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Yi-An Huang
business. The nonprofit sector is all about conscience—but with limited accountability to the bottom line. The private sector is the opposite, but you can end up being paid to do the wrong things. In my career, I look forward to delivering high quality View Details
Keywords: Health Care
- 21 Aug 2017
- Lessons from the Classroom
Companies Love Big Data But Lack the Strategy To Use It Effectively
the class toward her personal passion, precision medicine. “Health care is rife with examples like these—and such applications of big data will only expand over the coming years. I spend a lot of time... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 02 Aug 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Will Millennials Manage?
seems to look at its successor as beneath their own." There were a number of suggestions about how millennials might manage differently from their predecessors. For example, Bette Price said, " this group will be fine managers we may see more managers/leaders... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
personal responsibility. Evidence of this problem is provided by a study of a large European telecoms company, which revealed that very little learning occurred from a set of large and small failures over a period of twenty years. Instead... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 31 Jan 2014
- News
Body, Heal Thyself
often worry about the red tape of regulatory agencies like the FDA, for example. Bancel explains, "Instead of being arrogant about it, instead of trying to put our heads in the sand and not deal with the issue, Noubar and I looked at each other, and we said, 'Who is... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
But take care not to double count. Go-no-go choices involve only one option and don't qualify as two alternatives. Assumption Testing. "Facts" come in two varieties: those that have been carefully tested and those that have been... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
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Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity
sector, and size of company. “Bottom-line, even if one doesn’t experience [harassing behaviors] directly, they are in the atmosphere in a very personal way. They show up in conversations and in how one perceives opportunities to money and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Future Vision
Through these meetings I’ve gained a greater appreciation for how deeply people care about the School and the role they wish to see us to play in the world. I’ve also come to see how the collective efforts of this community are the... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
in presenteeism (employees working while sick), which led to a company gain of $1,846 per person in terms of greater productivity, the journal article says. While some workers suffer from depression or anxiety on an ongoing basis, others... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
and kindness, to instill dignity and confidence. It’s not just writing a check. And as much as people say ‘Don’t take it personally,’ of course it’s personal. There’s so much at stake. For a founder, this is it: This is their life.” It’s View Details
- 14 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures
impactful product. Personally, I learned the immense emotional resilience that is required to work in this ecosystem – change horizons are long, traditional startup benchmarks for scale must be rethought, and interventions require immense View Details
- 07 Apr 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Customers Need to Hear from You During the COVID Crisis
media, would need to be rethought. Recognizing that their existing brand creative might strike the wrong tone with people fearful for their own and their community’s health, and anxious about their personal and the world’s rapidly... View Details
Keywords: by Jill Avery and Richard Edelman
- 14 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Love @ HBS in 2022
to spend the day outside on a tree tour. I went expecting to meet other people, but no one else showed up. I couldn’t care less about the trees, but the person giving the tour was captivating. She wanted me... View Details
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Industry Information - Alumni
the global personal care and household product market. Recently, it has added features on a variety of subjects, and expanded coverage in fast-growing markets in Asia and Latin America. CPG Matters A... View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
applications vary slightly, but all ask for some personal background information. You can apply for and enroll in programs here . If you are new to HBS Online, you will be required to set up an account before starting an application for... View Details
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
Alex, I jumped at the chance. I figured I would undoubtedly learn a great deal about what it takes to lead and manage a sports team, and that indeed proved to be the case. Q: The case reads as if you were able to attend some matches in View Details
- 11 Aug 2011
- Lessons from the Classroom
Perfecting the Project Pitch
Everyone has a good idea for the next hot start-up or the next great invention. Everyone. Just turn to the person next to you on the subway and ask her; she'll almost certainly detail a can't-miss opportunity. Developing the idea often is... View Details
Keywords: by Dennis Fisher
- 03 Jul 2008
- What Do You Think?
Are Followers About to Get Their Due?
"goals and objectives, pressures, strengths, weaknesses, blind spots, and preferred work styles"; (2) understanding yourself and your needs, including "strengths and weaknesses, personal style, and predisposition toward... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
throughout college and into HBS. That intensity has been channeled by mentors throughout Keen’s life. One such person is Deward Walker, who in 2007 challenged Keen with a question that has a recurring role in Sacred Seed’s origin story:... View Details
- 01 Feb 2010
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Luxury Prime’: How Luxury Changes People
bonuses for themselves. One commonly proffered explanation is that these executives lack a moral compass, leading them to care only about themselves to the extent of hurting others. Our findings offer another perspective—the fact that... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert