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- 05 May 2022
- News
Lesson Plans
connecting with it in some way—we want to be a safety net education, world-class education, for free. That’s part of our mission statement. And then if you do have access to a respectable school, which hopefully most kids will have, then... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
fiercely competitive market for outdoor wear and gear. GoLite’s mission sounds simple and logical enough — give serious trail runners, alpine athletes, fast-packers (backpackers who speed along trails), and even once-discouraged hikers... View Details
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Early on in Kim Scott’s career, she had a few wake-up calls that set her on a mission to become a better boss—a leader who was highly effective but still very... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
discovered a company that I thought was amazing. Sodexo is a French company, Global French Company. I just fell in love with their mission and their values and their lens of the world, and their role in it as a corporate citizen. So, I... View Details
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
“We’re not interested in ‘fraternities’ or ‘sororities.’ ” Some three years after its founding, the Women’s Venture Capital Fund is still one of only a few VC firms with the mission of funding businesses with women leaders. “Investors... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 13 Feb 2020
- News
Honoring a Legend
company and made it the foundation of the IBM Marketing Cloud. While exploring what was next, Nussey wrote a book. Your Mountain is Waiting: Practical Advice For Forging A Mission In Life, came together as he shifted his attention and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
it didn’t work out. But it was just the window I wanted. The outgoing CIO said, “They’re not looking for someone like you,” so of course I made it my mission to get the job. After a full stint at the Met, I got the call that the Robin... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
differently. We envisioned an interdisciplinary social enterprise, with a mission to create inclusive cities where poor and low-income people had greater housing choices. At mHS, we emphasize three principles: community, design, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
groomer? And if you can’t always be out on the slopes, wearing a Faction parka might give you that feeling when you’re walking down the street. “That’s why we say our mission is to create tools of escape—escape is a feeling you take with... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Conversation with Dean Nohria
School to our alumni to earn their support for our work. As I said, this process of engagement with our alumni is an important end unto itself. That outcome is key to us because it will be a leading indicator of our success in meeting the goals—financial and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Back to School
filmed in 52 countries. Setting a record can be a lot of work. If you are going to go for it, consider an individual record—fewer logistics—and know what your mission is, why you are doing it. I’m not trying to break a personal Guinness... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Facing the Music
institution," Knutson says of the label that has brought to public attention little-known groups such as Burning Spear and Nathan and the Zydeco Cha-Chas, as well as the better-known George Thorogood and the Destroyers and J.D. Crowe and the New South. "The founders... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Vital Signs
would suggest otherwise. In April there was a 30 percent month-over-month decrease in the number of VC deals in the US. I have always appreciated that health care is an essential industry—one with a mission where you can feel good about... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Fostering financial freedom for low-income individuals
1998, and the “Love Our Local Business” program, which encourages growth for small businesses by giving grants to entrepreneurs. In India, Intuit’s free mobile application, Fasal, has connected 1.5 million farmers with agents to get fair-market prices for their... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Delivering HBS-style training for teachers
Inspired by an HBS lecturer who asked why there wasn’t a service academy for teachers, Tony Klemmer (MBA 1983) founded the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education (NAATE) in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2010. The academy’s mission is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
RallyPoint a Winner
In military parlance, a rally point is where soldiers scattered on a mission are to meet up. So when Iraq veterans Yinon Weiss (MBA 2011) and Aaron Kletzing (HBS 2013) launched a start-up to help veterans network and land civilian jobs,... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
experience at GE can teach large organizations about overcoming barriers to innovation. READ MORE Dan Morrell: What made you want to stay at GE and make your career there? What was enticing about the mission and the work? Jeff Immelt:... View Details
- 12 Apr 2023
- News
Step Change
describes the personal nature of the work and the effort to bring more of a sustainability lens to investments in the AUC's endowment. "Education changed the course of my life—it's something my mother fought dearly for, and my mission is... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
York City to his time as an internationally touring opera singer, his business launch during the Great Recession, and ultimately to his position as founder and CEO of Aria, a real estate company with a mission to humanize the experience... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Dan Fenn
If I had not been given a deadline, I'd still be poring over the written record of the people and highlights of those eventful years. I'd be reading about Dean Stan Teele, a thoughtful, high-minded leader who saw the mission of the School... View Details
Keywords: Dan Fenn