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- 01 Oct 1997
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L.E. Simmons
of bank teller to become chairman of Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, with teaching him that ethical standards are an intrinsic part of doing business. "He measures his performance in terms of doing the right thing and... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977
of the owner as setting general guidelines and hiring the right people to carry out the mission.” “My one talent is an ability to spot talent,” Bradley claims. While he certainly has deep reserves of other talents— creativity,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Thai Lee, MBA 1985
time, when it comes to day-to-day activities, her hands-on approach sets the stage. Before SHI expands into any new market, Lee runs the new operation to ensure that it gets off on the right track. She frequently meets with customers to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
certain. You do something and you get the right answer," he observes. "In business, you come out of class and you don't know the answer." Although he struggled with English at first, Jakurski earned his MBA as a Baker Scholar. He then... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 27 Oct 2015
- News
Sweet Success
agriculture, and Lydia had a background in the food industry. “It seemed a good match,” he says. “And if you do it right, harvesting maple sap is a totally sustainable agricultural practice.” Good Timing and Good Chemistry Doing it right... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 23 May 2024
- News
HBS After October 7
On Friday, May 17, 2024, Dean Srikant Datar, HBS Alumni Board President Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997), and members of the School’s leadership held an online forum for alumni to learn more about the School’s activities and actions since October 7, 2023. Stavropoulos... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
head to this day,” he says. “As an entrepreneur, leadership is the most important quality to have—you need it to attract the right people and get the optimum performance beyond any employee numbers or resources you control. And the case... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Guy de Chazal: Changing Focus
accent and direct, engaging manner, he comes across immediately as the kind of person who is accustomed both to doing things right and to doing the right thing. Over a late afternoon cup of tea in a... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Zone Defense
differently,’” Tseng says. “I know what that means: Someone could have gotten killed.” If Brandon Tseng was prescient about the demand for technology that could reduce the risks associated with indoor-clearance operations, Ryan Tseng proved View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Firm Foundation
Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) has been playing the long game as long as she can remember. The former Berkshire Hathaway executive grew up in a family business: Her father was a third-generation farmer in Manhattan,... View Details
- 23 Jun 2023
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Highlights from the Spring 2023 Alumni Board Meeting
the HBS MBA program have seen a similar trajectory, although there have been periods of plateaus, including the time we are in right now. As the world is rapidly changing, HBS is asking challenging questions about how the MBA can remain... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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In My Humble Opinion: Home Base
can do some really focused thinking.” What she’s reading: Everything. “My bedside table is an overgrown heap of books, because I’ll get several chapters into one and then go into another, because I’m so excited about it.” At the top of the pile View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
the Zone of Potential Agreement; that negotiation isn’t about intimidation and leaving the other party behind.” 02138: “When I was in the MBA program I lived on Mass. Ave., right across the street from Harvard Yard. I loved the vibrancy... View Details
- 16 Aug 2018
- News
Working with a Giver’s Spirit
What’s in it for me? whereas givers will ask, How can I help this person?—not for any gain, but just because it’s the right thing to do. Givers become successful because of the long tail of good will they created. And the spirit of... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Highly Recommended: Leah Modigliani
Witter was created especially for her. "I asked Byron what I was going to be doing, and he said, 'You're going to do everything that I do, as fast as you're ready to do it, or maybe a little bit faster.' He keeps me right on the edge,"... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
A World of Difference
differently about an issue, that is when we learn. So we can start building inclusion by making people realize that their worldview is not necessarily the right one and that they can all learn from one another. Frei: I grew up in a house... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Monsignor Frederick Dolan Finds a New Calling at HBS Club of Montreal
his return in September 1980, Dolan was touched by a higher calling and decided to move to Rome. There, he studied philosophy and theology and in 1983 was ordained a Catholic priest. “The Spirit told me it was the right thing to do at the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2024
- News
Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception
Clubs News Clubs News Houston Alumni Host Annual Energy CEO Summit The HBS Club of Houston presented its fourth annual Energy CEO Summit on April 3, which featured four of the industry’s top CEOs discussing trends and challenges around the theme of “Energy Security and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jan 2011
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Karen Gordon Mills, MBA 1977
philosophy that Mills — who graduated from HBS at a time when women managers felt driven to follow the fast track to "having it all" — has come to embrace. "I've learned that the right next step might be an evolution, or it might be a new... View Details
- 24 May 2017
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Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
for you not be good for us?” asked Berkson. Today the couple lives in Greenwich Village and has built a life together focused on civil rights activism, friends, and their blended family. Photo by Susan Young View Details
Keywords: Susan Young