Advice Giving - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 May 2015
Blog Post

A Summer Internship in General Management

background. I think I would have seen more incompatibility among their viewpoints than actually existed. What advice would you give someone who is approaching the job search as an MBA student? At the end of... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

New Global Research Site Announced in Hong Kong

faculty will be in residence for periods of up to one year, developing affiliations with other faculty in the region and working on collaborative projects. The Hong Kong office will be a place where workshops and activities will give... View Details

Keywords: Audrey Snee; photographs by Graham Uden

23 Jun 2021
Blog Post

How I Sourced My Internship Outside of the US: Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu

Nyantekyi-Owusu. “I heard this recommendation from my personal mentors as well but spending the summer in the US didn’t set me on fire. It didn’t give me that buzz. My intuition told me to look for opportunities with startups in Africa,... View Details

14 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Andy Grove on the Confident Leader

advisory body to the CEO: selected by the CEO, working for the CEO, doing a certain amount of rubber-stamping of the CEO's actions, giving a bit of advice if things were going well—for most practical... View Details

Keywords: by Walter Kiechel; Technology

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

following the oft-cited advice to “fail fast” and to “launch before you’re ready,” founders risk wasting time and capital on the wrong solutions. False promises. Success with early adopters can be misleading and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

13 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part

around issues of racism in the US and make long-term change. The team transformed the Anti-Racism Fund GoFundMe project into a nonprofit organization, ARF, and then set off to make that organization the best it could be. The Future of ARF The main focus of ARF to date... View Details

26 Mar 2019
Blog Post

SEI25 Series: Misan Rewane, MBA 2013, CEO, WAVE

to become what they imagine. What advice would you give to other alumni or students interested in pursuing a career in the social sector? Go for it! What worked for me was: Analyzing the worst case scenario... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Entrepreneurship

12 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Interning as a Software Engineer while at HBS

company in front of 1000+ people. Our classmates and professors helped us refine the business -- and now we are incorporating the company. What advice would you give to prospective students with similar... View Details

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What's the Right Fit for You–An In-Person or Virtual Program?

pandemic. WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO EXECUTIVES PLANNING TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS? First, be sure to read all of the cases before the program starts—and review before each class, especially for... View Details

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How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 28 Apr 2025 How to Onboard Recently Graduated MBAs tag All Industries All Locations Recruiting Advice Recruiting Strategies For large numbers of Harvard Business School MBA graduates, the... View Details

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing up and seizing opportunity. Their discussion gives insights... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

non-business analogies to business. But one recent book, Judo Strategy, (HBSP,2001), by David Yoffie and Mary Kwak, provides interesting advice on how underpowered upstarts can compete against the sumo giants of their industries by... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 Mar 2016
Blog Post

Learning to Code at Business School

much that I am considering pursuing coding more seriously as a potential career. But, at the very least, if I ever start my own company, I'll have the skills to create the website. Also, learning SQL is very valuable in a lot of jobs (though, you can learn that on... View Details

01 Oct 2000
News

The Entrepreneurial Venture

earning their MBAs, almost half had broken away from a rapidly changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing up and seizing opportunity.... View Details

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

that Tata Hall bears his name and serves as an inspiration to students and participants from around the world.” When the gift was announced in 2010, Tata said: “I owe a great deal to Harvard Business School, and it’s a pleasure and a privilege to be able to View Details

20 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Chasing a Dream: My Summer Internship at Chelsea Football Club

our commercial targets. The fans loved meeting the new players and manager for the first time at home and Chelsea's ex-captain and legend John Terry was among the key attendees. Do you have any advice for prospective students thinking... View Details

06 Jan 2011
What Do You Think?

How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?

irony that our discussion of transparency, Wikileaks, and Anonymous was joined by nearly 20 percent of respondents under the cover of "anonymous"? What do they have to hide? What do you think? Original Article You've heard the View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

05 Aug 2002
Research & Ideas

Are Consumers the Cure for Broken Health Insurance?

options to their employees, ranging from indexed bond funds to microcap equity funds. Second, sources providing advice and information about mutual-fund investment results proliferated, with companies like Morningstar supplying individual... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger

04 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Motherhood and the MBA

mornings. Many of your classmates just won’t be able to relate. But that’s okay!! This is not about them, this is about you! What advice would you give to moms considering coming to HBS? Apply, and... View Details

01 Jun 1998
News

Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

are important to them over and above the bottom line." As he moves into this new phase of his own life, what advice would Crozier offer to younger executives? "Don't be afraid of giving up ground in the... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

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