Filter Results:
(835)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(3,299)
- People (36)
- News (835)
- Research (1,038)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (17)
- Faculty Publications (276)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(3,299)
- People (36)
- News (835)
- Research (1,038)
- Events (3)
- Multimedia (17)
- Faculty Publications (276)
Sort by
- 20 Nov 2015
- News
Room to Grow
institution to have a dramatic economic, environmental, educational, and health impact,” he says. That kind of impact has long been a personal aspiration for Kendall, a lifelong environmentalist who studied astronomy and economics at... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
The Accidental Innovator
achieve personal and team goals. Teammates would help, too. Everybody was trying to get the best possible result, without that teacher versus student antagonism. That’s the way learning should happen. You’re... View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
thing: “Sports. Pirates, Steelers, Penguins, anything black and gold. Pittsburgh just reverberates around its sports teams.” Life lesson: Learned in HBS professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s class. “The real engine behind being successful is... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Fulfilling Their Promise
they might develop character, leadership skills, and self-confidence, Schooner finds she’s grown personally as well. Her leadership qualities were obvious, having used her business acumen to build a financially stable organization, but... View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Q & A: Laura Liswood and the Council of Women World Leaders
few interviews. I consulted many experts, including a speech coach who worked with me to fine-tune my questions. Fortunately, I also learned a lot on the job. By the time I got to my last interview, with Lady Margaret Thatcher, I'd had a... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Turning Point: In Good Company
and the healing, intertwined with my journey like a double helix. I started the MBA program in 2000 as a 24-year-old recovering from my first manic episode. I was undiagnosed then, triggered by certain personal and professional life... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson
fingers on his left hand. The Army sent him to Hawaii for treatment by a top surgeon, and during his long recovery, Jefferson had ample time for personal reflection. "Ironically, my accident taught me lessons that will improve my life... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
The Exchange: The Tech Leader’s Tightrope
Given the example of COVID, and how Apple had to ascertain the legitimacy of government requests, the students will need to make some pretty substantive ethical distinctions on these points. That is, at least for me, one of the key View Details
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
Nick Simmons (MBA/MPP 2019) was no stranger to the principal’s office as a student. “I was definitely an active, energetic young person who wasn’t always paying the closest attention,” says Simmons, currently senior advisor for school... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Groundwork
back—relying on a School maxim that is nearly 90 years old. Chao Center construction (Architects of Group Genius) Bricks and Books HBS chief of operations Andy O’Brien is the person charged with coordinating the School’s campus plan, a... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
Angeles from across the country to volunteer alongside local veterans and community members. I have a goal of making sure all the veterans and community members involved have a tremendous experience and walk away feeling a greater sense of View Details
- 22 Aug 2019
- News
Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
Andela fits in squarely with my personal vision for myself and the world. When I go back and look at my HBS essay, it's very interesting because I wrote exactly this in there. I said, "When I graduate I'm going to go back to Africa and... View Details
- 23 May 2019
- News
Marla Beck, MBA/MPA 1998
her competition—Macy’s—is now her partner. “When you are uncomfortable, you are learning and growing.” “When you are uncomfortable, you are learning and growing.” Beck has a remarkable ability to set high... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Team MBA
GROUP DYNAMIC: (Clockwise from bottom) Andrew Saunders, Sonia Sahney, Tyler Koop, Courtney Hughes, and Peter Stone. Not pictured: Amyn Pesnani Photographs by Webb Chappell For this year’s feature on the School’s newest alumni, we selected a View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- News
A Global Alumni Response to the Pandemic
fill the gaps in the production of personal protective equipment (PPE). Many stepped in to fight hunger, provide support for health professionals and frontline workers, deploy technology in new ways that helped communities thrive, and... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
MBAs,” he observes. “My personal HBS experience is my bias.” Record-Breaking Reunion Class Giving 1964 Major Gifts Chair David Wolff, Major Gifts Committee member Dick Corbett, and Reunion Chair Ed Hajim 1989 Participation Committee... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
great." Learned at HBS As most people move through the educational system, they become aware of what they can't do — their options gradually narrow down. My experience was just the opposite. HBS expanded my horizons by making me aware of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions
case-based approach to teaching and learning relies heavily on exposing HBS students to a wide variety of perspectives because we’re preparing them to be leaders in organizations and in a world marked by vast human difference and... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
“Ninety-one percent of the people who go through our program say they have an easier time in their life conquering life’s other challenges,” he says. Callahan was 41 when he took over Sail to Prevail in 1997—only a few years after he’d had his own first experience in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 14 May 2014
- News
(Re)moving the Needle
also made me much more tolerant of other people's opinions. I learned that there are other ways to solve a problem than the way engineers think. That was life-changing." But problem solving, like drug development, can take years, so... View Details