Career Advancement - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
News

Alumni Books

A Vision for Venture Capital: Realizing the Promise of Global Venture Capital & Private Equity by Peter A. Brooke (MBA ’54) with Daniel Penrice (New Ventures) This book chronicles the career of Peter Brooke, who has been called “the... View Details

Keywords: mathematics; statistics; Finance

25 Jun 2019
News

Ann Sarnoff To Lead Warner Bros. Studio

Former BBC executive Ann Sarnoff (MBA 1987) has been named the CEO of Warner Bros.—the company’s first-ever female CEO. As detailed in the New York Times, Sarnoff’s career “has included leadership roles at Nickelodeon, the Women’s... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2001
News

Donella Rapier to Head External Relations

alumna, administrator, and former faculty member at HBS, Rapier approaches her new role from a unique perspective. A native of Los Angeles, she began her career there, working as a CPA for Price Waterhouse. The firm awarded her a full... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2003
News

Jackie Adams

Adams Photo Courtesy Business Wire For more than twenty years, Jacqueline J. Adams reported on important people, issues, and events as a correspondent for CBS News. A Boston native, Adams began her career in her hometown in 1972 as a... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; journalism; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

27 Jun 2007
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning to Make the Move to CEO

You're a successful senior executive with 20, 25 years of experience under your belt. You've made your mark and stand just 1 or 2 rungs from the position of CEO. Now what? As faculty chair of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Education

19 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Global Talent, Local Obstacles: Why Time Zones Matter in Remote Work

notice, such as managers and their direct reports. “What characterizes these nonroutine tasks is ambiguity,” Choudhury explains. “You have more intermittent and sudden problems, so you need to be able to talk without advanced warning.”... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Career Coach

Cindy Horowitz

Cindy (HBS ’81) brings 20 years of broad management experience to coaching students interested in general management, finance, operations and other corporate roles. She helps students understand the various roles open to them and the View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Commercial Banking; Financial Services (All); Publishing / Communications / Advertising; Retail

01 Jun 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)

all the elements that are necessary to be successful in the digital media world.” Back to her roots: “The early part of my career was doing quantitative work, but I had always had a personal passion for media and creative businesses. I... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2017
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2017

extraordinary musical talent who neglects the deeper, spiritual part of himself in the excitement of pursuing his performance career of playing to large crowds. After a crisis of self-doubt, he returns to his grandfather's mountain cabin... View Details

05 May 2017
News

Barnes & Noble Names Demos Parneros CEO

gone,” he said. Parneros comes to the job with a long career in retail: Born in Cyprus, Mr. Parneros moved to New York City when he was in elementary school and spoke no English when he arrived. He attended New York University and joined... View Details

12 Jul 2020
Book

The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020

Bohlen, and Kennan. They had similar educational backgrounds (Groton, Harvard, Yale, Princeton). Four had successful private sector careers as well as extensive public service. They shaped the post-WWII international scene while serving... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

23 Apr 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

hooked.” Scholarship with Relevance Condo says he “bumped into” the idea of a pursuing career in academia in the early 1990s, while earning his master’s at INCAE, Latin America’s renowned business school. INCEA uses case-method teaching... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

19 Jul 2019
Blog Post

Meet PRIDE, the student association for LGBTQ+ MBAs at Harvard Business School

professional development club, working to advance our members’ careers by cultivating relationships with alumni, organizations, and industries seeking diverse candidates. We are proud to maintain strong... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Career Coach

Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth enjoys helping others find their purpose and passion in work. Through helping you reflect on the pros and cons of your past roles, Elizabeth can provide valuable advice on identifying a role that will align with your natural skills, challenge you, and View Details

30 Aug 2021
News

One and the Same

rather than a weakness.” Wooldridge has been working to subvert gender imbalances ever since. In May, she was named director of the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency (WGEA), a government entity devoted to promoting and improving gender equality in Australian... View Details

Keywords: wage gap; COVID; women; equality; leadership

Fast Answer

Bloomberg: job postings

How can I find job postings using Bloomberg? Type JOBS and hit GO. From the Bloomberg Career Center choose Opportunities at Bloomberg to see postings on the Bloomberg website or click on the Job Search tab and select View Details

01 Dec 2006
News

Faculty Research Online From HBS Working Knowledge

Michael Norton and colleagues. Career Advancement without Experience Lacking experience, contract workers find it difficult to advance to a job with expanded responsibilities.... View Details

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

04 Nov 2016
News

The Competitiveness of Lost Causes

days,” he recalls, “having an interest in business-government collaborations was unusual. Many of my classmates were looking toward careers in finance and were more of the opinion that governments just needed to get out of the way.” At... View Details