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- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Thinking Green
Sciences and the Design, Medical, and Law Schools for a Harvard Thinks Green forum in Sanders Theatre. “This transition we face as an economy, as a world is going to hit every major industry,” said Henderson. Kaplan, a member of a Harvard... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Massport, Back on Course
story of dedication and leadership and of commitment of people who were working six and seven days a week, 24 hours a day. They built a system that had never been built before. Are you spending more now on security than before 9/11? We... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Whitehead Urges MBAs to Become Lifelong Leaders
public, somebody is always opposed. But that’s the exception. On other occasions, consensus is worth striving for.” Asked by a student about moving from the private to public sector, Whitehead said, “I found the transition much easier... View Details
- 26 May 2016
- News
W. James McNerney Jr., MBA 1975
leadership development, including crafting his own succession plan to ensure a seamless transition in the company’s 100th year. After hand-picking Dennis Muilenburg as his replacement, the two worked... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In Service of Others
Mike Zak (MBA 1981) After studying engineering at Cornell and serving four years in the Marine Corps, Mike Zak (MBA 1981) arrived at HBS in 1979, one of only a handful of military veterans in his class. The transition was not easy. “I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Managing Change
Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Das Narayandas, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, was named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations this fall, taking over for Bill Sahlman, who is retiring and... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
On The Case
says, only “because there was so much to learn from Mihaljevic and his colleagues.” “What Tom really cares about is people, and that shows up in everything they do at Cleveland Clinic, from the caregivers to the patients and the community,” says Hill, who also chairs... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
In 2011, Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) returned to his high school alma mater in Wilmington, Delaware, to serve as the first non-clergy president in the Catholic school’s century-long history. “Salesianum School’s transition to lay View Details
- 17 Apr 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt Wants a Radical Transformation of GE
transformation that is as radical as it is methodical, as essential to the company’s survival as Steve Jobs’s iPhone was to Apple’s.” In overseeing the company’s transition to a lean operation more akin to a tech innovator, Immelt has... View Details
- 29 Jul 2024
- News
Leading the Way
Illustration by Gisela Goppel When Michael Trejo (MBA 2013) was a freshman at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2005, he almost lost his full scholarship. “I just really lacked direction,” says Trejo. That’s when he joined ASU’s Hispanic Students Business Association... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
FROM SUCCESS TO SIGNIFICANCE: Kanter (at left) with several of this year’s ALI fellows. Baby boomers of the world, arise! Calling it “an opportunity to deploy people to fix the world’s problems,” HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter launched the Advanced View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
key to economic progress lies in unleashing women’s potential. For example, China has prospered because it emancipated women and brought them into the formal economy. Unleashing that process globally is the the best strategy for fighting poverty. Crossing the Divide:... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Ask the Expert: Capital Architect
Brunell spent five years helping Vietnam transition to a market economy, instituting government transparency measures and a national competitiveness index. (© Whitehotpix/ZUMAPRESS.com) David Brunell (MBA 1962) is a master at making... View Details
- 22 Mar 2016
- News
Bill (MBA 1966) and Penny George
answering President Kennedy’s call to give back. He then transitioned to the private sector. “I’ve always been interested in how leadership leads to service,” says George, who served in senior executive... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading the way in times of crisis
the city’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, got the city’s transit system back on track using the same take-charge skills he displayed on September 11, 2001, when, as Rudy Giuliani’s deputy mayor, he helped coordinate emergency... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Innovative Course Brings Students and Alumni Together
In the fall of 1996, HBS professor David A. Garvin was searching for teaching materials for his elective course General Management: Processes and Action. He wanted to help his students understand the pitfalls and opportunities that accompany a career View Details
Keywords: Meg Gardner; photo by Joshua Lavine
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
A Force for Good
“In doing so, we can open up access to economic opportunities to traditionally marginalized groups and bring more equity into our economy, all while making hiring an easier, better experience for companies.” “We have to help companies as they View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
extraordinary members of the board, some of whom are transitioning off this year and others who will stay on in an advisory capacity. Ed Hajim (MBA ’64) joined the Alumni Board in 1995. He has served in every conceivable View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
New Releases
draw on more than 25 years of experience counseling executives who have made leadership transitions to devise a practical, action-oriented framework to guide managers through their first six months in a new... View Details