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- 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
- Web
Field Course: Field Y: Projects in Business Management - Course Catalog
attends HBS and takes the course. Q: What are classes like? A: Most weeks the class consists of an hour-long interactive talk/discussion with a luminary, followed by an hour of "mini office hours" in which student teams pair up with View Details
- 06 Aug 2014
- What Do You Think?
What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?
was his faculty advisor. Warren Briggs, a Professor Emeritus, wrote that "He was a favorite professor (and) an effective mentor to many, both personally and professionally." According to Karen Page, coauthor of Becoming a Chef... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation
mentor the next generation of women. My colleagues' and my work on women's management styles has revealed significant differences between generations. I hope we'll have some practitioners talking about this as well. We're also going to... View Details
Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery
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Turning a Moment into a Movement: How the Anti-Racism Fund Co-Founders are Fighting Racism and Encouraging Other Companies to Do Their Part - Recruiting
a firm and believe that they can reach the top levels of leadership,” said Kenneth. In Kenneth’s work in venture capital, he is seeing efforts to address this through cross-firm mentorship. Helping junior level employees find mentors with... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
nonetheless. She cofounded Minds Matter, a now-nationwide mentoring and college preparatory nonprofit that launched her on a lifelong mission to improve public education. Named Woman of the Year by the California State Assembly in 2014... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
James E. Burke, MBA 1949
all about making decisions, and you don't make decisions without making mistakes. Don't make that mistake again, but please be sure you make others.'" As Burke moved up the ranks of the company, focusing initially on advertising and merchandising, he also benefited... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Founding a Company at the Intersection of Medicine and Technology
remote organization. Alife Health was created and critically shaped under the direction of mentors across the Harvard community. Their support has helped propel the business from an idea to reality with enough velocity to create an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Repurposing Leaders to Attack Social Problems
optimistic about young people from 18 to 29, citing their high energy and entrepreneurial spirit. Combining those youthful traits with the wisdom of baby boomers is a pairing of forces and generations that the ALI seeks to advance, at Harvard, through View Details
- 21 Feb 2012
- Research & Ideas
Leadership Program for Women Targets Subtle Promotion Biases
patterns of their male colleagues," says coauthor Kolb. And without women in high places, younger women lack the role models and mentors to help them succeed. It seems the organization is signaling that being female is a liability,... View Details
Keywords: by Maggie Starvish
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2021
Howard, Fitzhugh joined Pepsi in 1965, where he developed the first marketing efforts directed at African Americans. Credited with creating the concept of targeted marketing, he also attracted and mentored black executives and created two... View Details
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
research department of Lehman Brothers took steps to create a comfortable environment for women, and to evaluate all their analysts fairly and mentor them intensively. This paid off: The bank developed a lot of stars and benefited from... View Details
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Lisa Cousins
difficult time engaging mentors and students while staffed on consulting projects 1,000s of miles away from home. It was only successful for one year at the time, and I’m open to recommendations on how to make this work sustainably! View Details
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Power and Influence for Positive Impact - Course Catalog
Learn how to read and diagnose an organization’s political landscape through power mapping. - Analyze professional networks and identify key patterns. - Understand and apply strategies for cultivating and maintaining mentor relationships... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
status quo isn’t working for those without power and privilege, Mendu, a 2020–2021 HBS Leadership Fellow, believes “the more fortunate among us have a deep obligation to disrupt it.” Her HBS mentors included former United States Small... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
to HBS faculty member involved relating to former professors and mentors as colleagues. "I had a hard time calling them by their first names," she says. Now the William L. White Professor of Business Administration and a senior associate... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
time when she was reflecting on her three-decade career working in the gas and electric utilities industry and realized that she could credit a series of strong leaders and mentors for helping her rise through the ranks. Starting as an... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
professional credentials was another path. A lot of the outsiders on our list, especially those who were foreign-born, were more highly educated than those who traveled the inside track. Personal networking was a third factor. You could create your own advantage if you... View Details