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- 24 Apr 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Courage: The Defining Characteristic of Great Leaders
the defining characteristic of the best ones is courage to make bold moves that transform their businesses. Courageous leaders take risks that go against the grain of their organizations. They make decisions with the potential for revolutionary change View Details
- 03 Jul 2013
- What Do You Think?
What Are the Limits of Transparency?
Snowden affair. They assume that much of what they do will become public knowledge regardless of any efforts to keep it secret. The late Harlan Cleveland predicted much of this more than 30 years ago when he noted that information is View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Profile
Thomaz Galvao
Thomaz Galvao was born and raised in São Paulo, an Afro-Brazilian in a country where half the population is African-descendant, yet remains underrepresented in education, the... View Details
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
now know you are more technical than you thought! Evolution How have you evolved? Consider phases in your journey by role or “eras.” For example, perhaps who you were as a strategic leader was very different... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 01 Sep 2021
- Op-Ed
How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback
why, 74 percent said they found such conversations to be either uncomfortable or unhelpful. Men and women alike in the sample reported feeling not very optimistic that the feedback they’d receive would help them actually improve View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 23 Jan 2024
- News
A Wide Net
Growing up in Mumbai, Navroz Udwadia (MBA 2005) spent most of his time on the tennis court, where he was an internationally ranked athlete. Today, as cofounder and partner of Alpha Wave, a global investment group with a multibillion-dollar stake in India’s startup... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Web
Alumni - Global
globally. The numerous alumni clubs and associations provide a wide range of professional, educational and social programs within their communities, reinforcing the HBS mission “to educate leaders who make a difference View Details
- 18 Jun 2020
- Research & Ideas
What Is an "Essential" Purchase for a Low-Income Family?
percent of US households. In other words, the only thing that differed between the two scenarios was the consumer’s income. But that made a big difference View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
oil and ecotourism Giacomin draws on two very different cases to analyze that phenomenon, first examining the evolution of the rubber and palm oil plantation clusters in Southeast Asia from 1900 to 1970 and... View Details
- 14 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
How I Spent My 2+2 Deferral: Dyllan Muller
In my second year of undergrad at Tulane University, I started thinking about life after graduation. I had always loved the intersection of science and business and was pursuing a dual degree in both... View Details
- 13 Jan 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Companies Actually Greener—or Are They All Talk?
Most companies now account for social good in their financial reports in some way, but with regulation scattershot and evolving, it’s complicated for investors to assess so-called ESG reports. The disclosures, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance reports,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
only thing that this sort of learned pragmatism gives me is the opportunity to engage my colleagues who have the real power to make a difference in this country." And he said, "We'll see." So I guess he's... View Details
- 31 Mar 2008
- HBS Case
JetBlue’s Valentine’s Day Crisis
take on a new growth opportunity that may differ substantially from yourarea of expertise," he notes. For example, another case in the course, "BYD Company, Ltd.," examines the largest Chinese... View Details
- 29 Nov 2023
Perspectives from Africa
Preparing to submit an application in Round 2? In this Perspectives from Africa virtual event, Africa Business Club ECs will share their RC experience, the difference being an... View Details
- 22 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Hard Work of Failure Analysis
technical skills, expertise in analysis, and diverse views, allowing them to brainstorm and explore different interpretations of a failure's causes and consequences. Because this usually involves the... View Details
Keywords: by Amy Edmondson & Mark D. Cannon
- 29 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
understanding of how we measure inequality, we can both uncover its impact and intervene to more effectively correct it. One size doesn’t fit all In the plainest terms, inequality refers to the degree to which some have more than others.... View Details
- 13 Jun 2022
- Research & Ideas
Extroverts, Your Colleagues Wish You Would Just Shut Up and Listen
behavior. In other words, more extroverted individuals were seen as worse listeners. "Extroverts may need to start thinking about different ways to engage in conversations."... View Details
Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
- 23 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Building a Better Buyer-Seller Relationship
compared the firms' performance over six years. What they found: in the beginning of a relationship, suppliers enjoyed no significant difference in sales, inventory holding and... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 May 2022
- Blog Post
MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS
here will make the MBA experience very different from many of the students, but as long as your priorities are clear you can make it work and you will likely find more people around to help than you imagine. HBS mama memory? I started... View Details
- 18 Nov 2002
- Research & Ideas
Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift
Do you see a marked difference in the types and degrees of ethical breaches occurring in the past, compared to more recently? Paine: Business ethics, of course, is as old as... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler