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- 01 Sep 2003
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Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a... View Details
- 19 Mar 2015
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Walter Salmon Remembered
highly-diversified food service company into what became a highly-focused Dunkin Donuts. I will always be grateful to Professor Salmon for his training and wisdom in those HBS years View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
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Field Study
epic battle is the Murr Center, the brick edifice at the open end of the Stadium. A 1998 gift of Michael Murr (MBA ’75), the building houses squash and tennis courts; a Harvard athletics history hall; and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
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John Read
With a background in government service, truck-parts manufacturing, and private equity, John C. Read (MBA ’71) might seem an unlikely person to run the world’s largest adventure-based educational... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
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Where Are They Now?
works on strategy issues, is point person for global initiatives and acquisitions, and oversees day-to-day operations across all of the group’s functions View Details
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- 01 Dec 2008
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Strategy is About People
points to a key lesson learned. “Strategy in an educational institution is in part about institutional mission and institutional objectives, and how you get to those,” Light explains. “But it’s also about... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
WSA Conference Focuses on Reaching Goals
centerpiece event of the WSA, a fifteen-year-old organization whose mission is to foster a supportive environment for women at the Business School and to provide services that help them to succeed as... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
product categories the frantic effort to keep up with the competition by adding features and gimmicks can paradoxically result in a “sea of sameness.” In a personal narrative voice, View Details
- 30 Dec 2015
- News
SimpliSafe’s Success Awakens Sleeping Giant
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
skilled outside workers and managers while providing good wages in a country where the average person makes under $100 per year. Equally important is the project’s catalytic impact on future investment. The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Your Taxi Is Waiting
in and turn the tables on things,” Herp says with a smile during an interview at the offices of Linear Air, an air-taxi service based in Concord, Massachusetts. “Just ask my wife View Details
- 14 May 2014
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(Re)moving the Needle
proboscis, the needle-like nose it jabs at you, to draw out your blood, is so thin that it fits between the pain sensors in your skin. The mosquito was the inspiration for a needleless delivery device, painless and silent, now under... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Case Study: Alumni Advice for a Health Care Startup
population like an insurance product. Wellthy is trying to solve a painful problem for employees and employers, not spread the risk of that problem. I suggest charging a fee for service only to active users,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Michael Depatie
larger chains seem to be adopting some of the distinctive, personal touches that characterize boutique hotels like Kimpton. Yes, what was once a fairly small niche has become a legitimate segment of the industry. The big chains are adding... View Details
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
favor, and manufacturing dried up. At a certain point, jobs in local government and services became the gold standard for security, benefits, and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr
personal and career development. Join a well-managed, growing organization. Keep family and friends first. Find your own way of giving back. Pro bono work I have three... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
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Magician Turns HBS Upside Down
research and development that go into developing tricks. He personally creates technology and builds devices in his own machine shop to achieve illusions View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
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Finding Common Ground
Church, Virginia, with his wife and three children, “They told me, ‘Oh sorry, we’ve closed.’ The upside was that my severance paid for a new company.” That company was the Delve Group, which focused on branding View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
All For One
down ideas and offered counter-critiques. While discussions sometimes got heated, she noticed that participants were careful to critique a person’s ideas and not the person... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Donor Spotlight
Penny and Bill George Investing in HBS What Keeps HBS Ahead? You Do! The Personal Touch Research With Impact: Changing Global Health Practices FAQ Penny and Bill George (MBA... View Details