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- 01 Mar 2008
- News
One-on-One with Jim Breyer
Capital Association. When it comes to technology start-ups, Accel’s niche, Breyer ascribes the firm’s success to “a balance of people judgment, market intuition, as well as luck,” with luck sometimes claiming top billing. He candidly... View Details
- 27 May 2021
- News
History’s Future
archeology and conversation, and marketing and tourism, among other things. He expects the organization to quadruple in size by 2030. Most of the Royal Commission’s focus has been on building a master plan that will balance the demands of... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Victory Lap: Frazier, Olympics COO, Reviews the Games
ACOG who are Vietnam vets liken it to the experience of being on patrol in the jungle one day and stepping off a plane in Seattle or San Francisco the next evening. After years of being totally consumed by my job, I'm now trying to focus on regaining a View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
full-time — is their own clearly articulated definition of fulfillment and success. While each emphasized that there is no single strategy for achieving balance between work, family, and spiritual/personal growth, their stories are food... View Details
Keywords: Personal Services
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Shoshanah Cohen (MBA '92)
A Class Notes correspondent for ten years and counting, Shoshanah (“Shosh”) Cohen came to her 10th Reunion first and foremost “to find out what everyone's been up to.” Second was for an event that she helped to organize, a panel discussion on work/life View Details
- 22 Sep 2016
- News
Words and Pictures
lives and encourages project participants to think of their reflections as a guidepost, not a prescription. “To put it in HBS terms, it is a balance sheet—i.e., a specific view of a snapshot in time; not an income statement, i.e. a view... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
loved: acting," she says. Projects with Coca Cola, American Express, L'Oreal, and Samsung quickly followed, and Garrett balanced her voiceover business by volunteering at the soup kitchen. She first set tables and made sandwiches, then... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Duncan M. ("Greg") Murray (MBA 1964)
balance between work and home. That lesson learned the hard way, I have nonetheless enjoyed a rich, varied life over these past forty years. The farm has been the most notable constant. I continue to enjoy the part of my life that gets me... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
least common. The most successful entrepreneurs eventually understand that sales requires a balance between making compelling promises and ensuring that they can deliver on them. 9. Persistence means redefining failure. Successful... View Details
- 03 Aug 2022
- News
Hungry for Change
Management consulting doesn’t lend itself to a balanced diet. Always on the go for her projects at Kurt Salmon, Kate Flynn (MBA 2012) would grab whatever packaged food appeared healthiest to her. For a long time, she sought low-calorie... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 27 Nov 2012
- News
The Beauty of the Network
of Restorsea intrigued Krentz, who asked for more information and suggested she meet with HBS classmate Muneer Satter, formerly of Goldman Sachs. In less than five days, Satter had funded the balance of the necessary capital. (Krentz also... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
humanity. Badaracco presents a five-question framework offering a way for managers to balance their analytical work with the human side and find a way forward when analysis falls short. Chasing Rainbows and Beyond: A Spectrum of Life and... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Short Takes
the future. But Chun has written a set of complex formulas demonstrating that this is not a foregone conclusion. Chun shows that the retailer who finds an optimal stockpiling balance can actually increase the intensity of brand... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Economic Forum
featured speaker for the "25 Years of Business Strategy" discussion, and the moderator of a corporate citizenship panel. Professor Robert S. Kaplan moderated a session titled "Staying One Step Ahead: Winning through the Balanced... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
that year of treatment, I could barely function at all. After considerable discussion with my wife, Janet, a psychology professor at the University of Pittsburgh, we decided to start over in a distant place with a very different context. This was a difficult decision... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
think about the ballets we’re presenting as part of a portfolio,” says Hodges, who joined the organization in 2014. “Taking that approach makes it possible to balance our mission of developing new works while meeting financial... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
and balance sheet, capital is a must. You can’t help others if you (or your company) are not in a good place. That’s why flight attendants tell you to first put on your oxygen mask before trying to help others. As you build the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Marketable Skill
by the parents' associations of two West Side schools and the New York Council on the Environment, the market had outgrown its volunteer managers when Gehrke took over. She has since automated almost every aspect of the reservation and financial record-keeping systems,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
keeping workweek hours to reasonable levels. While she’s put in long hours in recent months, Thomas has tried to maintain that balance in her own life, having recently completed a six-year board term for Meals On Wheels of San Francisco.... View Details