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- 25 Aug 2010
- News
Games, Parties, Pranks, and Celebrations
remember the Bingo game we played during our first year. There were 15 student names on the ticket that could be ticked when they participated in class. I thought it was a good way to encourage class participation. But besides ticking off... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Case Study: Confidence Builder
universities. Based on a national survey the company undertook on the assumptions college students hold about sex, relationships, and sexual assault, the program is conducted in a group setting to encourage roommates and classmates to... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
turns out it's tough—particularly a multi-billion-dollar market." Professors like Joseph Lassiter and William Sahlman, and their lessons about entrepreneurial finance and the diffusion of innovations, encouraged Dawe to think big —and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators
competition. Some major players—like Apple, Best Buy, Walmart, and phone carriers—have begun to encourage customers to trade-in their old devices when upgrading. The Question: Gazelle's president, CEO, and cofounder Israel Ganot (MBA... View Details
- 07 Apr 2021
- News
Road Work
launch of Dance Upon the Precipice Foundation? Ken: Very, very directly. And that is, if you look at what I have characterized as the mission of Dance Upon the Precipice. It is to encourage and inspire other people to deliberately get... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
Dean Kim B. Clark's initiative to create off-site facilities around the world, the CRC's primary function is to facilitate and encourage faculty research. "Silicon Valley is one of the world's best research sites," says HBS professor and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2022
- News
Your Family, Your Work, Your Way
my support team? So I encourage each of my clients to think of it as a big reset and as an opportunity to take charge and to take a fresh look at how you’re combining career and caregiving, and to think about some solutions that may not... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
March 2018 Alumni and Faculty Books
embracing rebellion at work and in life as well as illuminating case studies from a wide range of industries, this book encourages all to rebel against what’s comfortable so we can thrive. New Perspectives on the History of Political... View Details
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
Kellogg School of Management alumni club, a frequent partner for events. Guests were encouraged to bring a cocktail that commemorated the 1930s architecture of the symphony center. She adds the MSO will partner with the HBS Club of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Rediscovering America
not to mention our own self-esteem — are on the line.” Kanter’s recommendations, which span economic, social, and government concerns, include securing the country’s future by nurturing innovation; getting the work-family balance right; View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
she continues, “because they encourage that style of management, both internally with my team at KAGR and in our approach to helping client companies gain an edge on competitors. In sports and in business, the key to good leadership is to... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
energy-generating products to teach about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); inspire invention with limited resources; and encourage students to see life as a game that can be won regardless of age, religion, race, or... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
to encourage the development of new technologies that focus on clean, renewable, or efficient energy resources. One of our teams developed last year’s winning idea: a polymer-producing bacteria that eats away at microbial scale formation... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
fiction," remarks Pamela Thomas- Graham. A few years into her career at McKinsey & Co., Thomas-Graham remembers feeling that her work/life balance was "starting to get a little askew…I wasn't having much opportunity to explore the creative side of my personality."... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Alumni News | Bookshelf
people, with sophisticated tactics for building partnerships with them. The book explains the dynamics of power and encourages managers to engage in difficult conversations, overcome their fear of no, let go of their problems with... View Details
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
successes have been nothing short of extraordinary. Goodwin encouraged Marriott to build a hotel in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. The hotel—which Goodwin calls both an astute business decision and smart social one—is scheduled to... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Redefining Health Care
School, the article evoked a flood of encouraging letters and e-mails. “The response wasn’t ‘you’re crazy,’ or ‘competition has no place in health care,’” recalls Porter. “We felt obligated to turn the diagnosis in the article into... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
share to around $1 a share in two years. With the company’s survival in question, Houghton was called back as CEO in 2002. This time, leadership required lifting spirits, not dropping the hammer. He exhorted his employees (“We will succeed”) while View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 12 May 2022
- News
Turning a Moment into a Movement
States. In this way, the initiative is not unlike other efforts across the nation to build board diversity—except, perhaps, in its unique approach. The Board Challenge asks that organizations pledge to add a Black director within 12 months, to share that commitment... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences
a key conference objective of presenting inspirational role models to encourage both current and future students. With a full roster of social events -- including a Super Bowl party -- on the last day of the conference, participants had a... View Details
Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner