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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
that transcends the confines of “economic self-interest.” Referring to the nation’s financial crisis, Light said, “The times call for serious reflection and deep inquiry.” If timing is everything, then the... View Details
- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
Flint: I’m curious how you felt about this personally, this moment in your professional career, having the opportunity to step into the CEO role, but at a time in this organization that’s so riddled with crisis and challenge, how did you... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Life Lessons
delegating authority to them.” Currently a marketing manager at General Mills, Sundy has a long-term goal: He’d like to become a member of the U.S. Senate, “to influence public policy and make a real contribution to society.” — GE Martín... View Details
- 04 Dec 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Case for Funding Female Founders
investment opportunity that traditional VCs are simply overlooking. In this special episode of Skydeck, recorded live at Fall Reunions, Dodi speaks with Associate Editor Jen Flint about the challenges that female founders still face—and what View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
music director just a week before the flooding began, had led the orchestra only a handful of times as a guest conductor. Now, at 38, he was tasked with rebuilding an orchestra with no home or foreseeable income. When the orchestra took... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
diving in. If we can educate them about it and make it a known and also be able to show them that these challenges that people typically face, we have real solutions to it. We have ways in which you’re going to be able to tackle this... View Details
- 05 May 2020
- News
“Walking a Tightrope”
upon them far more than we've ever thought before. And I hope that we do recognize how important they are. The system is still working. And it's thanks to the working class.” Dan Morrell: Sheryl WuDunn (MBA 1986) is the author of several books with her husband, New... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faculty Q&A: Playing the Hits
behind one of pop culture's most successful icons. Over the past decade, Elberse, the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration, has frequented star-studded galas thrown by LeBron James and Jay-Z, hung out with the CEO of Walt Disney Studios, and watched... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Retirement's Changing Face
doesn’t do it. Nobody understands how much has been on their shoulders until they allow themselves to take the weight off. “You have to learn yourself,” she adds. “I was afraid that I would disappear into the wilderness when I left Fidelity. That hasn’t happened. I’ve... View Details
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
cannot be successful unless they show vulnerability, are consistent, take time to be balanced, have a vision, and embrace their role as decision-makers. In the 2010 case “Toby Johnson: Leading After School,” Johnson, with military service... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
decisions about which extracurricular activities to pursue, which schools to apply to, and which topics to choose for their essays. An Introduction to Real Estate Finance by Edward A. Glickman (MBA 1981) (Academic Press) This textbook for... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
In Review
Nohria reflected on his time leading the School and how students and faculty mobilized to respond to the pandemic. After all that the world has faced in 2020, it’s easy to forget that you assumed the deanship in the aftermath of an... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
cool head and be flexible while maintaining a real sense of urgency," Pollo Tropical's Castaldo remarks, adding, "The idea of a ‘typical day' is not typical in our business." He says he tries to limit office work and meetings to three... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
technology company that they planned to start. “Having to submit the plan formally and knowing it would be scrutinized forced us to spend a lot more time making sure all the details — especially the financials — were perfect,” says Bang... View Details
- 03 Jan 2018
- News
Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room
of family members, taking care of bills, managing personal relationships, balancing work-life with family. You've got a lot of players who are married, that have children. And spend a lot of time away from their children, and oftentimes... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
M.I.A. Boards
system of choosing directors to “the old Soviet-style elections” in which shareholders’ real choice is to vote for anointed nominees, abstain, or sell the stock. Of all the nominees put forward by boards, 99.7 percent win election. Also,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
figure of $10.1 billion to $4.5 billion and are concentrating on three major projects, two in Brazil and one in Chile. We must deliver these projects on time and on budget. Meanwhile, we’re cutting production and putting some other... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
pernicious elements of FOBO come in, because this is where it goes from, "I can't decide what I'm going to do Friday," to where it's a real emotional and mental problems, because the more disconnected from reality you are, and the more... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
occur. I also had a very important mentor at McKinsey, with whom I have stayed in close touch. His willingness to spend time with me has shown me that mentorship at senior levels can have a real impact on... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
the VC community to see itself as a real industry.” The venture capital industry began to take shape after World War II on the northeastern seaboard when in 1946 Doriot became president of the first public venture capital firm:... View Details