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example? AM: Yeah, and it was really her partnership with her CEO, Satya Nadella, the two of them together. And there were other people on that team, but they both stood out in how they revealed their commitment to inclusion, led this incredible View Details

09 Nov 2023
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From the Brink

transition to the incoming Trump administration. For his work on PROMESA, alongside other responsibilities, Weiss received the Alexander Hamilton Award, the department’s highest honor. Chepenik went on to lead Ernst & Young’s public-sector View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Dec 1997
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Multimedia Martha: Sharon Patrick Cooks Up A Winner

Inc. When did you first meet Martha Stewart? Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 1993. I had completed my time at McKinsey and Rainbow, where I had become a startup and turnaround person. I was finishing a year off, and I was undertaking... View Details

01 Oct 1999
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Eight Among Many: Alfred A. Checchi

Al Checchi's record of achievement - particularly his turnaround of Northwest Airlines - is usually attributed to his brilliance and financial acumen. Often overlooked is how family heritage and twists of fate have played a role in his... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

05 Nov 2019
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Alumnus Named McDonald’s CEO

Chris Kempczinski (MBA 1997) has been named the new CEO of McDonald’s. Previously serving as McDonald's USA President, Kempczinski was instrumental in the recent turnaround of the iconic burger chain, a process which was detailed at... View Details

Keywords: Food Services and Drinking Places; Hospitality

01 Jun 2024
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Firm Foundation

at the midsize level or larger.” Orchestrating a turnaround at Pampered Chef gave her valuable insights as an operator that eventually led her to launch Kanbrick: “I saw that most midsize companies struggle with the same things: How to... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; private equity; Warren Buffett; career path; investment strategy; family business; Finance

01 Mar 2004
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Gibson Hits a High Note

33ffea43b3115eba957356db0b41a6e4 It’s a turnaround story almost too good to be true. Gibson Guitar was down, and nearly out, in 1986 when Henry Juszkiewicz (MBA ’79) and David Berryman (MBA ’79) bought the legendary Nashville maker of... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2017
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In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller

photo by Clara Molden / Camera Press / Redux Corporate turnarounds aren’t known for being a walk in the park. “Anybody who does what I do has to be incredibly resolute, to the point of bloody-minded, about the need to fracture an... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2018
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Research Brief: Where Top-Down Tops Out

Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) Raffaella Sadun (photo by Russ Campbell) In the face of economic challenges, hospitals in the English National Health Service have turned to a strategy that has proven effective for small private and public organizations: hiring... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Dec 2005
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One-on-One with Peter Cuneo

comic books. In a career that spans more than thirty years, Cuneo has completed seven successful turnarounds at consumer-product companies such as Clairol, Black & Decker, and Remington. He joined Marvel in 1999, just after it emerged... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; comic books; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

24 Apr 2014
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A bold experiment in education

ensure under-resourced children have the opportunity to succeed in college and beyond. Four years ago, NOCP embarked upon a turnaround of Walter L. Cohen High School, once coined “America’s Most Dangerous High School” and the lowest... View Details

01 Oct 2002
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All Aboard

Railroad management used to be a hot topic at HBS, but that was a few decades before David Gunn (MBA '64) arrived at Soldiers Field. Too bad, because Gunn is a modern incarnation of the quintessential railroad man. These days, that usually means he has to be a View Details

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