Perspective Taking - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2016
News

Mentoring Is ‘the Best Part of the Job’

mentors aren’t something you sign-up for; mentors aren’t something where you have a program where they make two people get to— no—that doesn’t work. “A mentor is when you find someone who can see you from a different perspective than you... View Details

Portrait Project

Michael Worosz

to sit in these classrooms, listening to your perspectives and offering my own. Whether it was probing racial injustice in South Africa or restructuring Mexico's debt, I have come to see our worlds as inextricably linked that I might... View Details

Portrait Project

Imran Amed

discover that my differences were actually a source of strength. From playing a burdensome accordion to taking modern-art classes to ripping up the soccer field—they exposed me to everything so I could discover my talents, find out what... View Details

08 Sep 2016
Blog Post

4 Unexpected Things I Learned at HBS

and Operations Management (TOM). Many perceive the necessity to ask for help as a sign of weakness in today’s society. I find this not to be true. Asking for help signals you trust someone else’s capacity on a subject matter. By taking... View Details

Profile

Benjamin Wells

"But what education really needs now is a sense of how to replicate good schools. We need a fresh perspective on management; on making sure resources are developed and improved. What makes the best schools more effective? How do we... View Details

16 Dec 2016
News

Kurt (MBA 1967) and Louise Wulff

him to study full-time, Louise proposed that HBS would be the logical choice. “HBS gave me a broader perspective and taught me to think differently,” says Wulff. “It stressed looking at the whole picture and View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Making Dreams Attainable

Illustration by David Vogin HBS believes that leadership talent is more evenly distributed than opportunity across society and the world, and takes the approach that preparing future leaders for today’s challenges depends on having a... View Details

Portrait Project

Rod Norman

My life goal is to take the Civil Rights Movement to a new level! As a Black male growing up in Atlanta, I believed I was heir to the social change and service legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King's... View Details

Angle of Insight

economic development. While there is some value in studying business in prosperous countries today, the real value comes when we study it at a time when the demographics in the 'now rich' region resembled that of today's poor countries. I decided to View Details

22 Sep 2015
Blog Post

Reflecting on 24 Years at Harvard

and HBS. As a dual professor at HBS and HLS, I love the different perspectives that the two schools offer: the policy-orientation and institutional design perspective of HLS, combined with the practicality... View Details

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Globalization and Emerging Markets - Course Catalog

take the perspective of a large-cap mining firm in Mongolia, a domestic conglomerate in the Philippines, a muckraking foreign-run hedge fund in Russia, or the Prime Minister of Bhutan considering the... View Details

07 Dec 2020
News

Lifting The Stigma

was amazing. On the outside, I kept racking up awards. And it hit me. I realized how dangerous the stigma of mental health troubles was.” Delle’s response was a 2017 TED talk, “There’s No Shame in Taking Care of Your Mental Health.” He... View Details

Keywords: mental health; life experience; entrepreneurship

01 May 2013
News

George H. Strong, MBA 1951

In the 60 years since he earned his MBA, George Strong says that the impact that HBS has had on his life has only become more clear. “I think it is hard to gain a perspective on the HBS experience while and immediately after you are... View Details

Career Coach

Michele Chambliss

Michele’s over 20 years of experience as an engineer, management consultant, and strategic advisor bring a unique perspective to her work in student and alumni career coaching. Ranging from the strategic (who am I and what do I want to be... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

02 Nov 2015
Blog Post

Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) 2015

The Harvard Arab Weekend (HAW) is the largest pan-Arab conference in North America, bringing together over 1,000 students and professionals to discuss key issues with the region’s most prominent politicians, business people, and leaders. HAW has prided itself on... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Dave Vitello

different perspectives that take us out of our comfort zones.” With seven years of experience as an accountant at Deloitte, and a family in tow, Dave says, “I’m a little older than the average HBS student in... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

07 Nov 2017
Blog Post

Women and the MBA: 6 Important Aspects of the HBS Program

the obvious answer. But I am consistently impressed by the example she sets, and not just for women -- for anyone in the workforce, for anyone in the public eye, for anyone balancing work and family.” 5. You’ll find women offer a unique View Details

History's Guiding Light

mining, as well as video-based cases in collaboration with HBS faculty Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. The HBS Business History Initiative taught me to take history not as a static repository of information, but rather as a fluid set of... View Details

18 Jul 2016
Blog Post

Coming to HBS after Military Service

Not everyone has the luxury of a break between their military service and HBS, but take whatever time you do have, whether it is 2 weeks or 2 years, and allow for self-reflection before the excitement (and chaos) of RC year begins. The... View Details

01 May 2013
News

Experience of a Lifetime

small." Reflecting on the School's international reach, Buchan notes, "From the student body, to the professors, to the case studies, a global perspective was constantly reinforced. That broad outlook has been invaluable throughout my... View Details

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