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Ahmed Alimi

Nigeria. His business will also serve as the foundation for an independent project in his coming EC year. "Every second at HBS has been truly rewarding," Ahmed says. "You transform from a function-oriented person to a strategy-oriented person, with a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Financial Services

26 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

How Toyota Turns Workers Into Problem Solvers

from Toyota can confidently distribute a tremendous amount of responsibility to the people who actually do the work, from the most senior, expeirenced member of the organization to the most junior. This is accomplished because of the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

These insights have given me a new lens through which to view my career and leadership style. Syed Muhammad Uzair Abbas CLIMB Participant I believe the program equips participants with the tools to make a meaningful impact in their organizations and careers, and I am... View Details

14 Sep 2023
Blog Post

MBAs Accelerate Their Social Enterprise Ventures

a startup. Most importantly, I’m ending this summer with the confidence that I can be a founder. Rea: This summer, our focus was to comprehensively understand India's solar irrigation landscape. We conducted field interviews with over 100... View Details

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Erin Kaivan

the security of a community, but helps individual people lift themselves out of poverty." A time of transitions Confident that an MBA would help her shift from the military to a business career, Erin applied to HBS. This was not only... View Details

Keywords: Consulting

06 Nov 2008
Op-Ed

Selling Out The American Dream

zero. Consumer confidence has plummeted with the value of 401(k) plans and retirement nest eggs. Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in September, double the expected decline. Car sales are at a fifteen-year low. And credit card defaults look... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Bryan Stromer

to continue to build HBS's voice in the space of disability and business. One thing I will take with me from HBS is the confidence I have gained from interacting with my exemplary professors and section mates. While HBS has challenged me,... View Details

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Brandon Tieu

sense of confidence in the network of close friendships I've cultivated. Knowing I can always reach out to someone with expertise, and reciprocate that support in return, gives me assurance in facing the myriad of challenges ahead. While... View Details

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Rishi Chandna

that I have. I will wake up every morning and say thank you for my life blessings. I will have confidence in the future. I will welcome failure. I will demonstrate my character and conviction when I stand tall and try again. I will always... View Details

22 Jan 2016
Blog Post

Case Protagonists at HBS

and confidence at once because of the huge responsibility we feel to share our relevant work experiences with the class, and the authority bestowed on each of us for having said experiences. Moreover, I dare you to try and sit through an... View Details

07 Oct 2021
News

Planning Ahead

the School will need many years from now. He notes that since his gift won’t benefit the School until after his passing, and because he is confident the future stewards of HBS will use his support where it will have the biggest impact, he... View Details

30 Jan 2019
Blog Post

The Life and Role of a CEO

intelligence. 2) Style Before: Confident and extroverted After: Authentic and empathetic All the CEOs were very confident, but their styles were widely different. One CEO said, “Style does not matter. Behavior does.” For example,... View Details

08 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

Creating Value in Your Business Ecosystem

sellers rate one another, providing rankings that bolster users' confidence in the system. Sellers with consistently good evaluations attain PowerSeller status; those with bad evaluations are excluded from future transactions.... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

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Comments on my health

February 22, 2010

The doctors have been pleasantly surprised that I have responded to therapy better than they would have imagined. I have been greatly blessed through the miracle of medical science. I also attribute doing better to the faith and prayers... View Details

11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

and the department's overall direction. Even John Cho had nodded in response to some of Barton's remarks. His resolute actions had also gained him the confidence of the company's senior leadership. In meetings of that group, Barton's... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

a nonprofit, wholly owned subsidiary of the University. HMC has managed the Harvard endowment portfolio since 1974. Its mission is to ensure the University has the financial resources to confidently maintain and expand its leadership in... View Details

20 Apr 2023
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How Joe Hinrichs is Getting CSX Back on Track

customer of CSX—which offers him a unique perspective. "I've been very vocal inside CSX about what it's like to be a customer of the railroad over the years," he told the paper. "They want us to do what we say, to do what we commit to do, and then do it repeatedly. So... View Details

Keywords: Rail Transportation; Transportation

23 Mar 2023
News

Winners Crowned in 2023 Alumni New Venture Competition

home the top cash prize of $75,000. Runner Up winner Hue earned a $25,000 prize. Led by cofounders Janvi Shah, Nicole Clay, and Sylvan Guo (all MBA 2022), Hue helps brands and retailers embed TikTok-style shoppable videos on its e-commerce websites to give customers... View Details

Research Summary

Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

01 Jun 2023
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From Big Pharma to Startup

confidence that what we were working on resonated with people and was important and valuable and venture-backable,” he says. Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas READ MORE STORIES Nurturing Breakthrough Ideas READ MORE STORIES Soon after, the... View Details

Keywords: April White

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