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Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Back in 2014, When Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) was in the process of rolling out the instant replay system as a Senior Vice President at Major League Baseball, he... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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What Makes a Good Leader

responsibility. A setback like that could have been paralyzing, but he was able to move forward to lead his country to victory in World War II." The lesson, says Nohria, is that Churchill and other great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but... View Details

Keywords: Management

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

themselves immediately but also aspire to advance. By offering an optimal club experience, McCarthy aims to establish a long-term membership base that functions as an annuity stream. That, in turn, affords him the ability to bring in more... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Jun 2023
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Pet Project

Spies says. The team has spent years optimizing the business for best-in-class DTC subscription metrics. The company enjoys retention rates of 95 percent or more, where competitors sit at the 50 to 60 percent mark. But in order to grow... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

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New Research: Belief in a Favorable Future

Getting Smarter About Smart Buildings

School for Scaling Impact: Starting Harvard’s ALI ‘22

Companies Must Go Beyond Random Acts of Humanitarianism

Is Your Collaboration Software Productive, or Just Chatter?

Harvard Business School, BCG Researchers: Workers Optimistic While Business Leaders Struggle to Grasp Forces Changing the Workforce

Q&A With Harvard’s Top Entrepreneurship Professor

Productive Innovation: Building a Culture of Experimentation

Innovative Business/IT Solutions: An interview with Assistant Professor Kris Ferreira

Inside the Psychology of Productivity

Food Recovery Entrepreneurs Workshop Summary

Harvard Business School Introduces Program to Help Realize Opportunities in Emerging Markets

IDEO’s Culture of Helping

Trump & Business

Find Your Inner Mandela: A Tribute and Call to Action

Space Economics: Hunting Stags in Space

Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations

What Makes a Good Leader

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