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Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator - Health Care
readiness Develop the landscape Interview the key opinion leaders Write the strategic plan Write the operational plan Continually communicate [DOWNLOAD ALL TOOLS] Learn More About the KPMA Learn more about the KPMA and what it... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
Ramirez learned how to operate a nonprofit organization like a profitable business. From operations and technology to sales and marketing, she dug in deeply to bring the best of for-profit business models... View Details
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Frank Spencer
duties as a combination of financial management, fundraising, operational effectiveness, and strategic planning. "In that regard, the nonprofit and private-sector worlds are very similar," he says. "We talk about our work... View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 16, 2016
the need to align new hires to company values, 2) the complexity of operations (which we claim reduces the time the unit manager has to select new employees), and 3) the informational advantage a unit... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Apr 2007
- Research & Ideas
Adding Time to Activity-Based Costing
To improve any business, managers need to understand how much it costs to produce a profitable product. It seems a simple task, but the process of securing and analyzing the data can be incredibly complex and organizationally taxing. In... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 22 Apr 2021
- News
Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship
moderator David Harris (MBA 1984), talked about addressing the complexities of hunger during COVID-19 with panelists Ajay Relan, founder of #HashtagLunchbag, an effort to feed the homeless and hungry through social media and self-directed... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
what sorts of activities do you oversee? Allen’s corporations provide myriad social services and operate a school, a resource center for battered women, senior-citizen complexes with 630 units, a for-profit... View Details
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Sharing a Strategic Perspective | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Since attending in 2008, Miles estimates that at least nine other members of Save the Children’s worldwide senior management team have taken part in social enterprise executive education programs . “It’s given us a shared view of the nonprofit landscape we’re View Details
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Leadership Execution and Action Planning (LEAP) - Course Catalog
leadership to the often-messy reality of rolling up one's sleeves and getting things done. It takes the point of view of a leader who: (1) is new to a situation, (2) must take action, and (3) is asked to operate within a system that she... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
What's Cookin'
and operating as a team?" After canvassing the "front of the house" (undetected by employees, if possible), he makes his way to the "back of the house" to observe the kitchen's complex choreo-graphy.... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
All in the Family
children into the company. Eventually, in-laws and cousins may find themselves working together and trying to manage an intricate set of relationships as the organization expands and formalizes processes that were hit-or-miss during the company's early days as a... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 13 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Leading With Curiosity: Mayowa Kuyoro (MBA 2015)
returned home to Nigeria for a year of National Youth Service, a program designed to engage young people in the development of the country. During her year in Nigeria, Kuyoro considered her next steps and recognized an important theme for how she View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Making Progress on Strategic Priorities
longitudinal studies, to address complex problems. US Competitiveness Project: The Young American Leaders Program was launched in 2015 to put US competitiveness research into action by bringing together small groups of high-potential... View Details
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
about veterans: that we all have PTSD, are unemployed, etc. So, I’m often combatting those narratives before I can get down to the real task at hand. I’ve also had to work with a remote team to build all of our city-based operations from... View Details
- 17 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 17
Project Complexity and Systems Integration: Constructing the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games By: Davies, Andrew, and Ian Mackenzie Abstract—Our study of the London Olympics 2012 construction programme showed that systems... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 30 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
IFC India: Urban Adaptation in a Changing World
complex web of government structures and competing administrative mandates that make urban planning particularly difficult. The first problem is that guidance on climate mitigation and adaptation at the state and federal level isn’t... View Details
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Leadership, Culture, and Transition at lululemon | Information Technology
Christine Day assumes leadership in mid-2008, tasked with driving the company toward a $1 billion sales goal while addressing operational inefficiencies, underperforming stores, and diminishing cross-functional teamwork. This narrative... View Details
- 22 Mar 2011
- First Look
First Look: March 22
industries, organizations operate in increasingly complex and uncertain environments. To succeed in such environments, organizations require their members to think creatively and integrate conflicting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
away from complex technologies where initial experiments cost more towards those where information on future prospects is revealed quickly and cheaply. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=48776 Initial... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
When Reynold Levy took over as president of New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 2002, he faced a classic challenge for any nonprofit leader navigating a complex environment: staying relevant to the next generation. Levy... View Details