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Article | Harvard Business Review Psychological safety—a shared belief among team members that it’s OK to speak up with candor—has become a popular concept. However, as its popularity has grown, so too have misconceptions about it. Such... View Details

09 Jun 2022
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The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

some of my closest friends. What is your biggest takeaway from the last two years that will help you in your future endeavors?Before I started at HBS, I had this misconception that business school—especially HBS—would be “all business,... View Details

21 Sep 2021
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Readers Ask: How Can I Gain Power and Influence?

posed by Instagram users and Battilana’s answers: What’s the biggest myth people tend to believe about power dynamics? In my research, I have found strikingly common misconceptions in how people think about power. The first myth is that... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

01 Jun 2024
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Competing in the Age of AI

at it several times. You’re going to get scraped knees and bruised elbows.” Leaders have to persevere, he says. “They have to take the lead in learning how to use these tools so they can understand what it means for their businesses.” Lakhani has encountered several... View Details

Keywords: April White

27 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Recovering from the Need to Achieve

urge you to get past this misconception and realize that such admissions will enhance your productivity and career. So, consider: Do you regret any significant decisions you've made about your career? If you had to do it over again, would... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

08 Oct 2021
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8 Stories from PRIDE for National Coming Out Day

say that I have since found the one, the man I’m spending the rest of my life with—and my mom loves him just as much as I do.” Bailey Wilton (she/her), Class of 2022 “Probably the most common misconception about coming out is that it's a... View Details

22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order

infrastructure, which was built into the federal infrastructure bill that was signed in November. “I think there’s a misconception that it’s costly but otherwise it’s easy. The reality is that while it isn’t rocket science, there is still... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

15 Jun 2007
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Remembering Alfred Chandler

Al in his hunting cap, which now appears at the very front of the book. But a hunter he undeniably was: In the vast body of his work he located and brought down a host of misconceptions about the nature of business, establishing in their... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

12 Oct 2018

Dispelling Myths Webinar

A conversation between Managing Director of Admissions, Chad Losee, and HBS students about the myths and misconceptions regarding HBS. View Details

19 Mar 2019
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Mission Critical

misconceptions that are out there about donation. So our industry has worked really hard to dispel the myths and misconceptions so that more people will be open and willing to donate. “More and more people... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

17 Dec 2018
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Thinking of Joining a Board? Christiana Smith Shi (MBA 1986) Shares Her Experience

pretty significant board refreshment, so it was a very steep learning curve, but a great experience. What is a common misconception you hear about board service? One common misconception about board service... View Details

30 Oct 2018
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Demystifying the HBS Application

jitters. Dispelling Myths Webinar: In this webinar, current MBA students sit down with Chad to discuss common myths and misconceptions about life at HBS. View Video Application Tips Summer Series: This summer, Chad broke down each part... View Details

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Maliha Khan

paradoxes, too. I want to use my education and the drive I have inherited from my grandmother to simultaneously make it a better place for women and to correct the world’s misconceptions about my country. View Details

01 Jun 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Turkey Is Not Middle Eastern I enjoyed reading the excellent Editor’s Note in the March issue: “Analyze This — What a Mundane Mailing List Reveals about HBS.” However, in your note there is a misconception that Turkey is in the Middle... View Details

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Closings - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

timing during the term. Misconceptions about Closure David Garvin Professor Garvin explains that closure does not always require that the discussion reach a consensus of opinion. Transcript Summarizing Content at the End of Class Tom... View Details

23 Jan 2017
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Celebrating National Coming Out Day at HBS

conversations that led to learning on both sides. Many section mates said it was one of the events that brought our section much closer and inspired others to share their stories, which continues to this day. I had a misconception that... View Details

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Kine Seck Mercier

questions. It was a great opportunity to correct misconceptions people might have.” As part of her plan to leverage her HBS education to explore new directions, Kiné is using her summer internship to work with Education Pioneers, a... View Details

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog

therefore vilified—ones in our society. Many assume power is predetermined by personality or wealth, or that it’s gained by strong-arming others. Many write it off as “dirty” and want nothing to do with it. Our misconceptions about power,... View Details

01 Jun 2000
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Books

devising a new cooperation model, with less emphasis on competition and more on building working relationships within and between companies. Mills writes that the book is about "how people, limited by misconceptions based on past... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Sales 101: Founder Selling - Course Catalog

not true. No matter how strong your product, even if it easily fits into already established habits and anybody who tries it likes it immediately, you must still support it with a strong distribution plan.” -From “Zero to One” by Peter Thiel One common View Details

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