Friendships - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Aug 2020
Research & Ideas

What the Stockdale Paradox Tells Us About Crisis Leadership

certainly to friendship and support of your fellows. I'm not just telling you how to behave in prison, I'm telling you how to stay out of the grips of bureaucratic or any kind of extortion, how to avoid being used, how to rely on your... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

not talking to a family member because of politics today, which is complete insanity. Unless you like being unhappy, which nobody does, although they often act that way. Friendship is in decline, especially for people in their 20s and... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

05 Jan 2024
Blog Post

Meet The HBS African American Student Union

support system, community, and family at HBS for me. I was welcomed by members with open arms as soon as I stepped on campus for the Admitted Students Welcome event. I have truly appreciated the mentorship, guidance, and friendships I... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

The Imposter Among Us

the wheel of a Rolls-Royce he’d shipped across the Atlantic for the occasion. Wallner was stunned. “I thought, ‘Why on earth would you bring a bloody motor car here?’ ” In the friendship that followed, Wallner learned that Gaines-Cooper... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

merchants, making personal fortunes through sales with Western traders The hong merchants cultivated close relationships with Western traders like Augustine Heard and provided them with valuable guidance. “[Houqua’s] great success was at least due in part to his View Details

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Human Relations and Harvard Business School – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

developments in physiological and psychopathological studies, the French Sociological School, anthropological studies, and the theories of Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto. Mayo also formed a close partnership and friendship with L. J.... View Details

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Joy Chen

impact within a startup, Udemy. For her, the motivation for an MBA was neither to pivot her career nor expand her skills per se, but to find inspiration. “I wanted to build new friendships with those who could inspire each other... View Details

20 Aug 2021
Blog Post

Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say

starting my own business and I know the alumni network will be invaluable when the time comes for me to do the next thing. Personally, I have friendships that will last a lifetime and that was surprising for me coming in a little older... View Details

09 May 2016
Blog Post

What Is the Difference between RC and EC Year?

easy to spontaneously plan lunch, dinner, or a night out. I went into my EC year with a very strong core group of friends. EC year you pick your own courses, and you likely won't know everyone in each class. You can develop new View Details

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Knowing Your Students - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

who might have unique contributions to make at specific points. Transcript Getting to Class Early Tom DeLong Many professors find that getting to class early helps them feel more prepared to interact with their students. Transcript Do Students Want Teachers as Friends?... View Details

13 Jul 2023
News

The Network Effect

kinase deficiency, thalassemia, and sickle cell disease. Mathur is a principal at a multi-strategy alternative asset management firm, within the Sagard Healthcare strategy. And the friendship they forged at HBS almost a decade ago... View Details

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Taylor Walden

share a raw concept, the excitement of inviting feedback, and the anticipation of what lies ahead. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? I brought my dog, Rosie, and will be leaving with so much gratitude for HBS—for... View Details

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Partners - Case Method Project

Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming DC 1 of 23 Eric Blood Friendship Collegiate Academy Washington, DC Subjects: AP Government and Politics, AP U.S. History DC 2 of 23 Elijah Bratton KIPP DC College Preparatory... View Details

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Shad Hall | About

years before returning to the private sector as chairman of the Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc. Shad, who received the School’s Alumni Achievement Award in 1985, maintained close ties to HBS throughout his career, generously offering his knowledge, insights, and... View Details

22 Sep 2023
News

Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

Francisco for work. And we started to spend time together again then. And what had been a nice friendship to begin with, blossomed into a very beautiful relationship. And so we were together for about eight years, until 2013 when we got... View Details

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

culture. Best practices include: Foster mutual reliance and friendship among coworkers. Much has been written about how to manage remote teams and encourage collegiality. Teams that have only recently gone remote because of the pandemic... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project

AP World History, AP Psychology MD Stacey Billingsley South River High School Edgewater, MD Subjects: AP US History CO Cody Blackburn Mapleton Expeditionary School Of The Arts Thornton, CO NC Logan Blaylock Trinity School Durham, NC DC Eric Blood View Details

05 Nov 2021
Blog Post

Video Blog: Why I Decided to Pursue an MBA at HBS

into these amazing people's lives. And I've developed really incredible friendships that I think I'll carry on for years and years to come. So people is definitely number one. Number two, I would have to say the case method, for sure. The... View Details

28 Sep 2023
News

Screen Time

friends. “At HBS, even in a section, there are some people you might not talk to because they don’t sit near you, or you have nothing in common,” he observes. “So these virtual section gatherings have expanded my acquaintances and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

03 May 2023
Blog Post

Five Ways to Build Community at HBS

advance. I had the opportunity to backpack with a few other incoming students over the summer, and it led to some of my closest friendships on campus. Having these friends before the beginning of the first semester helped me feel like my... View Details

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