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- Portrait Project
Daniella Yacobovsky
Visiting has become harder as his memory slips away. First short-term memory faded, and then long-term memory followed, and finally my name has joined that list of items just beyond his cerebral grasp. His warm smile recognizes my face,... View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
the enterprise and repeatedly tried short-term fixes, all while depending too heavily on financial earnings, rather than innovation. Boeing: The world leader in aviation for 100 years, Boeing lost sight of its purpose to produce safe,... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- Career Coach
Nathan Lasche
Nathan (Stanford ‘02, HBS ‘10) is currently a Product Manager at YouTube / Google where he focuses on building YouTube’s music products. Prior to YouTube, Nathan was an early employee at the edtech company Knewton in New York, and bootstrapped a View Details
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
several organizations, its authors cited examples from Amazon, Salesforce.com, and Marriott International to bolster the conclusion that, under stress, leaders still turn to the same old priorities associated with short-term shareholder... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 24 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say (Part 2)
having the strength to update those principles when required—and an HBS MBA is the ultimate chance to do just that. Do you think you could have achieved your short-term goals without an MBA? Not a chance. The HBS network and the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
Summing Up "It is pretty clear to me to whom the board is accountable: the shareholders."—J. W. Penland "When the board deviates from long- and short-term shareholder interests as it has recently done in some instances, it... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Research Brief: The Fresh Start Effect
range of behaviors where there’s a virtuous option with long-term gains that we should be engaging in and a tempting one with short-term gains,” Beshears observes. That might include tackling a challenging work project, facing up to a... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Research Brief: Unveiling the Truth about Transparency
things happen for a firm under a high-transparency environment,” Cullen says. Employees, on the other hand, may find short-term gains by having open conversations about wages but potentially long-term losses. Transparency benefits some... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
From Das’s Desk
Reflective Leader program Today, however, the practice of education is changing, from a short-term learning intervention to one centered on a lifelong process of development. At HBS, our core mission is to keep the School relevant for... View Details
Keywords: Das Narayandas
- 06 Aug 2008
- News
Caution to the Winds
had installed on the White House roof. Imagine if alternative energy had instead been an ongoing national priority for the last thirty years. Wouldn’t the American economy, the country itself, and indeed the rest of the world be much better off today? Entrenched, View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 06 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Consumers Blame Business for Global Health Problems. Can Business Become the Solution?
targets. What are these executives not seeing? “First and foremost, CEOs and other C-suite leaders must make an explicit commitment to health and well-being.” Edmondson and Koh: Typically, companies have focused on short-term financial... View Details
- 11 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
Politicians Benefited From Using Toxic Loans
opting for the short-term benefits in spite of the risks?” "There is no doubt the transactions were very risky, as interest rates on these loans frequently exceeded 20 percent," says Boris Vallée, an assistant professor in the Finance... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
- News
Seth Klarman on the Critical Value of the Long View
short-term thinking—while companies that operate in good faith are overlooked. “You have people who are princes, who have good values, who treat people right,” Klarman says in the article. “We don’t tend to pay a lot of attention; we... View Details
- 11 Jan 2018
- News
Taking the High Road
world a better place than there are people that we might see up close at any one point in time that put challenges in front of us that may be very hurtful and very significant, but are actually going to be very short-term in the long... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
- Research Event
Has Environmental Sustainability Lost its Relevance?
alleged short-term nature of capital markets, and the way the human thought process works. Overcoming roadblocks requires public policies to be much more aligned with creating the right incentives to support long-term commitments and... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
A Jobs Compact for America's Future
Without a well-trained, well-paid, continuously improving workforce the United States cannot compete with other nations effectively—and won’t be able to sustain high and rising living standards. Yet at all levels of the economy, we behave as if we don’t believe that:... View Details
- 03 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Hire an MBA: The Benefits and Misconceptions for Startups
marketing, leadership, negotiation, operations, strategy, and more. In the second year, a student may focus on a particular area to deepen their knowledge of that space. Students can help complete short-term projects Not sure how an MBA... View Details
- 20 Jun 2014
- News
Innovation is not a side business to running a company—innovation is the business
of the core business. "Cutting back and hunkering down during downturns may get you through a short-term crisis but will not position you to be a leader in the future," Applegate says. Rather, she advises companies to identify... View Details
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
difficulties due to technology and market changes. Will they continue to invest, or do they cut back on the very things that have made them successful in good times? That’s the real test of leadership—whether it has a long-term view or strictly a View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
worlds. Even before that, I’d been upset with the gradual erosion of ethics in some of our best companies. This is not unheard of in ebullient market times when everything’s booming and people get sloppy in their ethical mandates. A major contributor to this problem... View Details