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Alumni Career Journey: Margot Zuckerman (MBA 2024) – Integrating Climate into Business (and Government) Priorities - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

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Winning with Digital Platforms Online Course | HBS Online

business models as new marketplace challenges arise Define the factors platforms must consider when entering adjacent markets Propose an action plan for a startup platform, Picabuu, to address a network... View Details

09 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

The Challenge of the Multi-site Nonprofit

as CEO), Planned Parenthood, Habitat for Humanity, SOS Kinderdorf, and The Nature Conservancy. Each was mapped on two dimensions—one that exerts forces toward unit autonomy and the other influencing the degree of organizational... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2003
News

A Casual Approach to Success

advantage at Lehman was that I knew I wouldn’t stay there. I was planning to go back to San Francisco and work for my dad,” he explains. Hellman seemed to have a natural ability — he calls it genetic, given the legacy of banking in his... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

06 Dec 2021
News

December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

unposted openings, discussing salaries, and how getting recognition for accomplishments can lead to promotions and pay increases. The book’s case studies and expert contributions provide many examples and recommendations to manage stress and make the search process... View Details

15 Aug 2024
Op-Ed

Post-CrowdStrike, Six Questions to Test Your Company's Operational Resilience

team. They will be responsible for designing and maintaining the business continuity and disaster recovery management plan, ensuring a robust and effective response to potential disasters. Process: Maintaining the plan iteratively and... View Details

Keywords: by Hise Gibson and Anita Lynch

01 Nov 1999
Lessons from the Classroom

What’s Next & So What? Leading in the 21st Century

with these messy, complicated sets of challenges. My focus for participants will be on questions such as: What is the role of activists in transforming organizations? What is the game plan for getting your View Details

Keywords: by Staff

10 Dec 2007
HBS Case

One Laptop per Child

globally when carrying out such a worthy but ambitious goal. And the whole story points to the personal challenges that face the originator of a cool nonprofit idea when "me-too" for-profit companies seek to compete for the same customers. View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer

21 Jan 2014
News

Climbing to New Heights

appreciative of warmth, shelter, a shower—all those things you generally take for granted." But, Petzel adds, he also feels an obligation to give back. Based in London, where he works for Goldman Sachs, he became acquainted with Community View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

19 Dec 2005
Research & Ideas

Public Education Goes to School

an action plan to implement back home what they've learned on campus. We then visit each district a few months later to check on the progress of their action plans, and to... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark; Education

01 Sep 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015

perfect set of slides to convince investors to back you and your venture. The authors, veterans of the startup world, show you how to create a compelling pitch deck and how to plan and execute a fundraising road show to garner financial... View Details

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

Competition and plans to expand to other African nations. Karan Khimji: Eliminating carbon dioxide from the air Karan Khimji felt compelled to play his part in mitigating climate change after seeing the effects first-hand in Oman.... View Details

Career Coach

Ildi Nielsen

job market. Students and alumni appreciate her direct approach that includes breaking down the job search into action steps. Ildi is a graduate of Dartmouth College and is an active alumni interviewer. She and her husband manage a... View Details

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An Emerging Entrepreneur | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

provide high-quality, relevant education and training in interpersonal skills to students who may not have planned to go to college,” says Bichara. “We want to prepare them to understand and play an important role in the 21st-century... View Details

01 Sep 2016
News

Making Progress on Strategic Priorities

decision-making to negotiation. HBX Live is a virtual HBS classroom experience bringing together participants from around the world. Bridges, a three-day capstone course introduced in 2015, gives graduating MBA students an opportunity to reflect on their time at the... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

School Ties

from a cross-section of society. The group issued a plan that became the foundation for Delaware's winning entry for the Race to the Top program. Strategy implementation. Local business executives are lending their expertise to help... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services

17 Oct 2006
First Look

First Look: October 17, 2006

believed that these holdout creditors created "collective action problems" and presented a major obstacle to successful sovereign debt restructurings. On the other hand, other observers argued that activist investors actually... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Oct 2022
Blog Post

6 Things to Know About Sustainability at HBS

Projects, internships, and fellowships. HBS’s efforts reflect Harvard-wide sustainability and climate goals Back in 2014, Harvard launched a five-year Sustainability Plan which set clear University-wide goals and priorities in five areas:... View Details

19 Sep 2019
News

Predicting Human Behaviors

car. The human observer was not surprised by the child in the street. Subtle behavioral cues had told him the boy was planning to cross to his mother. What was surprising was that the self-driving car simulator recognized those cues, too.... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 May 2006
Lessons from the Classroom

Women Find New Path to Work

beginning, which we supplement with action planning done in small groups—our personal board of directors. It has a real updating of the fundamental skills that we teach here at the School. Q: Could you... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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