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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Knowing the Score
particularly pleased to see the business side of the story getting more and more attention. Imagine that. —James Andrew Miller (MBA ’88) served as senior executive producer of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° and EVP of original programming at... View Details
- Profile
Joseph Blair
It’s difficult to imagine Joe Blair standing still. A triathlete, currently training for a “half-Ironman” in the summer of 2013, Joe runs self-timed marathons. In his former life as an engineer, he took a great deal of pleasure tooling... View Details
- Student-Profile
Celia Stafford
interdisciplinary nature of the doctoral programs. What’s more, the unparalleled access to resources both within and beyond Harvard has opened a plethora of research opportunities to her. Reflecting on the path that has led her to HBS, Celia admits that hers wasn’t... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Giving Tree
When he established an MBA student fellowship in 1979, William H. Draper III (MBA 1954) probably didn’t imagine the head count of student beneficiaries would eventually climb to 78—a number large enough to lose track of when asked about... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
as good or bad outlooks you're born with but as mindsets to adopt as situations demand." When testing strategic plans, deploy defensive pessimism, imagining all the things that can go wrong in the future. But when the task requires... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
3 Lessons I Learned as a Social Enterprise Summer Fellow
found myself imagining what a section mate might think about a certain topic or looking back through my notes to remember some framework. As the summer approached an end, I was eager to see everyone on campus and get back to class again.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Making It Possible to Explore and Grow
School, has shaped Friedlander’s time at HBS and he’s enjoyed meeting members of the donor family and expressing his appreciation for their support. (photo by Susan Young) “Because of this assistance, I can imagine myself doing something... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Jeffrey R. Immelt, MBA 1982
to locomotives. “No matter what the product, for over 130 years GE has been about imagination at work,” says Immelt. “It’s always been a combination of the dreaming and the doing.” Immelt came to GE straight out of HBS, holding various... View Details
- 15 Nov 2018
- News
Don’t Be Afraid of AI
date that people are frustrated that they simply can't solve with existing technology. It's hard for me to even predict those things. I like to say when we created the Palm, we never imagined Uber. And so, we don't know what they all will... View Details
- 15 Sep 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise
deficit. I think there's an imagination deficit. "I wouldn't call it a leadership deficit. I think there's an imagination deficit.” Leaders typically ask, "Am I accomplishing my program?" But... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 23 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
One More Way the Startup World Hampers Women Entrepreneurs
Ruiqing "Sam" Cao. That reality is particularly problematic for female entrepreneurs, who are more likely to invent products that address the needs of female consumers. “You could imagine those products being discounted because the men on... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 25 Jun 2018
- News
Incubating Ideas for the ‘Water Economy’
Tamin Pechet (MBA 2007) founded and manages a platform of firms that support and invest in innovative water and infrastructure resources. He is CEO of Upwell, chairman of Imagine H2O, and founder of Banyan Water. In this interview, he... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Going Forward
accessible to students with tremendous potential who may otherwise never have imagined that an HBS degree is within their reach. We can find new ways to leverage the fact that we are part of a great university as we build programmatic... View Details
- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Program Aims to Develop a Generation of Global Citizens
Citizen Year fellows. Her vision is that the program will become a household name with the prestige of the Fulbright Program or Teach For America, and that the idea of a global bridge year before college becomes the norm, not the exception. “We want Global Citizen Year... View Details
- Profile
Luana Bichuetti
"People I've met here," says Luana, "have done everything I can imagine — and many things I cannot imagine. It makes you believe that anything's possible." For herself, the possibilities include an internship with a... View Details
- Portrait Project
Alexandra Rethore
I am a proud 'Auntie' to six nieces and nephews, whose legs, confidence, and imaginations are growing like weeds. Each approaches life, in all its small, peculiar details, with curiosity and purpose. Mariclare is a spitfire – eager to... View Details
- 13 May 2013
- Blog Post
The Art of Naming a Start-up
the Schumann piano concerto. What I remembered most about that piece was the cadenza. It was intense and emotionally demanding. I couldn’t practice certain parts of it for more than a few minutes before my hands got tired. As the cadenza ended, I View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 02 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
Finding My Focus in Health care Amidst a Global Pandemic
effective solutions. Although the first semester was different than I imagined – with small socially distanced meet-ups, Zoom Office Hours and a closed HKS campus – the ability to dig deep into health care issues with the best professors... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Sherman Baldwin: Leadership under Fire
destroy the radar installations that were the eyes of Iraq's armed forces. Engines roaring on the carrier's pitching and rolling deck, Baldwin's plane was hurled day and night into the sky by one of two steam-powered catapults. The result was a rate of acceleration... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 09 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unconscious Executive
is an example of unconscious thought. Imagine you are listening to a song and can't remember the name of the artist. You try to think hard, but are still unable to come up with it. So you tell yourself, "I'll stop thinking about it,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace