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Volunteer Recent Alumni OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECENT ALUMNI Recent alumni support the School and the global alumni community by volunteering in a wide range of important roles, from reunion planning to fundraising to writing Class Notes, as... View Details

06 Oct 2010
Research & Ideas

John Kotter: Four Ways to Kill a Good Idea

time they tried a big change (in their case, the "customer centric" initiative), they were unsuccessful, and some of the consequences (impossible workloads for a while, a few good people's careers derailed) were very unpleasant.... View Details

Keywords: by John Kotter & Lorne A. Whitehead

26 Sep 2011
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HBS Cases: Lady Gaga

Elberse. "That was just three years ago, and now she is, by many measures, the biggest celebrity on the planet. Gaga is a marketing phenomenon." This fall, Elberse will teach a case on Lady Gaga's meteoric career in her popular... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Entertainment & Recreation; Music

01 Oct 2021
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From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact

ending up with huge medical bills we couldn’t pay.” Inspired by this personal experience, Rabah chose to build a career in health care. She studied biology as an undergraduate at Cornell, where she developed a strong interest in drug... View Details

09 Jun 2024
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The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

take. It allowed them to integrate everything they learned into situations they were likely to encounter in the workforce. As someone who is pursuing a career that requires me to evaluate businesses but also learn its operations, this... View Details

08 Mar 2022
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Recalling My First Cold Call: A Conversation with Second-Year Students

Zealand Club. After graduation she plans to move to Australia, where she will pursue a career in the food tech industry. What do you remember about your first cold call?My first cold call was in a Technology... View Details

30 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 30

tracks the origins of sweetriot from Sarah's formative early career experiences, to the company's launch and beyond as Sarah prepares future products, establishes production channels, and seeks future funding. Sarah was not content to... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 May 2022
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MoMBAs: The Inspiring Student Mothers of HBS

explored where I want my career to go and has given me a different perspective to bring to the classroom. HBS has great formal support for families through the MoMBA club and the Crimson Parents Club, and also has informal support through... View Details

11 Apr 2024
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Mission Control

relativity. Those interests led to degrees from the Technical University of Vienna and even some opportunities to work on projects at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. But his life plans took a sharp turn on a Tuscany... View Details

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Kristin W. Mugford | About

investment committee. Bain Capital Credit is one of the leading corporate and distressed debt managers, managing over $40 billion in offices around the world. Kristin began her career at the Walt Disney Company, where she worked in... View Details

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Finance Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

: Winner of the 2019 Best Paper Award in Investments at the Center for Financial Planning Academic Research Conference for “Lazy Prices” with Christopher Malloy and Quoc Nguyen. Robin Greenwood : Winner of the 2019 Fama-DFA Second Place... View Details

18 Feb 2020
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A Vision of Love@HBS in 2020

personal and professional lives amid constant change. Despite the distance, we did our best to grow our careers and our relationship while aligning our paths to finally meet in the same place. That place turned out to be HBS. We’ve... View Details

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John H. McArthur | About

launching his remarkable career as a scholar, teacher, and administrator and culminating with his appointment as the School’s seventh dean. McArthur’s vision, passion, and unparalleled gift for building consensus transformed the School.... View Details

01 Aug 1998
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High Honors

Associated Press, he spent 43 years building Norfolk, VirginiaÐbased Landmark Communications, Inc. (and its earlier incarnations), from an $8 million family business to a multimedia enterprise with close to five thousand employees. Batten's View Details

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Request more information | HBS Courses | HBS Online

option Please Select I want to accelerate my career I want to change careers I am or plan to be an entrepreneur I am interested in pursuing an MBA I want to prepare for my... View Details

02 May 2016
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5 Facts about Clubs at HBS

with each day. Luckily, clubs are a unifying structure to meet others with similar career or personal interests. 2. You can join an existing club or start one of your own While HBS boasts some large clubs with hundreds of members (e.g.... View Details

02 Feb 2022
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How I Spent My HBS 2+2 Deferral: Nikki Philip

is to consider how a 2+2 admission fits into an overall plan for your career and passion. One of the biggest benefits of the deferred admission process is the freedom it gives you to learn and pursue your... View Details

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McCollum Center | About

where he served as chairman from 1947 to 1972. Leonard McCollum (1902-1993) gained a reputation as a skilled oil industry leader during his early career with Standard Oil. He joined Continental Oil when it was a medium-sized company with... View Details

14 May 2024
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Video: MBA Moms Celebrate Mother’s Day

Gutierrez: It's all about knowing my priorities Carlene Oestergaard: and plan as a family Jimena Gutierrez: the support of other MBA moms and my husband, Ernesto, an MBA student. Carlene Oestergaard: For my husband and I, as a dual View Details

09 Nov 2022
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Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

transition from the workforce into a hectic RC (first) year. I subsequently joined LASO's leadership team as the VP of Career Development and helped plan our annual Adelante Conference. With my classmate’s... View Details

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