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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
restaurants’ finances and operations. “It’s been extremely stressful since December,” she admits. Debt and loan management, meetings with her seven-person senior management team, profit and loss reports, marketing plans, management... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
away from the day-to-day responsibilities of overseeing a division of a huge multinational corporation, she looks forward to returning to the challenges of running a business. “I really do love to work hard and solve problems,” she adds, View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
effective cross-functional work relationships, how and when they used individual and organizational resources, and how they learned to cope with the inevitable stresses of leadership. I show that becoming a manager is a profound... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- Web
2.2 Recruiting Standards of Conduct | MBA
Director to discuss the situation before a decision is made. How a student handles the decision is critical. The CPD Office cannot stress enough how seriously HBS considers the violation of reneging. These actions will impact the student,... View Details
- 22 Apr 2002
- Lessons from the Classroom
Entrepreneurship: It Can Be Taught
you'll find that very few actually wind up in the industrial sector, which had been the focus of the long-standing Business Policy course. When Kim Clark became Dean, he stressed that entrepreneurship—the pursuit of opportunity beyond the... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 27 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
Noa herself had turned a potential obstacle into an authentic merit. “I embraced my international status when I talked with SoundCloud. I stressed my ability to communicate with and to different cultures.” Her advice to other... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports
- 18 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community
comfortable sharing that they don’t have much disposable income.” Fetter adds, “Socioeconomic status is such a salient and stressful part of many people’s lives, although there’s not a lot of open conversation about the topic. There is an... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
No Time Like the Present
investment. Harvard has the power to be a catalyst for change.” When thinking about his own philanthropy, Delle stresses the people who benefit from his support. “When you make a gift, you are transforming lives,” he says, noting that his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
The Network Effect
opportunities. With so many people feeling helpless in the wake of the pandemic, Kapoor stresses that medical researchers need a huge volume and a wide variety of volunteers, not just those who have had the virus. “The more who sign up,... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
implementing strategy are at the heart of an organization's leadership, they are almost never discussed -- turning them into "silent killers." CEOs and general managers can overcome these six natural stress points -- which exist in almost... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- Web
Oral History, Business History and Business Archives in India - Creating Emerging Markets
day participants explored the continuing methodological challenges in conducting oral history, including the choice between audio and video recordings, and the language in which such interviews should be conducted. The urgent need to develop agreed standards was View Details
- 09 Nov 2016
- News
The Seeds of Learning
“I think that kids these days are spending way too much time taking tests and doing rote memorization when they need to be outside and learning from experience. It reduces stress and improves behavior; it improves test scores. It is kind... View Details
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, as well as mindfulness and meditation-based stress reduction. This first group logged in to complete various activities and games at least twice per week that showed them, for example, how to... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Nov 2024
- Op-Ed
How Private Investors Can Help Solve Africa's Climate Crisis
African people, businesses, and nations are becoming increasingly stressed by climate-related perils like droughts, river flooding, extreme heat, and rising sea levels. This is leading not only to the destruction of assets but also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Ideas in Action
job. You’re asked to deliver a five-minute, nonstop pitch to two interviewers on your qualifications. They listen but give no feedback—none of the encouraging head nods or mmm-hmms that make us feel we’re being heard and understood. Despite these View Details
- 12 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
Applying to HBS in Round 3?
(sometimes the exact opposite happens) during this already stressful time period. My situation was no different. I was traveling more for work and my deliverables were getting more demanding. Recognizing that I needed to improve my GMAT... View Details
- 19 Feb 2020
- News
Running a Decathlon
to Peterson, who died in 2003. “He was not only a genius; he was also a very nice man,” says Patton. But he stresses that the story of the creation of Academic Decathlon is, like the competition itself, about a group of people with... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Alumni Books
success rate of managers is only 50 percent. But hiring problems are easily preventable. This book presents a method for hiring that stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement. Your Perfect Fit by Paige Adams-Geller and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
VC Luminary John Doerr: Education Reform Critical to Success of New Economy
for smaller classes, longer school days, and lots of innovation. "The answer is not just more PCs in the classroom," Doerr emphasized, as he called for the development of more charter schools and stricter standards of school accountability. He View Details
- 04 Feb 2021
- Research & Ideas
Inside CEOs' Pandemic Worries: Uncertainty, Employees, and Kids
Nine out of 10 CEOs mentioned that their employees were worried about their job security and health, as well as their loved ones’ health, and their stress level was high. When asked to rate the stress of... View Details