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- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
spent four years in London as cohead of the firm's European operations before resigning in 1996 to found Compass Partners International, a privately held investment banking advisory and investment firm that manages a large European... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 17 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage
working paper, “On the Origins of Our Discontent,” as they examine a frustrated workforce and point out that the Great Resignation has become synonymous with workplaces that lack connection. “For decades... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
at Kwinters, the hot-dog stand in my local mall, where I learned how to cook five varieties of hot dogs, managed cash, cleaned the oily fryers and greasy hot-dog containers, and earned minimum wage. It was a great initial lesson in how,... View Details
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Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- 22 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
The COVID-19 Mutiny: When Teams Leave and Take Their Clients
what “pre-soliciting clients” meant, for example. Do the same when you’re in the role of NewCo. Taking great care in hiring teams and individuals shows people thinking about leaving how seriously you view defections. Discourage lift outs... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Turning Point: On the Line
Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Day 116 was bizarrely poetic. Or poetically bizarre. And not just because I was an HBS grad participating in his second strike. To that point in last year’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Donella Rapier to Head External Relations
Donella Rapier (MBA ’92) has recently been appointed associate dean for External Relations at HBS, following the resignation of James C. Schroeder, who accepted a position as chief development officer at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,... View Details
- 29 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
Why Uber Is Worth Saving and How To Do It
trying to go around all of the rules is not a particularly good idea.” The resignation last week of Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick is the latest black eye for the company, which has stepped on many toes during its rise from... View Details
- 03 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?
fashion, CxOs and team leaders in the corporate world should be viewed as a source of competitive advantage for firms. Attracting, developing, motivating, and retaining great managers and leaders can also result in improved performance.... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- What Do You Think?
Is Concierge Management an Answer to the “Big Quit”?
contributing to the so-called Great Resignation (or “Big Quit”) that has gained publicity recently. Quitting in the United States is a major business expense. Applying generally accepted rules of thumb for... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 May 2015
- Blog Post
Tips for Applying to Business School
With both of mine, I had great conversations explaining why I wanted to go to HBS, which I think were ultimately helpful in crafting my own application. Sam: Select recommenders who know you well enough to tell a story that covers your... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)
Minister but resigned to serve on the Peace Commission negotiating a settlement to the 1994 Zapatista peasant rebellion in the southern state of Chiapas. Enriquez-Cabot is currently a Visiting Fellow at Harvard's Center for International... View Details
- 22 Jul 2019
- News
A Way Forward for Women
instinctively understood—and has taken great advantage of—the collective network potential in terms of shared experiences, peer counseling, coaching, relationship cultivation, and ongoing support systems.” Bonnie Hagemann Benko joined... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Nov 2012
- News
First and Goal
beaten play for the championship. In effect, an adults-only paperwork controversy cost the kids a championship of their own. Fortunately, Swearengin noted, “The team all told me they felt like champions, which, for a coach, is a great... View Details
- 04 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 4
http://hbr.org/search/413003-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 213-102 Bay Partners (A) In April 2010, Salil Deshpande has recently resigned from Palo Alto, California-based Bay Partners (Bay) where he had been a general partner.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jul 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up
As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Coming Full Circle
are an entrepreneur who is selling ideas that have been tested through rigorous research,” says Akinola, who teaches the first-year MBA course on leadership development. “To me, it’s just as stressful as being in a corporation, but the View Details
- 07 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Quest for Better Layoffs
workforce flexibility have followed, including a new case about how Honeywell weathered the Great Recession. The next step of the research will involve interviewing managers who have conducted layoffs—or who have found alternatives to... View Details
- 14 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
Growing CEOs from the Inside
industry. Promoting from within is no promise of success, of course. Former Merrill Lynch CEO Stan O'Neal was with the company 21 years before his forced resignation on October 30. But strong leadership and effective succession programs... View Details