Positivity - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Apr 2017
News

Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World

of the first women officers, and the first African-American woman, to work on a United States Navy submarine, Tabitha Strobel (MBA 2018) was more focused on serving her country and doing her job than blazing trails. “I knew the position... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence

Joseph L. Bower. Relatively new to her position as vice president and general manager of North Carolina/South Carolina Consumer Services at BellSouth Telecommunications, Gloria R. Cockerham enrolled in TGM last spring, because she wanted... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

01 Jun 2001
News

Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

his mobility slowly returned, residual paralysis throughout his legs and trunk prevented him from flying. Realizing that his naval career was over, he reluctantly turned his thoughts to rebuilding his life. Feagler began a lengthy job search that led him in 1998 to a... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club

In 1995, Joseph L. Loughran (MBA '83) volunteered to be the government activities luncheon coordinator for the HBS Club of Washington, D.C. "Little did I know what was in store for me," he jokes. Loughran, a Pennsylvania native, is now president of the four... View Details

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

01 Dec 2005
News

Back to School

career — in education. A self-described “people person,” Whitney took a marketing position at Hewlett-Packard in Andover, Massachusetts, after graduating from HBS and stayed there until she and her husband, former HBS assistant professor... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

21 Jul 2009
Research Event

Business Summit: Managing Human Capital—Global Trends and Challenges

ways, the human capital needed for globalization is lacking. Progress is required in important areas such as elevating more women to leadership positions and having talent strategies that incorporate diversity. Taking a longer-term view,... View Details

Keywords: Re: David A. Thomas

Portrait Project

Jennifer Keedy Banks

that energy into creating positive changes Embracing challenges, disregarding perceptions Using my leadership and mentoring skills to encourage and support women in becoming leaders in business and in the community Taking the time to... View Details

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Faya Peng

Palace in Beijing. I recall realizing how easily our positions could have been reversed. I don't want to forget. I don't want to be intoxicated by this world's comforts. Though fully flawed, I can still be used to extend God's love, as He... View Details

26 Aug 2016
News

Improving Wellness Through Better Nutrition

with volunteer work in environmental causes, gives her a sense that she is “empowering people to make positive changes in their lives. That goal has always been a huge driver for me.” (Published August 2016) View Details

07 Dec 2015
News

Making Higher Ed Accessible to Africans

and executive I am today.” His success there also positioned him well to pursue his dream of helping to transform postsecondary education in Africa. With the acquisition of two Cavendish Universities (Uganda, Zambia) and a significant... View Details

04 Apr 2014
News

Increasing Access to Education

experience helped me hone my critical thinking and communication skills and gave me a very valuable personal and professional network.” Before joining Jawbone, Mount held senior leadership positions at Microsoft and AOL United Kingdom,... View Details

November – December 2011
Article

Most Likely to Succeed: Leadership in the Industry

By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher

What is the critical factor for success in the U.S. mutual fund industry? Is it top-ranked investment performance, innovative products, or pervasive distribution? In our view, it is none of these factors, despite their obvious importance. Instead, the best predictors... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Success; Investment Funds; Rank and Position; Performance; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Product; Distribution; Forecasting and Prediction; Asset Management; Governance Controls; United States

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22 Jun 2023
News

Finding Her Place

Photo: Courtesy Chapman Partnership Symeria Hudson (MBA 1997) never expected to find herself leading a nonprofit. Hudson had spent the first 25 years of her career in the corporate world—the first 10 years in consumer goods and then 15 in the medical technology sector.... View Details

Portrait Project

Sylvie Tran

companies to help enable enduring positive impact on developing countries. I want to help the world transition to clean and efficient energy by convincing everyone in my community to buy hybrid cars. That afternoon in the leper village, a... View Details

17 Jul 2017
Blog Post

Podcast: Should You Consider the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program?

to learn about how to market a product and position a product. You can pick up those things on the job more slowly than you could in graduate school, it's exactly the stuff we teach in an MBA program.” And how would you convince a... View Details

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Who We Are | Research Associates

could be your interviewing and writing skills. For several positions, we look for experience in a specific industry, or fluency in a foreign language. The bottom line? There is no typical researcher, because no two research positions are... View Details

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Predoctoral Experience | Research Associates

School (HBS) faculty, positions RAs to narrow and focus their research interests before applying to a doctoral program. RAs have an opportunity to see first-hand how ideas, projects, research studies, and data move from ideation to... View Details

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Your Personalized Experience | MBA

find the best possible path for them. Meet with a coach to better understand how to embark on and structure a job search that aligns with your deeply embedded life interests, skills and motivators. Prepare Your Cover Letter & Resume Get job search ready and View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Small Club, Big Impact

that can positively change their respective countries.” “We're a small club, but we try to have a big impact on the HBS community,” remarks Osawaye, a native of Benin City, Nigeria. “The conference is a forum that brings together some of... View Details

01 Mar 2006
News

Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders

includes the following positions held: cochairman (and 38-year veteran) of Goldman Sachs; deputy secretary of state in the Reagan administration; and board president of many prominent nonprofit organizations. Founder of the Committee to... View Details

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