Filter Results:
(7,055)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,055)
- People (88)
- News (2,328)
- Research (1,950)
- Events (19)
- Multimedia (197)
- Faculty Publications (1,419)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(7,055)
- People (88)
- News (2,328)
- Research (1,950)
- Events (19)
- Multimedia (197)
- Faculty Publications (1,419)
- 25 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #18: Tom Ferguson (MBA 2014) Venture Capitalist and Water Evangelist
concluded, “Our big job is to prove that water is an enormous economic and impact opportunity. 66% of GDP relies on it! This isn’t going away, and I hope more people come into the funding market. Our job will be to stay competitive.” About the Author Jacqueline Adams... View Details
- Web
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Change Course Number 1581 Lecturer Gerald Chertavian Senior Lecturer Brian Trelstad Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Paper Career Focus SESC is tailored for individuals aiming to... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
by the telecom industry, entered HBS with the goal of using her time there to find the career she truly wanted. After graduation, she returned to California and held a series of finance jobs in the fashion and apparel industry. Restless... View Details
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
A. G. Lafley, MBA 1977
a career as a professor. He started a Ph.D. program in medieval and Renaissance history at the University of Virginia before leaving to enlist in the U.S. Navy. After several years of running grocery and specialty stores at a U.S. base... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace
resolve. The virtualization of work is here. The virtualization of careers is here. Without reconciling this tension, the risk will be losing excellent talent who are looking for flexibility from their employers. There are many companies... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Profile
Hiroshi Mikitani
When Hiroshi Mikitani decided, at age 31, to leave a good job at the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo to start a company, he raised more than a few eyebrows. In Japanese culture, where the group is favored above the individual, entrepreneurship is a rare View Details
- 25 May 2023
- Blog Post
6 Best Practices for Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Interview Process
to future employees about what they can expect from a career with your organization. Craft inclusive job descriptions that welcome candidates Educate interviewers on the benefits of diverse teams to counter “just like me” bias Level the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 20 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
“Business as Usual, In a Different Way” – Creating an Impactful Remote Internship at Actis
is Actis’ pipeline of high-potential and diverse talent into the firm. As Henley noted, “We look to hire people who will build a career at Actis and hope that the Summer Associates will be the future leaders of the firm. Our Associates... View Details
- 12 Apr 2018
- Blog Post
Reading Between the Lines: How to Spot the Skills You Need Among the Resumes You Get
surface the underlying skills. “Ideally,” says Kristen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, HBS Career & Professional Development, “applicants would articulate their accomplishments by broader functional skills, rather than within the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- Web
IFC: Japan; Exploring Japan's Innovation Ecosystem - Course Catalog
Financial Aid for a quick assessment to determine your eligibility and process or contact finaid@hbs.edu for more information. Enrollment: Limited to 45 MBA students (due to the nature of IFCs, auditing is not permitted) Career Focus This... View Details
- 21 Jun 2022
- News
Banquet Brings Latino Alumni Back Together; Dallas Club Marks 75 Years with a Look Ahead
leadership and his life story—which was super powerful, particularly for this group. He’s also a great example of giving back to the community. He went from an academic career to public service, and that’s very inspiring also.” Born and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
from 6 percent to 15 percent in the last seven years and continues to grow. “We’re not yet where we want to be,” he stresses, “but we’re making meaningful progress on a challenge that’s been historically difficult for schools.” Helping Kids Beat the Odds Kennealey’s... View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
"Foundations" Paves the Way for Entering MBAs
team-based projects in the areas of Business History (The Dynamics of Capitalist Revolutions); Leadership, Values, and Decision Making (LVDM); Quantitative Methods (Lectures and Problems); Applied Personal Skills; Career Development; and... View Details
- 05 Jun 2017
- News
Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement
new skills that boards should be developing for issues such as digital or cyber security,” she says. “And now I have a clear and personal action plan for moving forward, including what career choices I should make in the coming years to... View Details
Keywords: Margaret Kelley
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Laura Scher of Working Assets
business skills, she decided to fill out her business education by attending HBS, where she graduated as a Baker Scholar. Scher's career has already garnered accolades. She was honored as Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California in... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Joy of Work
creative when they are engaged in aspects of their work that they find intrinsically rewarding? Yes, and that is probably the most fundamental and enduring discovery of my thirty-year career of studying creativity. But “enjoyment”... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
to lymphoma and later as a practicing physician in his native Switzerland. Both his years in medicine and the business career that followed have focused on helping people. So when researchers at Novartis came up with a drug that promised... View Details
- Web
2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
recent book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader (Harvard Business Review Press, 2015), explains how to step up to a bigger leadership role. Her best-selling book Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
The Wise Men
professor Sumner Slichter (the School’s first University Professor) wrote in 1945, “Something should happen to men who come to the Business School which could not happen to them anywhere else in the world, and which will leave its mark on them for the rest of their... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
products—including soap, toothpaste, and shampoo—to thousands of children and young adults in need in Massachusetts. “During COVID-19, what we are doing is more important than ever,” says Feingold, who retired from a 23-year career at... View Details