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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

Building High-Performing Teams Model of Team Effectiveness Inquiry and Advocacy Show Hide Details Modules Taking Charge Leading Your Team Unleashing Potential in Yourself and Others Your Network Featured Exercises Build a foundation of self-awareness through a 360°... View Details

20 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Having No Life is the New Aspirational Lifestyle

decades of social history, where enjoyment of nonproductive leisure time was seen as a mark of a successful life. The ability to fritter away your hours was considered the apex of success as evidenced in books from sociologist Thorstein... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

09 Mar 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Entrepreneurs Should Go Work for Government

crowdsourcing." In exploring these challenges and opportunities, Weiss believes the public entrepreneurship course can help make working in government a viable alternative for innovators looking to effect real change. Noting that HBS offered pioneering courses in... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Processes Center. Andy Wu : Winner of Social Enterprise at Goizueta Research Colloquium Best Paper in 2015. Andy Wu : Finalist for the 2015 Best Conference Paper Prize from the Strategic Management Society. David B. Yoffie : Overall... View Details

18 Apr 2016
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Meet the HBS Family Business Club

experiences for current students. We believe that our most powerful personal and professional resources are each other. Our programs emphasize intimate discussions, lasting relationships, and stewardship. We currently have about 100 members across the two View Details

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A Tradition of Philanthropy - Alumni

first eight women graduate from HBS’s two-year MBA Program in 1965, setting the stage for future generations of female leaders. 1970s-80s Increased support from alumni and friends enables HBS to complete its original campus plan, endow 34 professorships (including 10... View Details

02 May 2022
What Do You Think?

Can the Case Method Survive Another Hundred Years?

cases everywhere. There is an old saying at the School that so-and-so is so good at teaching that he or she could teach the newspaper. In fact, the late professor Theodore Levitt of the marketing faculty was known for occasionally walking into View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

03 Nov 2023
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Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

countries participated via a live webcast. Jonströmer co-hosted the forum with Ingmar Rentzhog, the CEO of We Don’t Have Time, the world’s largest social media platform focused on engaging world leaders to address climate change.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Their Word for It: The Misclassification of Bond Mutual Funds" (Journal of Finance, forthcoming). Lauren H. Cohen : Invited to brief the United States Congress on innovation policy, 2020. Lauren H. Cohen : Winner of the 2020 Global Thought Leadership Grant on Corporate... View Details

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Ludcke House | About

causes. In 1991, the couple established the Ludcke Foundation, which supports organizations that provide resources and services to children and families, with an emphasis on physical and emotional health, education, and social... View Details

03 Jul 2008
What Do You Think?

Are Followers About to Get Their Due?

may not help since it will depend on the style and type of leader ...." In Linda Joy Ortiz' words, "I do not think individuals would benefit from classes on followership ... following is basically an instinct and has more to do... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

10 May 2019
Blog Post

Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

My MBA experience was different from the majority of students. I had a three-month old when I joined, and my second child was born during the winter break of my EC year. When I started, there were four student moms in my class of around... View Details

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Ken Zeng

business concepts, leadership, and/or problem solving? Coming from a background in public policy and social impact, I came to HBS to understand how profit-driven leaders perceive a business's societal responsibilities. Diverse... View Details

11 Apr 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Teaching a ‘Lean Startup’ Strategy

course, Eisenmann teaches cases on cloud storage company Dropbox and the social search service Aardvark. Both firms' founders were early practitioners of the lean startup method. The Dropbox team initially announced a bare-bones version... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Computer

30 May 2023
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Finding PRIDE

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Anthony Gerace In the late 1970s, a dozen or so gay men found one another at HBS and decided to band together, calling themselves the Alternative Executive Lifestyles group. They posted notices around campus, discreetly... View Details

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

21 Nov 2015
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Stella McCartney Combines High Fashion with Environmental Values

basically the manifesto that she uses to create this ethos within Stella McCartney. A: Yes. I think she does not communicate her initiatives as much as we would have thought. First of all, it was interesting to see in class that many... View Details

Keywords: by Brian Kenny; Fashion

23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting

Harvard Climate Action Week. During this past year, HBS has also hosted virtual programs on timely topics, including: Balancing Profitability and Social Accountability, with Deborah L. Spar, Jaime and Josefina Chua Tiampo Professor of... View Details

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Student Spotlight: 2023 HCC Co-Presidents Reflect on Their Time at HBS and the Current Health Care Systems - Blog: Health Supplement

the MD/MBAs–and taking classes such as Transforming Health Care Delivery with Ariel Stern. Additionally, I began developing hands-on experience of new areas within health care by starting my own venture, Willow Health, within the AI and... View Details

08 Mar 2021
Blog Post

International Women's Day Featured Stories

the official site. For more on the Women's Student Association, visit wsahbsclub.com. Taylor Clarkson Harvard MBA Student, Class of 2022 Being mixed is a experience shared by many, but discussed by few. My mother is Ukrainian, my father... View Details

05 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Part 2: Military Transition and the JD/MBA - The Path to Your Goals

are engaged in a military-affiliated ILE/IDE advanced degree by correspondence) is not easy. It consumes time and energy that the typical student at either HLS or HBS can invest in social life, building relationships, extracurricular... View Details

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