Mentoring - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Aug 2011
News

A Toast to Macchu Pisco

Business Plan Contest, I did a marketing independent study on how to launch a premium pisco brand in the United States. We entered a plan in the contest and were semi-finalists. The alumni I contacted during my second year were extremely helpful in View Details

Keywords: Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Jan 2023
Blog Post

11 Ways to Reengage Employees in the New Year

team members individually to talk about their professional and personal development goals. With more information about their team, managers can deepen interpersonal connections and recommend specific conferences, projects, courses, and View Details

Keywords: All Industries

30 Sep 2019
Blog Post

The Health Care Initiative at HBS

resources across the community The role of the HCI is to bridge and bring together all these tremendous resources while also adding to the mix. Right now, we host several annual activities including: a physician shadowing program in conjunction with Brigham and Women's... View Details

10 Jul 2017
Blog Post

Why the MBA is Still Relevant

irreplaceable aspect of the MBA are the people you meet and the friends you make during the experience. Before I came to HBS, I heard stories from friends and mentors about the importance of the connections people made during their time... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Turning Point: Crossover

Randal Bessolo (MBA 1992) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Randal Bessolo (MBA 1992) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) I got into coaching basketball when I was 33 years old, volunteering at the Mercy Home for Boys in Chicago. Mentoring... View Details

01 Jun 1999
News

New Releases

together a stellar record of performance while building a network of mentors to support and advise them. To uncover the processes that promote the development and advancement of minority executives, Thomas and Gabarro embarked on a... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Coming Home to HBS

Alum Mentor Antoine Leboyer was during one of his business trips to the U.S. We met in Spangler and I wanted to buy him coffee. “Be my guest, this is my home!” I said. His answer still stays with me: “this is also my home.” From my... View Details

13 Dec 2018
Blog Post

Working at the Intersection of Business and Environment

local alumni. In addition to bringing high-profile speakers on campus, we also organize informal discussions with students and BEI faculty about environment-related topics. We run a mentorship program that connects students with alumni View Details

10 Jan 2007
HBS Case

The Challenge of Managing National Security

can't mess things up too badly. I've also had terrific mentors who've taught me how to teach. And there's nothing more motivating than seeing that lightbulb come on. If you teach and you don't love the lightbulb, you're in the wrong job. View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Service

16 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports

friends, and mentors who have helped him to build his career. Professors Anita Elberse and Joshua Margolis were Laitsas’ professors in the classroom and have become trusted advisors. HBS alum and fellow basketball player, Dan Sunwoo (MBA... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Blog Post

Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital

college knowing, based on conversations with mentors and looking at my role models in business, that I wanted to go to business school,” he said. HBS was also always his top choice. “I chose ICV (as my next company after working in... View Details

31 Jan 2025
News

New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses

“There wasn’t really a scalable model when we started,” says Meurer. “It was just like, let’s help these small businesses, and we jumped in.” With time, Meurer says the SBPI evolved into simple, effective program. “We match alumni volunteers with experienced View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

26 Feb 2021
News

Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation

ask the panel all of their questions.” The presentation then focused on how to build a board resume and establish a network of mentors in the desired industry. Hart says the webinars were a chance to educate potential future board... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

28 Feb 2017
Blog Post

Why I Love My Job: Sierra Smith Talks Her Fashion Startup Internship

your satisfaction at work? Beyond the above, the key reason I did an internship at Plan de Ville was the amazing connection I had with the founder. From the first moment Catherine and I spoke, I knew she would be an incredible mentor to... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

18 Nov 2021
Op-Ed

5 Principles for Scaling Change from IBM’s High School Innovation

on local employers to provide admitted students with mentors and paid work experience starting in grade nine. Co-author of the recent book, Breaking Barriers: How P-TECH Schools Create a Pathway from High School to College to Career, with... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

10 Dec 2021
Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on the Midwest

decided to pursue my MBA after leaving healthcare consulting. I knew I wanted to be a leader in healthcare and wasn't sure about the correct path. I looked at leaders I admired in the industry and realized so many of them had MBAs from top programs. I talked to my... View Details

13 Nov 2020
News

Countdown To Remote Learning

(HBAP), a certificate for executives launched in 2018. Ten HBAP faculty members served as trainers and mentors to their colleagues, with support from HBS’s Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning. “The School ran numerous training... View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Our Students for a Changing World

take on contacting emergency first responders—have been able to use the i-lab as a base to grow, taking advantage of its facilities, programs, and connections. “Again and again, we were blown away by the generosity of the HBS community, as people donated hours to... View Details

10 Sep 2024
Blog Post

Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)

While in this role, I worked with executives across several companies and ultimately accepted a job offer from one of them, also an HBS grad. They became a demanding mentor who offered guidance, helping me to mature as a manager, develop... View Details