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08 Sep 2022
Book

Gen Xers and Millennials, It’s Time To Lead. Are You Ready?

produced a wave of ignition-switch failures. Barra—a 41-year GM employee—confirmed the criticisms at a Congressional committee hearing and then ordered what became 30 million recalls. She went on to cultivate a “bottom-up” leadership... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

17 Mar 2021
Blog Post

The Art of Perseverance and Resilience: Reapplying to HBS

As I worked through my two failed attempts, I realized I had the privilege of time to define my professional goals. This allowed me to tell an authentic story in my final application to HBS. I went from trying to impress the admissions View Details

05 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures

sometimes gives others the impression that most things work out for me. As a result, they are more likely to attribute their own failures to themselves, rather than the fact that the world is stochastic, applications are crapshoots, and selection View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Mar 2014
HBS Seminar

Jeremy M. Levin, former President and CEO, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries

21 Sep 2020
Research & Ideas

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Company?

Attempt to make the committees as large as possible—never less than five.” “Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.” “Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.” “Refer back to matters decided upon... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

(the Center's Director), along with valuable input from its Steering Committee of senior faculty. C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Loeb House, 1st floor Soldiers FieldBoston MA 02163 617.495.3659 cctl@hbs.edu C. Roland... View Details

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

Capital Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) , Senior Advisor, OCGI Climate Investments Jayant Sinha (MBA 1992) , Member of the Indian Parliament and Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Dan Stephens Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company... View Details

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

received wisdom that the American public would be reluctant to buy compact, fuel-efficient, and designed-for-safety cars. Ironically, some eight decades ago, Detroit had a notably powerful advocate for dissent and disagreement in decision-making. At a meeting of one of... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

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Health Care - Faculty & Research

Affordable Care Act. The (A) case in this series discusses the legislative strategy in the House of Representatives, where three different committees each had jurisdiction over health care legislation. Blog Post Innovation in Health Care... View Details

Program

Public Education Leadership Project

administrators School principals Regional supervisors Union leaders Teacher leaders Community liaisons Members of the school board, board of education, or school committee that governs the district Districts can build capability by... View Details

Blog

Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives

meetings, preparation, and committee work. Sitting on a board is not just a once-a-quarter obligation, so make sure to understand how the committee structure works, how many meetings take place between board... View Details

09 Apr 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses

where they stand relative to their coworkers. Does telling an employee that her job performance falls in the bottom of her group better her performance? CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them While compensation committees know how much they... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2025
HBS Seminar

Maria De-Arteaga, McCombs School of Business, UT Austin

Fast Answer

Suggested Resources: Israel - Hamas War

within the Library of Congress, it works primarily and directly for members of Congress and their committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan basis. Council on Foreign Relations View Details

26 May 2022
HBS Case

Apple vs. Feds: Is iPhone Privacy a Basic Human Right?

decision-making processes. Many companies already elevate an ethics focus to the board level, creating committees on corporate responsibility and accountability. These structures can help create trust in a company’s products among the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

International Rescue Committee HBS ACTIVITIES Section A Community Values Rep, Tech Club, Harvard Innovation Labs Venture Incubation Program Merve Ciplak Merve believes the combined JD/MBA degree best positions her for leadership in a... View Details

23 May 2019
News

Tracy P. Palandjian, MBA 1997

transformative—both personally and intellectually—and recognizes the power of her time at HBS, the case method, and the extensive network of friends who remain so important to her. Her service on various University boards—including the 2017 presidential search View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

the Arab Gulf. The Special Committee of each generation sought to minimize the gap between capabilities and performance. However, no Special Committee began with a clean sheet of paper. Indeed, they... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Angela Q. Crispi | About

She was Secretary of the Academic Performance Committee and a founder of the Community Values Initiative. Within Harvard University, Angela serves on the University Risk Management Council, Presidential View Details

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The John H. McArthur Fellowship for Canadian MBA Students - Global

Canadian who has lived in Canada for at least seven years and hold an undergraduate degree from a university outside Canada, your application will be reviewed by a committee to determine eligibility. Eligible applicants will receive USD... View Details

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