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- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
head to this day,” he says. “As an entrepreneur, leadership is the most important quality to have—you need it to attract the right people and get the optimum performance beyond any employee numbers or resources you control. And the case... View Details
- 16 May 2024
- News
On the Job
200 employees and all of this was really the state lottery. And at the state lottery, you are under a microscope because it does have the word “state” in it. There are many people that have their views of gaming, especially at that time... View Details
Keywords: first job; leadership; life experience; career lessons; Finance; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Retail Trade
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
The Beauty Guide
selves. It’s good not only for her employees but also for business. “We all know that when you have diverse points of views, that is when the business thrives,” she notes. Freyre recognizes that employees... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
structure in place so these ventures can be financed,” he explains. Sean John Clothing has quickly grown to sales of $200 million and one hundred employees since it was launched five years ago. “It’s our most profitable area,” says... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Edward D. Bullard: The Personal Touch
state-of-the-art plant; and diversified its product line to include thermal imaging devices, firefighter and rescue helmets, and air quality equipment. At the same time, it has streamlined production capabilities so that the hard hat that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
the rest of the employees were safely leaving the building and that the fire was contained. I learned that real leadership means running toward the fire and being concerned about the safety of others before your own. —John Fees (MBA 1999)... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
'They Feel Good,' yet the employees were wearing Reeboks," she recounts. "So I established new rules—don't bring a shoe in for a line review unless it feels good to the consumer, meaning comfortable, and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
graduated college, I didn’t feel there were any limitations to what I could do, but I regressed on that front after HBS. I had worked at BCG before HBS, but I decided not to go back there and I decided not to interview with companies like... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
You Only Thought You Were Republican
TOBIAS: “When CEOs make 500 times what their employees make, there is an upper class.” So there I am moderating last fall’s 35th Reunion panel, “Two Steves and a Joe,” with classmates Steve Schwarzman (estimated net worth, $15 billion),... View Details
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
Yeah. And that's such an important question because it's easy to say that, but how do you do it? Because those who can afford it the least get impacted the most. Unfortunately that's how life works. So some examples of how we did that with compassion. We told all of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
We were about to give up and call it a night when somebody dropped the girl off the bridge. And so John D. MacDonald (MBA ’39) begins another book, with an opening line so deft it makes other writers want to give up and call it a career.... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
world are declaring a climate emergency and a growing number of whistleblowers are coming out to tell the truth. What would telling the truth mean for your business? Supporting people to engage in social movements. Ecosia pays the legal fees for their View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Breaking News
the Colorado Sun. The acquisition was backed by a mix of national and local impact investors. “While impact capital has made a huge difference in other social-problem areas, there has been no front door for impact capital in the news... View Details
- 20 Jan 2023
- News
Free Spirits
Zone President North America of Anheuser-Busch. And that’s where the category stayed, largely untouched, until new techniques started to come on line around 2017. That’s the year Bill Shufelt and John Walker launched Athletic Brewing... View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
she increased Nabisco Biscuit's profits by more than 50 percent. Astutely observing the public's growing concern about nutrition and health, she then led the 1992 launch of SnackWell's line of cookies and crackers, which pioneered low-fat... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
podcast. But since we have an entrepreneur-founder in front of us, I wonder if you can talk a little bit about what are the basics of that process? So you figure we need some capital in order to invest in the app and pay salaries of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
"performance-oriented culture" to the 117-year-old firm. "No one," she says, "wants to take on people who've worked [at the company] for 25 years." Why Nisa could challenge entrenched employees and the historical norms at Godrej... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Steve Barger (MBA 1974)
on the front lines. Now I’m definitely on the front lines. The great thing about HBS is that it gives you confidence and prepares you to succeed in a variety of jobs. Still, I’m pretty sure I’m the only HBS... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Silent Killers: Overcoming Barriers to Organizational Learning
customers and products. A free flow of information that keeps people at the top informed, yet empowers those on the front lines to solve problems quickly, is crucial to implementing a successful strategy in... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 08 Aug 2019
- News
Cloudflare Pulls the Plug on Hate Site
Valley’s “digital ceiling” in a March 2015 Bulletin article; Prince discussed his work on the front lines of the cyber war in the June 2016 issue of the Bulletin. READ MORE View Details