Confidence - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Oct 2022
Blog Post

11 Stories from HBS PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

didn’t feel safe or welcomed. It wasn’t until I met my first partner senior year of college that I found someone that could begin filling those gaps in support I so desperately craved, eventually giving me the confidence and strength that... View Details

30 Aug 2018
Blog Post

My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS

class. Ninety students were debating a case about a recently purchased window-washing business. We skillfully dissected the immediate priorities for the new owner: customer retention and employee recruiting. Though some debate ensued about which of those should come... View Details

16 Oct 2018
Blog Post

2 Tips to Beat Imposter Syndrome

feel a fresh wave of inadequacy, begin shifting your perspective with these tips. Expect that inner voice to become kinder and your confidence to skyrocket! View Details

03 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs

My goal for the course—and for the coaching I give entrepreneurs—is to give them sufficient comfort with the legal concepts to feel confident in driving the process, to understand the ways in which the law is a constraint, but also the... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

identify their defining elements, such as size, risk, and liquidity Develop the confidence and ability to assess potential investment opportunities and maximize the value of investment portfolios Gain the skills and strategies to choose... View Details

09 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual

suppressed the ad hominem insults, and peaked at the right time, confounding the pollsters and media pundits. In every recent speech, he repeated the same messages, inviting voters to imagine the future if they bought into the promises of a Trump administration. He... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch

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Negotiation Course Online | HBS Online

raise to buying a car. I am paying more attention to how my clients perceive the value of my services. I find myself rephrasing their statements to confirm their true needs. Peggy Dau Founder & Managing Partner at MAD Perspectives LLC Gain the necessary skills and... View Details

03 May 2023
Blog Post

Five Ways to Build Community at HBS

joy and made me feel more confident that HBS would have a community for me. 2. Reach Out to New Friends Before START (Orientation) Week There’s nothing wrong with waiting until you arrive on campus before starting to meet new people.... View Details

30 Nov 2018
Blog Post

8 Reasons the Section Experience is the Best Part About HBS

ask your closest friends. These five people, whom you stay with for two years, become some of your closest confidants on campus. #4: BYOP - Bring Your Own Perspective Members of Section C work together in Spangler I love the case method.... View Details

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

extent to influence how policies were interpreted, in part because of the respect in which the company was held. The corporate reputation for integrity and competence was a major competitive advantage in this respect. A part of the reason why Unilever seemed less View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

Research Summary

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building

The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details

02 Nov 2018
Blog Post

When Ideas Become Reality: Entrepreneurship at HBS

having the confidence to say, "I'll be fine in middle school; I'm a great student," I started worrying that I was going to fail out of middle school. Every stage of life has been like that for me: not being sure I'll be able to... View Details

12 Mar 2021
News

My Favorite Case

get intimidated, which served me well throughout my career in Fortune 500 companies, startups, and now as an entrepreneur. That case was the fork in the road of my career, and I have been in marketing ever since. It gave me confidence to... View Details

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

15 Jul 2020
Blog Post

From Teacher to Student: The Important Ways HBS Professors Showed Me How to Lead

job. While I knew this was an overstatement of my performance, it meant a lot to me that she was so supportive. This moment boosted my confidence for the rest of the semester. The cold calls didn't get any more fun, but I knew that my... View Details

06 Oct 2020
Sharpening Your Skills

18 Tips Managers Can Use to Lead Through COVID's Rising Waters

You have to project confidence that you’re going to be able to see this through successfully, with a minimum amount of hurt to the company, but also to all of the stakeholders who are relying on your leadership to get them through the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Apr 2019
Blog Post

How Being an Introvert Influenced My Business School Experience

bolster important communication skills and build up a base level of confidence needed to address large audiences, a valuable “real world” skill. Given that as an introvert I prefer a slower pace and value reflection (extroverts tend to... View Details

03 Jan 2023
What Do You Think?

How Would the Leadership Style of Girl Scouts' Frances Hesselbein Fare Today?

the Food and Drug Administration issued no warnings. Hesselbein expressed her confidence that the American public would not let that stop cookie sales. They eventually rebounded. Recognizing Jack Welch’s achievements, most responses to... View Details

Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett

24 May 2017
News

John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

the company when Brennan announced his retirement. “But he put so much energy into the development of people that he was confident we would succeed.” Like so many colleagues, McNabb is clearly full of respect and admiration for his... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

11 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #17: Leni Peterson Redondo (HBS MS/MBA 2023), Founder & CEO of Celeste

to the water used by 100,000 homes. 90 percent of water use happens in a company’s supply chain. Understanding suppliers’ water risk and footprint is critical to giving companies confidence both in their surety of supply and their own... View Details

02 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

Negotiating in Three Dimensions

Tactics, deal design, and set-up are three crucial components of the most effective negotiations. Yet many negotiators focus only on the tactical part, running the risk of undermining their own best interests. How can you negotiate more skillfully and View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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