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- Portrait Project
Missy Blakeley
I'll share with you a dirty little secret: all these wonderful opportunities... scare the heck out of me...! When I was growing up, my parents told me I could do anything I set my mind to – yet I was still not allowed to bike past the... View Details
- 25 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Steer Clear of the Blind Spots That Derail Experiments
which interventions had staying power. Focusing too much on “what” instead of “why.” Companies often set out to test a particular question or compare a short slate of options with the goal of finding what... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 26 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Alumni in Climate Networking Series: New York City
away with connections to help bolster this next step for them. Our goal through this series is to build out a climate community in key locations and we look forward to visiting our next set of cities in... View Details
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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog
students who simply want to deepen their understanding of corporate finance and how finance concepts can be effectively applied within a wide range of organizations. Educational Objectives The goal of the course is to provide students... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
other. Its findings will lead to recommendations for HBS programs and initiatives that would meet the needs of this ever-growing overseas constituency. In addition, a subcommittee is working with the School to develop a sustainable five-year plan for the annual Global... View Details
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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog
bonds outstanding. Every day, public markets set prices for CEOs and CFOs, financial institutions, and investors, all seeking to raise and invest money in a way that drives the economy forward. A public exit - whether through an initial... View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Blog Post
A New Way to Recruit
fortunate. Starved of the peer set we sometimes take for granted, most job candidates are forced to rely on google searches, and questionable third-hand accounts of how to procure and succeed at the jobs that interest them. I started... View Details
- 02 Jun 2014
- Research & Ideas
Excerpt: ‘A Social Strategy’
entailed setting up a corporate page on Facebook, getting people to "Like" it, and then broadcasting messages to those fans with the expectation of receiving a response (in the form of either feedback or increased sales). Companies have... View Details
- Career Coach
Jonathan Shepherd
expertise, Jonathan welcomes conversations ranging from self-assessment to goal setting to tactics and execution - always acknowledging how each of these is just one piece of that thing called life. Work... View Details
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- 05 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019
financial goals over time—specifically, how organizations set goals, structure activities, select members, and socialize those members. In my own research, I see that these four pillars both shape and are... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
How Bank of America Turned Branches into Service-Development Laboratories
Companies often use rigorous R&D processes to guide new product development, but are much less scientific when it comes to creating services. Not Bank of America, which has turned Atlanta-area branches into consumer laboratories. Here's how BofA View Details
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Prompt-a-thon Invites HBS IT Staff to Sharpen GenAI Skills | Information Technology
challenges and use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to create and refine prompts and solutions within a set time frame. HBS IT recently held a Prompt-a-thon hosted by the Business Relationship Management and Instructional... View Details
- 04 Jan 2016
- News
Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation
members, Pakistani members, and no one was talking to each other.’ So we set out as a mission to get top CEOs from around the world from opposite sides of conflict regions actually communicating, actually beginning to understand the other... View Details
- Portrait Project
Xiao Wang
I will make dreams come true. No, I cannot make you fly or find true love. But I can help with the goals that we set for ourselves every New Year's Day - that this is the year I will become fitter, feel more... View Details
- 27 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
IBM Finds Profit in Diversity
accountable for diversity-related results is key. Gerstner noted, "We did not set quotas, but we did set goals and made people aware of the people in their units who they... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors has had a busy year, meeting both on campus and in informal settings around the world. In January, we returned to HBS for our Winter Meeting. The sessions included important reports from the... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 06 Sep 2013
- News
More Seats at the Table
youngest person as well. That didn't sit well with her for several reasons. While equality was one of them, improving companies was another. So two years ago she started Trewstar, with one goal in mind: getting experienced and... View Details
- 31 May 2018
- Blog Post
Yes, Introverts CAN Network Successfully: A Brief How-To for People Who "Hate" Networking
logical, less emotional, and more sincere. His steps include: Clarify your goals"Start with yourself; being able to articulate your own goals will help others help you," Shepherd advises. Specifically, jobseekers should clarify... View Details
- 25 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program
Children’s Hospital, I went on to study bioengineering at Harvard. I became fascinated with biotech and established a goal of transitioning research into treatments that would make a meaningful difference for patients. After college,... View Details
- 14 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Pay-for-Performance Doesn’t Always Pay Off
Ideal Laboratory In the early 90s, Hewlett-Packard seemed a perfect setting for innovations in pay. A so-called "built-to-last" company, it was highly decentralized and enjoyed a sense of mutual trust, high commitment, and wide... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace