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- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
great that in 1965 the SEC even raided ARD’s offices to conduct a “surprise audit.” Doriot was so enraged at the SEC that he kept a file of vituperative letters addressed to the agency that were stamped: “Not sent — on advice of counsel.”... View Details
- 21 Nov 2017
- News
Alumni Peer into the Future of Energy
alumni, faculty, and environmental industry leaders. “We invited several of our alumni guests to host each event and give a short talk, to paint a picture of the future for energy, so our current students can bring those ideas back to HBS and make the best use of their... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Class of 1997 Graduates with Distinction
van der Boor (all MBA '97). Their group developed a plan to launch Omnicom Technologies, an enhanced fax management system. A total of $50,000 in cash and in-kind services (accounting assistance from Arthur Andersen LLP and legal advice... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
Management, is now at work on a guide to life at home. She invites HBS advice givers or seekers to visit her Web site at www.theexpertsguideto.com. Is there less intergenerational teaching in society today? Yes. Many of the topics in The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)
finance course. I’m not a leader, but I am a good manager, and I can make decisions. I like to affiliate myself with smart, dynamic people who are creative. I like to make things happen, but I don’t need to be there when they hand out awards. My View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
tell,’” Joyner recalls. “I maintained a relationship with her, and a number of years later, when I was able to collect, I sought her advice and counsel.” During her second year at HBS, Joyner also read Footsteps, the autobiography of... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 21 Dec 2022
- News
HBS Community Comes Together in Wake of Ukraine Invasion
Harvard University. For more information, please visit the program's website or reach out to the program director, Jane Unrue. Negotiating with Vladimir Putin: Video Advice from Five Former U.S. Secretaries of State HBS professor James K.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Light Looks Back on Forty-Year HBS Career
will be here in the blink of an eye. So things aren’t slowing down just yet. After that, I’ll continue working with various boards and advisory groups. I’ll probably do a bit more reading and sailing. And beyond that, I’ll see what other opportunities arise. Do you... View Details
- 08 Nov 2024
- News
Latino Alumni Banquet Marks 20th Year, Atlanta Club Celebrates 90 Years of Connection
Negotiation. Decades of leadership experience later, the principles we learned in that course are still spot on. What’s the best advice you could give an incoming HBS student? Unlike university and earlier education, these two years are... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 19 Feb 2021
- News
A Playbook for Progress
if or when they want them. In terms of similarities between the generations, when we asked our 4,005 respondents for advice for women of color in the workplace, the universal answer was never give up. With this level of ambition, we... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Four Professors to Retire
on many readers, including President Jimmy Carter, who looked to Stobaugh for advice while developing the country's energy policy. While studying international business, Stobaugh led a team of HBS researchers in 1971 who found that... View Details
Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
chasing the American dream. I never thought I would be Dean of Harvard Business School.” When Harvard President Drew Faust called on May 4 to inform him that he was her choice, Nohria, drawing on his years of work in leadership, told Faust, “Before I get started, I... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The New Rules of E-Commerce
site refreshes. Embrace innovative thinking. Rakuten discovered that its Indonesian customers were hesitant to key in credit-card information due to security concerns. The solution: Mikitani heeded the advice of a local partner to create... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
her new ways to lead through a crisis and the ability to tap into a network of peers when she needs advice and support. She plans to take the last course later this year. “As you look at COVID-19 and how we respond to it as school... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books The Power of Imperfect Eating By Kavita Bhatnagar (SELP 11, 2022) Penguin Enterprise Rather than dictating which foods are good or bad, this book weaves together stories that mirror the intricate, emotional, and often imperfect... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
remember his class and I remember the closing wisdom, and I remember the very last thing he said. And the very last thing of all he said was, if I can give you one last piece of advice in life, if you're going to get married just do me... View Details
- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
at certain points in my career but only in hours, never in responsibilities. My advice is to always take the promotion or new job and then figure out how to make it work. Once you have the job, you can redefine it as needed. Women in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
this book makes creativity attainable for everyone. With simple, easily understandable chapters backed up by downloadable work sheets, it offers advice on learning how to brainstorm, freeing inner dreams, and embracing the word No.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
not yet a partner, he was able to get Weinberg’s okay that a study of Goldman Sachs’s new business activities might be worth undertaking. The study was authorized on January 20, 1956, and completed several months later. But on the advice... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
How Do I Get Your Job?
close to our clients; that’s how we see the trends. We listen and we implement quickly. + ONLINE web-only content RU: Your cofounder and business partner is your husband, Barry Beck. Do you have any advice on how to select a cofounder?... View Details