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- 26 May 2016
- News
Mary Callahan Erdoes, MBA 1993
also grateful to those who have mentored her. “One of the people I learned the most from was a guy who was the polar opposite of me,” she says. “He taught me more about how to manage than anyone.” Given the criticism of banks in recent... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Porter, Kanter Win McKinsey Awards
the power to unleash the next wave of global growth. Kanter received second-place honors for “How Great Companies Think Differently,” which appeared in the November 2011 issue. In her article, Kanter explains that traditional theories of the firm are dominated by the... View Details
Keywords: awards
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Good for Laughs
about being real, not about being a celebrity,” Moore observed. “Comedy is about self-deprecation, about showing vulnerability. In many ways, it is the opposite of being a celebrity CEO.” View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 27 May 2020
- News
Prepare to Exit
one of the millions of Americans to lose their job. Tran had been on the opposite side of the table any number of times in his career, working on post-merger integrations and reducing redundancies. In those moments, “I kept telling myself... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation
dialogue. “I’ve been involved in an organization called Young Presidents Organization, or YPO, for international CEOs. Shortly after September 11, a few of us said, ‘This is crazy! We have members on opposite sides of all these conflicts.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Gore All Business at HBS
the opposite direction.” Gore and David Blood (MBA ’85) are founding partners of Generation Investment Management, a firm that makes long-term investments in companies adhering to sustainability principles. Earlier in the day, the pair... View Details
- 02 May 2013
- News
Gil Kemp, MBA 1976 & Barbara Guss Kemp
HBS is the opposite of complacent. The School could coast on its reputation, but instead it con¬tinues to work to improve itself. The fellow¬ship program has been terrifically important in giving great students more choices, and the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Turning Point: Into the Wild
Then I saw a herd of 40 or 50 zebra grazing under some acacia trees. I knew I was pushing it, but I circled around until I was under the umbrella of trees too. When they’re alarmed, zebras actually bark, which is what the herd leader did next. I thought they would run... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
America the Unequal
whether different forms of wealth redistribution — for example, raising the minimum wage, or longer-term interventions like reducing disparities in education — are less likely to evoke heated opposition and perhaps increase advocacy for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
in earnings, a $430 increase in assets, and a $330 increase in spending on food. It showed no increase in spending on alcohol or tobacco, a concern often cited in opposition to cash payments. “We want to be the benchmark,” says Faye of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Double Vision
the consumer the product and how it is used," says Teixeira. RESULTS: This approach, the study found, had the opposite effect of the call-to-action ads, pushing less traffic to the websites but converting more of that traffic into sales.... View Details
Keywords: Arts, Entertainment
- 06 Oct 2020
- News
Clearing the Path to Citizenship
Twitter among them—in filing an amicus brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in opposition to the recent public charge rule that denies admission to applicants who may need public assistance in the future. The... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Audit: War & Peace
QUESTION: “How did you ensure the talks didn’t fail because of internal strife?” —Alexandra Baranowski (MBA 2025) “I had to handle that with a lot of cold blood and not engage the opposition in every argument. I had to maintain the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
aspects of the college, which in its first three years grew from a few holes in the ground to a thriving institution of 1,400 students and one of the largest employers in the country. Virtually all aspects of what we did required innovation and faced substantial View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in athletic shorts, trying to demonstrate that the telephone still has a role to play... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads
uncomfortable questions about faith in the midst of suffering. A pediatric palliative care doctor said the opposite of suffering is beauty; Fujimura concurs. —Allegra Jordan (MBA 1995) Bhagavad Gita This is, hands down, the best book I’ve... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Editor’s Letter
center of it since opening her record-pressing plant, Gold Rush Vinyl, in 2018. When the pandemic arrived shortly thereafter and music tours were called off, she worried that the industry would collapse. “Instead the complete opposite... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
The Business of Love
inspiration boards with images ranging from playful to sexy to Brooklyn, to get a better sense of the brand Jess Deckinger describes as “warm and fuzzy,” and “a cooler way to do dating.” As the meeting ends, one designer sums up the Deckingers visual preferences... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Creating a more just and celebrated multicultural world
a celebration of togetherness, diversity, and understanding, just the opposite of a civil riot. “Social change is embedded in our business model,” says Endline. “Every unit we sell impacts a farmer, a plant worker, or an artist. It’s a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
During this time enemy activity markedly increased to Major Gurfein’s front while at the same time enemy mortar fire was being “walked” down the berm towards his position. Without warning, the enemy opposite Major Gurfein came under fire... View Details