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- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
get in and try at a basic level to understand human beings. Once we understand the culture we try to figure out how to play within it and hopefully shape it into something that’s better suited for our client. Here’s an example. We just... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
faculty and staff. One employee who was seriously injured in a car accident was astonished to receive a visit from McArthur in the hospital even before his family could get there. “While part of this was about managing an institution, it equally was about John’s View Details
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- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
Image by C.J. Burton Since the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program was launched at HBS 17 years ago, it has provided nonprofits with something they need but can rarely afford: executive training. SPNM, which is... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
was terrible.” But he did seem to have something to say. During his summer breaks, Singer interned at Nickelodeon, working in the strategy and legal groups and later following up that experience with a stint at the Disney Channel. “The idea behind taking these... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
Care Act move us any closer to that approach? I agree that the individual mandate is essential. But with Obamacare, agents who don't know our individual needs are selecting plans on our behalf, and that's not consumer-driven health care.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
deepened and widened over time. To take the path to a more just future, we must not ignore the damage but see it through others’ eyes, bear witness to it, and uncover its origins. As historians share these truths, we will need... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
COSCO in the Port of Piraeus. The port, which sits on the sapphire waters of the Saronic Gulf, has been a strategic asset since the 5th century BC. The investment will transform it into the biggest port in Europe and create critically View Details
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Ready for Takeoff
country Sender wants the world to see—a new Brazil, more urbane, more professional. A place where tourists want to vacation and where companies want to do business, with cities they can both enjoy. It can happen, she says. People can begin to see Brazil in a whole new... View Details
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
arithmetic. The teacher no longer spends class time lecturing, but focuses instead on small-group interactions with students who need help. The students also teach each other. So every student is working at their own pace, and time is... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Inside Out
The second 90 percent that we are ignoring is the true cost of operating our buildings: the people inside. Most companies spend as much as 90 percent of their budgets on human resources, a figure largely driven by their salaries and... View Details
- 02 Mar 2017
- News
Such Great Heights
reason that they did back in 100, 110 years ago or the first expeditions on the big mountains like Everest or K2. It's that spirit of challenge, and accomplishment, and adventure. I think as human beings, we're naturally wired as... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
understanding of the attitude needed to manage entrepreneurially - a commitment to continuous improvement, a belief in the importance of creativity and innovation, a belief in the possibility of many options for success, and a sense of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
need help. The students also teach each other. So every student is working at their own pace, and time is freed up in class to work on more open-ended projects. We think that even more than the student-to-teacher ratio, this is optimizing... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
wasn't. So what was needed is really more of a Rupert Murdoch, take-charge leader. And that's not me. I'm a reflective adviser. I'm a thoughtful person. I'm not somebody that enjoys managing in that scale. So I was just not designed for... View Details
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
Twain, Henry James, and Ernest Hemingway, to name just a few, and was well known for fostering a productive national debate around the pressing issues of the time—the modest goal being nothing less than advancing the sum of human... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
or specific job history. Like Shackleton, today’s leaders need team members and other stakeholders who can acknowledge turbulence, embrace its opportunities, and meet its challenges with confidence and effect. Abraham Lincoln When Doing... View Details
- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
necks). For the day celebrating a sectionmate with a hyphenated compound name, everyone replaced their namecards with ones with hyphenated names. 1990H. Besides all the things I think a lot of sections have done (“the wave,” the quote of the week chosen by applause... View Details