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  • November 2015
  • Article

Why Organizations Don't Learn: Our Traditional Obsessions—Success, Taking Action, Fitting In, and Relying on Experts—Undermine Continuous Improvement

By: F. Gino and B. Staats
For any enterprise to be competitive, continuous learning and improvement are key—but not always easy to achieve. After a decade of research, the authors have concluded that four biases stand in the way: we focus too heavily on success, are too quick to act, try too... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Learning
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By: Peter Tufano
Tufano is the convener for an innovative global doctoral reading group, The Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability (FECS). This novel course, taught with professors from Yale, Columbia, Stanford, Texas, Imperial, NYU, Mannheim, and Oxford brings together... View Details
  • Profile

Kaki Ettinger

"current" learning experiences, provided me with valuable tools to react to the dynamic, rapid pace of change in the constantly evolving media and technology space. My HBS experience instilled in me a desire to work at the... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment / Media; Technology; Entrepreneurship
  • 08 Sep 2020
  • Blog Post

2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)

insight into literally any industry, sector, or concept. What is the most exciting project or opportunity you’ve worked on? Co-founding a battery metals mining company, Black Mountain Metals, has been the... View Details

    Ray A. Goldberg

    A native of North Dakota, Dr. Goldberg received his A.B. from Harvard University in 1948, his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1950 and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1952.

    ... View Details

    Keywords: agribusiness; agriculture; fast food; food; food processing; forest products; grocery; high technology; information; restaurant; retailing; soft drink; textiles; tobacco; transportation; wholesale; wine

      Myra M. Hart

      Myra Hart's research focus is high potential entrepreneurship.  She has taught MBA and executive programs, co-chaired the entrepreneurship unit, and led several HBS initiatives. As a founding memberView Details

      Keywords: consumer products; e-commerce industry; education industry; real estate; retailing
      • 27 Sep 2019
      • Blog Post

      Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo

      step for Duolingo’s growth. It would be my task to develop the product roadmap that would get us there. I worked with a broad cross-section of the Duolingo team to develop the roadmap, and I got to pitch my final recommendations to the... View Details
      Keywords: Technology
      • 24 Jan 2024
      • Op-Ed

      Why Boeing’s Problems with the 737 MAX Began More Than 25 Years Ago

      pressure to fix the MAX fuselage panel and win back market share. However, his real task must be to restore Boeing’s culture of aviation excellence—a long-term project that is the only real solution to restore this once iconic company to... View Details
      Keywords: by Bill George; Air Transportation; Transportation; Aerospace
      • 05 Sep 2023
      • Book

      Failing Well: How Your ‘Intelligent Failure’ Unlocks Your Full Potential

      Business School Professor Amy Edmondson argues in her new book Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. Alimta is an example of an “intelligent failure,” Edmondson says, because the scientists developing it had no way to advance their View Details
      Keywords: by Michael Blanding
      • April 2009 (Revised August 2010)
      • Case

      Buro Happold

      By: Robert G. Eccles and Kerry Herman
      Padraic Kelly became Managing Director (MD) of the engineering services firm Buro Happold in 1996. One of his first initiatives was "Aim for Growth," which was intended to help the firm grow beyond its current size where it was constrained by a structure of having each... View Details
      Keywords: Training; Entrepreneurship; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Skills; Organizational Culture; Programs
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      • 14 Nov 2019
      • Blog Post

      Future Leaders Dive into the MS/MBA: Engineering Sciences Program

      Lying in bed each morning, Emily Batt (MS/MBA 2020) yearned to sleep a little longer, but had no way of knowing when her roommate would finish her seemingly endless shower. That frustration inspired a team project in the new MS/MBA:... View Details
      • 19 Jul 2021
      • Blog Post

      Building a Powerful Network of Talent at American Tower

      Abena Nyantekyi-Owusu (MBA 2021) came to HBS as an accomplished professional, having spent seven years driving impactful projects at GE Healthcare in Ghana. As she looked ahead to the next stage of her career, she felt both a desire to... View Details
      Keywords: Technology; Telecommunications
      • Web

      Faculty & Advisors | MBA

      Fisher Scientific in 2009 after serving in multiple senior roles at the company. He became Chairman in 2020. Prior to joining Thermo Fisher, Marc served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Kendro Laboratory Products. Previously, he View Details
      • 10 Oct 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: First Look: October 10

        Working PapersTesting Limits to Policy Reversal: Evidence from Indian Privatizations Authors:Siddhartha G. Dastidar, Raymond Fisman, and Tarun Khanna Abstract We examine the effect of regime change on privatization using the 2004... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 16 Nov 2021
      • Blog Post

      How HBS Supported My Career Transitions During and After Graduation

      Mike Anders (MBA 2020) grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC. After attending Northwestern University, he began a career in tech working for a legal services startup in Chicago called Envoy Global. He moved to San Francisco after HBS... View Details
      • Career Coach

      Maude Hoffman

      Maude is happy to help fellow students talk through career decisions and strategies to pivot to investing, sustainability, and energy. She studied chemical engineering undergrad, but has worked in non-engineering roles at SunPower... View Details
      • Career Coach

      Doug Marsan

      Doug is excited to help fellow students find their work purpose, especially those looking to fight the climate crisis through climate tech or looking to pivot into VC/startup land. He studied mechanical engineering at Notre Dame (Go... View Details
      • Program

      Senior Executive Leadership Program—Middle East

      companies, either private or state-owned Entrepreneurial ventures—either new companies or new ventures within established companies Growing family businesses Multinational firms with an increased presence in the Middle East Nonprofit organizations Government agencies,... View Details
      • Web

      Resumes & Cover Letters - Alumni

      project completion." Education - Spell out your degree so it will stand out better. It is not necessary to include your GPA or GMAT score. Do not list courses. Do list any leadership roles or study abroad experiences. + – Optional... View Details
      • 14 Jun 2023
      • Research & Ideas

      Four Steps to Building the Psychological Safety That High-Performing Teams Need

      Perks like remote work or unlimited vacation time might be nice, but when it comes to true fulfillment in a post-pandemic workscape, psychological safety is essential. Harvard Business School Professor Amy C. Edmondson coined the term... View Details
      Keywords: by Kara Baskin