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  • 05 Aug 2015
  • News

Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine

Growing up in Washington, DC, David Bradley (MBA 1977) aspired to be a politician, not a businessman, but figured he should have a strong financial base in order to launch his political career. In 1979, he formed the Research Counsel of... View Details
  • 01 Mar 2017
  • News

Ask the Expert: Capital Architect

Skydeck podcast BRUNELL: Human motivation for supporting or catalyzing change only comes from within. We can’t “make” people’s behavior or “mandate” mindset. Citizens must have reason to care, want, and believe in the change agenda—and to trust the process and people... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2020
  • News

Maintaining a Resilient Democracy

Selected as a 2018 “new leader to watch” by the Leadership Now Project, cofounded by Daniella Ballou-Aares (MBA 2001, MPA 2002), Harder sees Washington’s hyperpartisanship as a roadblock to legislative progress. In his 10th Congressional... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
  • June 2009
  • Case

The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama

By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary
This case profiles President Barack Hussein Obama's rise to the presidency as an "improbable candidate." The case illustrates the ways in which he overcame criticism from those who questioned his credibility and his values, and skepticism from those who were unsure... View Details
Keywords: Ethnicity; Race; Political Elections; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Trust
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  • Profile

Leo Markel

Why was earning your MBA at Harvard Business School important to you? I came to Harvard Business School to further develop my leadership ability. While confident in my analytical skills, I recognized that I did not have the View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Other Financial Services; Nonprofit / Government
  • 13 Aug 2024
  • Blog Post

Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)

government, and politics in BGEI, and developed herself as a leader. “I think it took me going to HBS for me to shape my views around what kind of leadership I wanted to have on the Continent,” Kuyoro... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
  • Module Note

Truman and the Bomb Summary: Balancing Benefits and Harms

By: Sandra J. Sucher
A summary of the major themes discussed in the eleventh class of The Moral Leader (EC curriculum). View Details
Keywords: History; Leadership; Ethics; Decision Choices and Conditions; Government and Politics
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  • Profile

Matthew Wyble

According to Matt Wyble, the best way to prepare for his political and business ambitions might just be by emulating “the skills of a nineteenth-century soldier.” Although Matt is not at all martial in his attitude, he has demonstrated... View Details
  • 05 May 2023
  • News

Fail Better

looking for me and I, nobody knew where I was, and in an environment that is less politically correct, everybody knew that Joe was looking for me because he stepped out of his office and started yelling about my whereabouts. So I get to... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

Profile: The Invisible Hand - Robert Massie and God's Green Earth

know what I was talking about — I wanted to change that. I also wanted to understand business, one of the most powerful institutions in society, and learn about leadership and how to galvanize resources, human and otherwise.” As is the... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; management; ethics
  • Profile

Andrew Kletzing

to serve my country again. Not in the military, but by using my business experience and knowledge. I love politics and would like a public service or government role. Perhaps even in elected office. One of the great things about HBS is... View Details
  • 26 Mar 2008
  • First Look

First Look: March 26, 2008

him to drive significant change in an industry and Japanese society in the second half of the twentieth century. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=408039 Leadership in Energy: Jim Rogers at... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Portrait Project

Scott Quigley

the city through political and economic development projects. A young soldier in my unit, fresh on what would turn out to be a 15-month-long mission, asked me in a fearful tone through a stone gaze, "What do we do, Sir?" My... View Details
  • Web

Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Michae... Inclusive Finance: The HBS Experience Kevin Amateshe 18 May 2017 I recently had the opportunity to attend an Executive Education Program: Strategic Leadership in ... How Americans from All Walks of Life Can Thrive in an Era of... View Details
  • 04 Nov 2016
  • News

No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission

been that person who has had it all planned out from the beginning,” Levine recently told The Australian Financial Review. Last year, Levine moved over to Instagram to serve as COO of the photo- and video-sharing social media site that Facebook acquired in 2012. “I... View Details
  • August 2007 (Revised April 2008)
  • Compilation

"Doer's Profile" Nelson Mandela (1918- )

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley Spence
Profile of Nelson Mandela designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical records. View Details
Keywords: Government and Politics; Leadership; Success; Personal Development and Career
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Working Knowledge | Harvard Business School

Working Knowledge Economics and Global Commerce Mapping the Salt Tax That Helped Shatter a Monarchy Research by Marco Tabellini examines how taxes can spark a political revolution. Featuring Marco E. Tabellini . By Ana Elena Azpúrua on... View Details
  • 29 May 2019
  • News

Bloomberg: Restoring Our Faith in Business and Government

In his address to HBS graduates at this year’s Class Day, Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) spoke about the degeneration of American political culture and the challenge it poses. “Now, the good news is: There is a solution,” he told the crowd,... View Details
  • October 1995
  • Case

DISC (A) (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria and Scott A. Snook
Follows the development and implementation of fundamental organizational change in a large government bureaucracy. The case is set in the Defense Industrial Supply Center (DISC) and follows two senior leaders as they grapple with issues of fundamental change in a... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Restructuring; Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; National Security; Leadership Style
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  • 02 Jan 2018
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, January 3, 2018

in U.S. politics: CEOs are taking very public stands on thorny political issues that have nothing to do with their firms’ bottom lines. Business leaders like Tim Cook of Apple, Howard Schultz of Starbucks, and Marc Benioff of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne