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- 11 Aug 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Melissa Fensterstock (MBA 2012)
identify the critical issues at hand and to articulate a point of view to the management team. In many ways, I am applying the case-reading skills learned at HBS. "I also apply the theories and frameworks of Clay Christensen's BSSE... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
that you don’t fully understand when you’re there — that all the OB and leadership classes and the ‘softer’ side of HBS are among the most important lessons to remember.” Part of that “softer” side is the ability to make contacts, and... View Details
- 29 Jul 2008
- News
An Educational Start-Up
students seeking to update their business skills and knowledge in the (relatively) new reality of post-Soviet Latvia. “I like this practice-based method,” she said. “These different approaches to teaching, some are not so familiar to me.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
skilled outside workers and managers while providing good wages in a country where the average person makes under $100 per year. Equally important is the project’s catalytic impact on future investment. The sponsors have decided to spend... View Details
- 16 Jul 2013
- News
Embracing Chaos
point in life where they can give some time and share their considerable skills but they don't know where to go to volunteer." Last year, with the help of several professionals from Microsoft who had founded the original SVP in Seattle,... View Details
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
and capabilities, providing resources, skills and cash to help the firm get back on its feet (and at a time when the firm was worth more to a buyer). Last year, my money was on Microsoft. Windows phone has never lived up to expectations,... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- News
Toronto Copes with COVID-19 Via Webinars; Alumni Respond to Pandemic in Philippines
COVID-19 Crisis portal. The material in this portal has been organized into six key topics: The Crisis Economy, Leadership Skills in a Crisis, Leading Your Team, Managing Yourself, Managing Cash Flow, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
pandemic. The program provides an opportunity for students to develop skills and knowledge while having significant responsibility and high impact. This summer, HBS is supporting a record 162 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, with many of... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
are eager to benefit from more of the excellent educational experience they received in their initial time at HBS. Under the capable leadership of Eric Turner (MBA '82), the Committee on Recent Graduates Transitioning into Alumni worked... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
Life of Significance By Warwick Fairfax (MBA 1987) Mount Tabor Media In Crucible Leadership, author and leadership advisor Warwick Fairfax shares the power of embracing the crucible moments: those past trials, failures, and setbacks that... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
Real Skills for Real Jobs with Real Success by Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) (Viking Adult) As a Big Brother, Chertavian saw how many young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers were stranded at the bottom of the job ladder. In 2000, he... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
in other countries and conducted pathbreaking international research and case development projects, encouraged in the last few decades by the leadership of the late Dean Lawrence E. Fouraker and former Dean John H. McArthur. As the... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Greylock
extraordinarily demanding group of fellow students and faculty. Developing the skills to listen carefully, think analytically, and communicate clearly is a requirement of leadership." CHARLES WAITE University of Connecticut, 1957 B.S.,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
research scientist. The pair realized they knew many busy, successful businesspeople who cared about the environment — the challenge was to create an organization that leveraged their skills and enthusiasm in a time-effective manner.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Fight Beyond
But there were those within the US government who knew they needed more than fighters on the front lines. Green had the necessary skills to manage the business of the war, and the connections to get himself hired for the job. Green came... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
and accurate commercial data (to facilitate business forecasting, for example), and a skilled workforce with seasoned supervisors. “That mix of factors does not come standard with every country,” Fields notes. As for government’s role in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
INK: Maker’s Manual
Difference in the World by Russ Banham, Shirley Spence, and Howard Stevenson In his 40-plus years at HBS, Professor Emeritus Howard Stevenson has seen firsthand the countless ways in which alumni have harnessed leadership View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
program's first case discussion, led by Linda A. Hill, Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration. Using the case of BMG music-industry executive Rudolf Gassner (38th PMD), Hill instigated a provocative exchange on how View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 21 Mar 2019
- News
Helping Veterans Build Careers
designated more than $28 million to high-performing, nonprofit grantee partners across the United States and the United Kingdom, helping to place more than 50,000 vets in high-quality jobs since 2009. “But veterans often struggle to translate their time in the military... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
the family hotels. After college and working in marketing for Loews, he applied to HBS, never expecting to be admitted. “My first weeks were filled with fear and dread,” Tisch recalls with a laugh. He notes that he has been surprised by how his MBA has shaped his View Details