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- 12 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.
George: I think perhaps not. She was a great partner for Dr. King. She was a scholar in her own right, she had studied music, had a great singing voice. She basically gave up her career to support him in going to Montgomery, and she was a... View Details
- 1996
- Chapter
Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from the Minority Experience
By: D. Thomas and M. C. Higgins
- 19 May 2021
- Op-Ed
Why America Needs a Better Bridge Between School and Career
Working to Learn: Despite a growing set of innovators, America struggles to connect education and career explores several important trends from our analysis: Few programs strive for college and employment. Though organizations in the... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph B. Fuller and Rachel Lipson
- 14 Oct 2014
- News
Sailing lessons give disabled children and adults greater life skills
A freak accident at age 21 left Paul Callahan (MBA 1992) a quadriplegic. It was a moment that led him, ultimately, to cast off from a career in wealth management at Goldman Sachs to take the helm of Sail to Prevail, a nonprofit that helps... View Details
- 03 Oct 2022
- Research & Ideas
Why a Failed Startup Might Be Good for Your Career After All
the VC firm risk supporting an entrepreneur with a questionable track record? A recent paper might contain the answer. Entrepreneurs coming off an initial VC-backed failure often see their careers accelerate in their follow-on job, as... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
When a Vacation Isn’t Enough, a Sabbatical Can Recharge Your Life—and Your Career
experience I had was unique,” he says. “Was I alone?” DiDonna launched The Sabbatical Project, interviewing some 50 people who had similarly taken time off from their work to see what lessons could be learned from their experiences. He... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 24 Apr 2020
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the NFL: Virtual Hiring, Leadership, Building Teams and COVID-19
was coming out of retirement and had been traded from the Patriots to Tampa Bay. Brady and “Gronk” spent nine seasons together with the Patriots, and Gronk caught 78 touchdown passes from Brady—more than any other receiver. “Rob has played his entire View Details
- 16 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
Advancing Black Talent: From the Flight Ramp to 'Family-Sustaining' Careers at Delta
that are working to create a more diverse workforce. One lesson Bastian has learned through his efforts: To create a sustainable strategy, business leaders can’t view diversity hiring as a one-time push to bring people on board, but... View Details
- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
you most proud of as a team? Are there events or elements of your business that could not have happened without the team coming together? Key lessons for each individual. Have each person speak to one or two key lessons. It is OK to “+1”... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 18 Nov 2020
Diverse Perspectives Series: Authenticity at Work: Lessons from Race, Work, and Leadership
Black Experience, will share some insights about authenticity as well as the key enablers and obstacles for career success with a specific focus on people of color. View Details
- 28 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job
your MBA experience From the first day of my MBA, my classmates knew that I loved music and wanted to explore careers in Entertainment and Media. On the professional front, I joined the Entertainment & Media Club, became the VP of... View Details
- 29 Jun 2015
- News
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg offers Tsinghua University grads 4 sound lessons in leadership
Keywords: gender bias
- 23 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Lessons on Life, Graffiti, and Value: 'It's in That Darkness That You Can Actually Develop and Evolve'
brought “a sense of accomplishment or gratification of having done something against the odds, this David-and-Goliath-like hero journey you created for yourself.” But he was still very much a David. Art school, never mind a career in art,... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 02 May 2023
- Blog Post
From Harvard Business School to Spotify: Four Lessons in My Journey to Land My Dream Job
your MBA experience From the first day of my MBA, my classmates knew that I loved music and wanted to explore careers in Entertainment and Media. On the professional front, I joined the Entertainment & Media Club, became the VP of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Marked Managers
biotech firms public between 1979 and 1996. Her new book, Career Imprints: Creating Leaders Across an Industry (Jossey-Bass), analyzes and draws lessons from the factors that made one company — Baxter... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
He recalls this moment in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts. “Up until that point,” he writes, “the only thing I had managed were a couple of donut shops—replacing... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- March 2018
- Supplement
Sandra Brown Goes Digital (C): Raising Quality in a Healthcare Company
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen
Using digital and social media tools and lessons learned from prior change campaigns as a middle manager in a large biotech company, Sandra Brown continued in a new role in the quality division, engaging staff in a quality movement at the company. She had found a new... View Details
Keywords: Digital; Grassroots Movement; Managing Change; Career Path; Stakeholder Engagement; Engagement; Health Care Industry; Quality; Leading Change; Performance Improvement; Personal Development and Career; Social Media; Health Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Jonathan Cohen. "Sandra Brown Goes Digital (C): Raising Quality in a Healthcare Company." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-084, March 2018.
- October 2017 (Revised October 2020)
- Case
Coaching Makena Lane
By: Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala
Makena Lane has a gift for producing results, even in the challenging retail context of the 2010s, but she also has a knack for “ruffling some feathers” in the process. Recruited to a Fortune 500 grocery and pharmacy retailer after climbing to Associate Principal in... View Details
Keywords: Executive Coaching; Employee Promotions; Career Transition From Consulting To Operating Role; 360-degree Feedback; Retail; Organizational Behavior; Personal Strategy ＆ Style; Mentoring; Coaching; Talent and Talent Management; Growth and Development; Employees; Leadership Style; Leadership Development; Management Style; Performance Evaluation; Personal Development and Career; Retail Industry; Australia; Europe; Canada; South Africa; United States; Asia
Bernstein, Ethan, and Om Lala. "Coaching Makena Lane." Harvard Business School Case 418-031, October 2017. (Revised October 2020.)
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
that’s not where I wanted my career to go. I saw how hard my parents worked. I didn’t want to be an entrepreneur. But growing up just a step away from the decision makers was like the Hamilton song. I knew I wanted to be in “the room... View Details