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Finance - Faculty & Research

been disproportionately driven by companies adopting more Democraticleaning language, a trend that is widespread across industries, geographies, and CEO political affiliations. Third, partisan corporate statements are followed by negative... View Details

24 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

bad) looks like at scale and possibly a nice brand for your resume. Startups can offer a chance to do all the things that can be either a blessing or a curse depending on your interests. You may miss out on having peers to collaborate with, be forced to look... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

forced to resign for trading in Lubrizol stock prior to recommending that Berkshire Hathaway purchase the company. Examples abound of other recent failures: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd resigned for submitting false expense reports... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

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Profiles - MBA

peer and mentors to help advance us towards this future.” Tech areas of interest: Space Development, Sustainable Development, AI/ML Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: I've had the great privilege of... View Details

14 Jul 2023
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces Its 2023-2024 Blavatnik Fellows

personalized oncology care. They have collectively raised more than $500M in funding and an additional $244M from an IPO in June 2020. The fellowship is guided by Peter Barrett, executive fellow, and a Key Advisory Board of 13 seasoned business and biotechnology... View Details

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HBR Classics - Alumni

Hansen Managing Multicultural Teams , Jeanne Brett, Kristin Behfar, and Mary C. Kern The Art of Truly Developing Global Leaders , Beth Brooke Mentoring and Coaching Coaching the Alpha Male , Kate Ludeman, Eddie Erlandson Why View Details

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HBS - The year in Review

Curriculum Meg Rithmire, Elective Curriculum Charlotte Robertson, Required Curriculum MBA Teaching Award Press Release Wyss Awards For Excellence in Mentoring Professor Michael Norton and Associate Professor Alison Wood Brooks received... View Details

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Becoming a Board Member - Alumni

your value statement to align with the board's focus and organization's needs. + – Highlight Relevant Expertise Board experience - for-profit or non-profit Fundraising experience Industry knowledge and contacts M&A experience IPO experience Experience running a company... View Details

09 Nov 2023
Blog Post

The No. 1 Character Trait You Will Need to Succeed in Business

in a thriving business when a job offer comes from a company you’ve always admired that’s on the brink of bankruptcy. The risks are tremendous but so are the potential rewards – to you and society. This situation brings to mind the experience of James Mwangi, View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

necessities of social distancing attenuate or alter the traditional organizational levers. Several CEOs observed: “Keeping spirits high in a sales environment. At the moment our sales force has to work twice as hard for a quarter of the... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

01 Dec 2023
News

In My Humble Opinion: Plugged In

companies. A self-described latchkey kid raised in rural Ohio by a single parent, Lambert says her ascent was not an obvious trajectory. “There aren’t many mentors for women or people of color in technology or venture capital,” observes... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

20 Feb 2020
Op-Ed

Love in the Office Is Wonderful. Except for CEOs.

relationship with a woman employee, decades his junior, whom he met as a mentor to undergraduate students. She became a strategic planner at one of the organization’s branches , and eventually its chief of staff. Both jobs disappeared... View Details

Keywords: by Regina Herzlinger

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

started this journey? Do you feel differently about things (family, relationships, career) or have changed your reaction to certain situations (more/less triggered, sensitive, focused, caring)? The future What new tools do you wish to ADD to your toolbox? For example,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

but at this stage, if you don’t have the confidence and the right people to do things without you, it will be a rough ride. In fact, when founding CEOs don’t learn to step up into their roles and empower their leaders, investors and board... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

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Advisory Board - Entrepreneurship

opportunities. He graduated from Kenyon College, has one daughter, and lives in Wellesley, MA. Marla Malcolm Beck (MBA 1998), Bluemercury Marla Malcolm Beck is the co-founder and CEO of Bluemercury Inc., a high-growth luxury beauty... View Details

03 Sep 2013
First Look

First Look: September 3

flexible arrangements. 4. Recruit and promote from diverse pools of candidates. 5. Provide leadership education. 6. Sponsor employee resource groups and mentoring programs. 7. Offer quality role models. 8. Make the chief diversity officer... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

and the efficacy of various education to employment programs. He co-hosts the popular Managing the Future of Work podcast, which has been downloaded almost two million times. Prior to joining the Harvard Business School faculty, Joe was a co-founder and long-time View Details

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

particular individual or branch of the family. Figure 1: Governance structures of the family business system Most experts agree that a family company board should be a relatively small group of about five to eight members. It should include the View Details

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

successful entrepreneurs discussed the role beliefs and values play in keeping grounded among the turbulence and long hours that surround new ventures. Jim Sharpe (HBS MBA '76) , CEO of Extrusion Technologies, said he lives his values,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

mentoring children. “I volunteered with children in dream deserts whose idea of fun was throwing rocks at cars,” Kam says. “I wanted to broaden their horizons beyond their neighborhoods.” HOME REGION Fort Worth, TX UNDERGRAD EDUCATION... View Details

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