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- 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
Keywords: All Industries
- 25 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Almost Didn’t Apply to HBS
resemble Kobe Bryant** My pride swelled. I puffed out my chest, and said: “You know what. I’ll consider it.” Deep down, I was nervous. I didn’t want to disappoint my mentors or mentees who believed in me. I didn’t want to let down my... View Details
- 14 Jan 2014
- News
Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship
each day Provides 2 high school credits Uses area businesses as classrooms Visits dozens of area businesses each year Hosts 50 to 60 guest speakers each year Provides an opportunity for each student to start his/her own business Provides a View Details
- 10 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Leading with Creative Problem Solving: Ron Kurtz (MBA 1967)
marketing professor where I gained deep exposure to the management and decision processes of executives. 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... View Details
- 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
- 25 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry
explains, “and, ultimately, to bring more diverse perspectives to conversations that determine how our companies and communities are governed.” As someone who “began thinking like a mentor in high school,” Diamond says his take on... View Details
- 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
- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
managing the balance sheet) or mentoring and coaching direct reports. A good CEO knows how to balance time spent on the outside versus the inside. While balancing their own time, CEOs should nevertheless work hard to ensure the continuous... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 20 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
7 Resolutions for Recruiting in the New Year
professional development to be the best managers possible leads to better onboarding experiences and success on the job for all. Topics to focus on can include: Onboarding process Unconscious bias Delegation of tasks to new employees Establishing trust How managers can... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 27 Jan 2023
- News
Turning Up the Volume
fabric, Suvanto, Goldman, and their teams created the Media Fellows Program, which gives LEDA Scholars credentialed experience through a year-long program that supports the organization through student-created content. It also gives the Edelman team the chance to coach... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
South Florida and Minnesota Launch Community Programs
Management Assistance Program (MAP), a local nonprofit, to match volunteers with projects. In addition to consulting work, volunteers can mentor a nonprofit executive or serve as a board member. Both Levy and Sanchez of South Florida cite... View Details
- 27 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
Buy Big, Sell Small
kirana-store experience. “I always wondered why so many kiranas fail, and I decided to dig deeper into that,” she explains. An angel investor in her travel venture introduced Shruti to Manish Kumar, an expert in consumer-goods retailing, who became her View Details
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Affinity Groups | Employment
increase feelings of engagement and belonging at work. Professional Development Staff affinity groups often provide programming and opportunities focused on skill-based development, networking, leadership, and career advancement. These events often include workshops,... View Details
- Web
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog
raising VC or – under the supervision of a VC mentor or faculty member – independent, self-guided thesis development focused on a particular sector. Networking / Site Visits – students will meet in the field with VC partners and... View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
himself to return to the family business. In his second year in the MBA Program, Goldberg cross-registered for a course "across the river" with Professor John D. Black, a prominent agricultural economist who became his mentor... View Details
- 21 Nov 2024
- News
Mother Nurture
Julia Cole, Tina Keshani, and Sophia Richter (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Tina Keshani (MBA 2020), Julia Cole (MBA 2020), and Sophia Richter (MBA 2020) met at Startup Boot Camp in their first year at HBS, they quickly discovered they shared a vision to create a... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
stays on track, both of these features should hopefully be launched sometime in the next few weeks. If it sounds like I was running around untethered, that’s only partially true - my mentor and manager helped address my questions, and my... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 30 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Latina Women in Leadership: Jacqueline Burgos (MBA 2014)
before I submitted my application, to introducing me to Christy Haubbeger, a good friend and mentor in the industry, to hosting me with his family in Los Angeles, he and his wife Mina Pacheco (HBS 2004) have become more than mentors, they... View Details