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Leading in the Classroom - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

flow provides a temporal dimension to execution as the instructor moves through time from pre-class arrival, to the opening, through sequences of questioning, listening, and responding, to transitions and, ultimately, to the closing of... View Details

25 Jun 2014
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Giving millions of students a new path to learning

Sal Khan (MBA 2003) is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy. In this video, he talks about his path from hedge fund analyst to education innovator and the explosive growth of his online learning platform.... View Details

03 Oct 2016
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What I Learned in the Peek Weekend STEM Cohort

individuals from all over the country (and even internationally). The greatest thing we had in common was a desire to connect and learn about other’s lives. We have a Facebook page that is still very active.... View Details

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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

discovery and learning. Questions for Class Discussions provides examples of questions found to be particularly effective in each of four major categories: starting a discussion segment, following-up during a discussion-in-progress, transitioning View Details

2018
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Kissinger the Negotiator: Lessons from Dealmaking at the Highest Level

By: James K. Sebenius, R. Nicholas Burns and Robert H. Mnookin (with a forward by Henry A. Kissinger)

As professors and practitioners with careers devoted to negotiation, we are often asked “Who are the world’s best negotiators? What makes them effective?” Inevitably Henry Kissinger’s name comes up as an elite, if controversial, negotiator from whom we can learn a... View Details

Keywords: History; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Tactics; Personal Development and Career; Negotiation Style; United States

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14 Sep 2018
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Lessons Learned 10 Years After the Financial Crisis

crisis of 2007-2009 were designed the way they were.” In the video from the event, when asked for the worst personal moment, Paulson recounts the weekend that it became clear that Lehman Brothers was going to fail. “I was overcome with a... View Details

03 Jun 2021

HBS Perspectives from Japan

Please join us to meet Harvard Business School students and alumni from Japan and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. View Details

24 Jan 2023

HBS Perspectives from Africa

Please join us in this virtual event to meet Harvard Business School students from Africa and learn more about our MBA Program from their perspective. This event will be a... View Details

13 Jul 2016
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From Money to Ministry

LST (landing ship tank), where he shared a command over 150 sailors. “It was a great leadership experience,” Quainton says. “I had to learn how to make a team out of men who’d come from vastly different... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

2024
Working Paper

Sharing Models to Interpret Data

By: Joshua Schwartzstein and Adi Sunderam

To understand new data, we share models or interpretations with others. This paper studies such exchanges of models in a community. The key assumption is that people adopt the interpretation in their community that best explains the data, given their prior beliefs. An... View Details

Keywords: Social Learning Theory; Theory; Social Issues; Cognition and Thinking; Social and Collaborative Networks; Attitudes

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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

assuming that an Asian student is from China. Suggestions: Ask whether anyone with the experience in a particular area would like to share it with the class. Use the information on classcards to learn about... View Details

February 2018 (Revised June 2021)
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New Constructs: Disrupting Fundamental Analysis with Robo-Analysts

By: Charles C.Y. Wang and Kyle Thomas

This case highlights the business challenges associated with a financial technology firm, New Constructs, that created a technology that can quickly parse complicated public firm financials to paint a clearer economic picture of firms, remove accounting distortions,... View Details

Keywords: Fundamental Analysis; Machine Learning; Robo-analysts; Financial Statements; Financial Reporting; Analysis; Information Technology; Accounting Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Technology Industry; North America; Tennessee

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01 Jun 2017
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Inbox: From Das’s Desk

When Dean Nohria asked me to take over the role of Senior Associate Dean for External Relations from Bill Sahlman last July, I realized it was not going to be an easy task. Not only is Bill a giant in the world of academics, but he is... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

13 Jun 2016
Lessons from the Classroom

That's Classic: Modern-Day Business Lessons from Ancient Rome

What can MBAs learn from the Roman emperors Tiberius and Claudius? All Roads Lead to Rome, a one-off elective course team-taught by HBS professor Frances Frei and Harvard history and classics professor Emma... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

January 2009
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From Regional Star to Global Leader

By: Nitin Nohria

Yang Jianguo was recently promoted from country manager for China to global head of product development at a staid French perfume maker. He was chosen for his technical smarts and his knowledge of emerging markets—a critical avenue for growth, given that sales in the... View Details

Keywords: Communication Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Paris

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04 May 2021
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Product Development and Learning in Project Teams: The Challenges are the Benefits

By: Amy C. Edmondson and Ingrid M. Nembhard

The value of teams in new product development (NPD) is undeniable. Both the interdisciplinary nature of the work and industry trends necessitate that professionals from different functions work together on development projects to create the highest quality product in... View Details

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Learning; Management Skills; Product Development; Projects; Groups and Teams; Conflict Management; Social and Collaborative Networks

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