a Movement
about running high-functioning organizations and leadership and use it to help these groups that are doing really important work?” And on the other hand, there was skill sharing back in the other direction.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
Silbert was ready to return to Latin America. “I was interested in the feminization of poverty. I wanted to use my skills as a businessperson to help low-income women start new growth businesses,” says Silbert, who received a fellowship... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Julie Bishop (AMP 151, 1996)
and in September 2013 was named Australia’s first female Minister for Foreign Affairs, both positions she continued to hold after a sudden leadership shift in September 2015. Bishop’s diplomacy and savviness in negotiating this change was... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; photography by X99/Zuma
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Clubs and Associations
offered by HBS Executive Education every summer. The program with the broadest content and largest number of scholarship recipients is Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM). It helps nonprofit executives sharpen leadership... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
mismatch in skills disadvantages both employers and workers. For many, particularly those from traditionally underserved communities, the path from high school to a viable career is strewn with obstacles. Yet, despite the friction over... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
requirement to know where you are on the playing field. Different firms can come at the business in very different ways. For Accel, historically we have specialized. Over time, those specializations continue to become more granular. At the same time there are clearly... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
The more pressure you put on money managers for near-term performance, the more short-term their focus becomes. And the more pressure Wall Street puts on corporate America to deliver strong short-term performance, the more myopic the underlying businesses become. A big... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Insatiably Curious
Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) Adrianna Ma (MBA 2000) has been member of the HBS Fund Investors Society, which recognizes leadership giving, for the past five years. “I had an unconventional background and I’m grateful that the School took a... View Details
- 25 Mar 2018
- News
Modernizing Infrastructure Management
leaving the Navy, I had to go through a process to recalibrate my skills to be applicable in the private world. And I knew business school was the answer for that. And for me, there was only one choice. “If I was going to pursue anything,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Answering the Call
change, Brooks says that entering the ministry late in life has been an asset. In guiding his church and parishioners, he is able to draw on a wealth of life experience, as well as on the leadership and analytical View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 21 Mar 2025
- News
What We Can Learn From “The Oracle of Wall Street”
studying history. The case method is essentially, studying what’s happened in the past and trying to apply, you know, to the future today. And it's a skill set that we are picking up, and we're doing it in a classroom setting. I think we... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
this all the time is, at the point in which you have 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, of these software engineers who are now high-income earners, and have the skill set to change what's happening in their communities, that begins to attract a lot... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
extraordinarily demanding group of fellow students and faculty. Developing the skills to listen carefully, think analytically, and communicate clearly is a requirement of leadership." CHARLES WAITE University of Connecticut, 1957 B.S.,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Ronald P. Mitchell
Ron Mitchell says his most valuable learning experience at HBS did not take place in the classroom. Rather, it emerged from his work as student government president. "That's where I learned about working with people in a political and professional environment and about... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 03 Apr 2012
- News
Just Compensation
alternative courses of action or alignment. And, says Ferracone, “it is an excellent communication tool to facilitate productive discussion between compensation committees and management, and between companies and their investors.” Asked if View Details
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
city’s South Side through 1871, BLUE1647 (a technology skills center), and a $30 million startup fund for neighborhood businesses, among other efforts. “I have one goal,” he said. “If a child walking out of his house looks at the city... View Details