Career Transition From Consulting To Operating Role - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Aug 2008
First Look

First Look: August 19, 2008

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=808169 The Producing Manager: A Double-Barreled Role Harvard Business School Note 908-415 The purpose of this note is to ground and amplify on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Building Iconic Brands and Brighter Futures: Interview with Glossier CEO, Kyle Leahy

strategy in consumer brands, then moving from a corporate strategy role into a GM role, and athletic apparel into accessories and then beauty. Making small, connected steps along the way has allowed me View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces 2023 Goldsmith Fellows

from the nonprofit and public sector to attend HBS, these fellowships enable the School to award $10,000 to a select number of incoming MBA... View Details

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Globalization and Emerging Markets (Elective Course) The world order has changed significantly in the last two decades. The influence of western-style varieties of capitalism has been challenged by new forms of capitalism that rely less on private enterprise and on the... View Details

12 May 2020
Blog Post

The Importance of Coordination: Apoorva Pasricha Reflects on Crisis Leadership

When Apoorva Pasricha (MBA 2019) assumed her role with the City of San Jose’s Mayor’s Office of Technology & Innovation as an HBS Leadership Fellow in August 2019, her mandate was to implement San Jose’s... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise; Technology; Nonprofit / Government

01 May 2020
What Do You Think?

Does Remote Work Mix with Organizational Culture?

consultants to live anywhere have been effective ways of recruiting talent. However, while these people may live anywhere, they carry out most of their work in teams on the road. My concern is the impact on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

18 Apr 2000
Research & Ideas

Learning in Action

initial role was to capture lessons from the National Training Centers where troops engage in long, simulated battles to test their readiness and... View Details

Keywords: by David A. Garvin

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

"global manager," if there is such a thing anymore? "Today, I would argue that you don't put that qualifying adjective in front of manager—we all simply operate in a global environment," Bartlett says. "It used... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Developing Yourself as a Leader—Virtual

leader. These learning outcomes include crafting a more strategic and effective approach to your career trajectory grounded authentically in your strengths, experiences and, aspirations; readiness in... View Details

Program

Owner/President Management

and scale since company inception Your role covers the scope of chief executive officer, chief operating officer, president, managing director, or executive director of the company While the curriculum... View Details

08 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Harvard Business School’s Armed Forces Alumni Association

transition from active duty to business school can be daunting, and the AFAA was instrumental in helping me to navigate this View Details

10 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot

that companies can save 20-30 percent on costs by improving processes. In fact, we heard from two companies who are considered gold standards in operational efficiency in their industries, and in examining... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

08 Nov 2024
Op-Ed

How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis

as insurance against a starter who may get injured. Co-benefits are tangible and financeable. Health improvement and time savings, for example, are real benefits. We rode the new bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Dakar, Senegal. Local... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Green Technology; Energy

16 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

Has COVID-19 Broken the Global Value Chain?

efficiency and cost minimization shall be accompanied by more attention toward a diversification and also of the currencies used for transactions. Question: What are some implications for policymakers? Answer: Here there is role for local... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Riccardi Turns the Page." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 425-715, February 2025. February 2025 Case Hyperscaling Dreams: Ualá’s Path from Startup to Fintech Champion By: Juan Alcacer and... View Details

03 Jul 2017
Blog Post

4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library

When we talk with prospective students about the MBA program we often emphasize that you’re connected to the HBS community for life. Certainly you’ll always be part of your section – but did you know alumni also have access View Details

13 Oct 2015
Blog Post

LGBTSA Spotlight: Alterrell Mills

school. To be a successful general manager is to know your blind spots, and I wanted an opportunity to develop those areas with less career risk.... View Details

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innovations from their implementation and use, neglecting the role of selection—how organizations choose which innovations to implement. Although scholars suggest scientific... View Details

04 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Finding My Passion in the Startup Space

This post was originally published on the Alumni Careers Blog. When I was 17, I moved to the US to study. Back home in Greece, the country was succumbing View Details

24 Apr 2018
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 24, 2018

308-038 Still Leading (B3): Gerry House—Impact of a Different Scale Describes how Gerry House made the transition from head of a large school district to leader of a small... View Details