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- 26 Jan 2017
- News
Finding a Path out of Poverty
Magwegwe, and now that he’s found personal success, he’s using a nonprofit organization, Inspire Belief, to lift others—especially young people in South Africa’s poorest communities—out of poverty and set them on the path to find their... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Solving Climate Change Starts with an Idea
climate podcast, and founded the Harvard Climate Circle. She designed “How to Create a Climate Venture”, an offering for aspiring climate entrepreneurs who do not yet have an idea. The program provides training for climate entrepreneurs... View Details
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How Sharing Smart Ideas on Social Can Boost Sales | Working Knowledge
cohesion among remote operations. Work-based social media risks drowning employees in birthday wishes and pet photos, much like personal Facebook accounts can overwhelm users with ads, groups, and other clutter. But a new analysis of a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
Nair, who received his medical training in India and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Gita's case demonstrates not only the importance of getting good primary care but also that patients are willing to... View Details
- 02 Jul 2014
- What Do You Think?
Are Today’s Business Heroes Challenging Our Ideas About Leadership?
addressed a couple of these points when she said, "The fact that we can name so few leaders as readily as the ones cited in the article is because they are exceptions. There is no question that brilliant, strongly mission-driven founders can inspire people to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
promoting it a personal mission. Many had experienced what it was like to be an outsider, which gave them a deeper understanding of the barriers that women, in particular, face at work. The CEOs resoundingly agreed that an inclusive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
life as a trained assassin, working directly for the South African government to take down prominent political players when requested to maintain national security and apparent order. Join the Dots by Patrick Moffett (AMP 111) Vanguard... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Big Deals: Project Finance Helps Mitigate Risk in Large-Scale Investments
skilled outside workers and managers while providing good wages in a country where the average person makes under $100 per year. Equally important is the project’s catalytic impact on future investment. The sponsors have decided to spend... View Details
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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
E Ink’s Wild Ride
entrepreneurship as a trip on a roller coaster, not a rocket ship,” says HBS professor and entrepreneurship expert Bill Sahlman, an early investor in E Ink and longtime adviser to Wilcox. “Very few companies go straight up, and E Ink is no exception. It’s come close to... View Details
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
percent of US patents were software related. Since 2015, that share exploded to 50 percent as software became widespread and legal changes allowed for broader intellectual property protection, the researchers found. “During that period of time, you had the rise of the... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 18 Mar 2014
- News
The Oz of Data Opens the Curtain
personal data collection have a surprising ally: Scott Howe. Why? Because it's good for business. "How people think about data is going to change seismically in the coming years," says Howe. "Each of us will manage the data that is... View Details
- 25 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Advancing a More Sustainable World with an MBA/MPA-ID
and final year of the joint degree, I can say that the program has far exceeded my expectations in helping me prepare for a career as a leader in sustainability. The first-year MPA-ID curriculum combines rigorous training in graduate... View Details
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Commencement 2016 Address | About
leaders’ virtues was Humility. Humility is a broad quality, but it has a few important dimensions. Intellectual humility is the virtue of knowing that no matter how smart you think you are, you can always learn something from other people. Harvard Business School is an... View Details
- 18 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
New Hires Lose Psychological Safety After Year One. How to Fix It.
Starting a new job often brings excitement and high hopes of mingling with colleagues, sharing innovative ideas, and making a positive impact on an organization. Soon, however, a new employee’s excitement may start to wane, if the person... View Details
- 20 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 20
fills this void by explaining how a country's institutional differences, cultural considerations, and personal characteristics can affect the role that entrepreneurs play in its economy. Developing an understanding of the origins of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2013
- News
The Accidental Innovator
cousins was good so I kept going. By 2009, I quit my day job to work on the videos—and the software—full time. To date, I’ve personally made around 3,000 videos—I love doing them—on dozens of subject areas, ranging from physics to finance... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
deliver everyday tangible results. To that end, Meyer, deputy director general for The Private Office, has guided Mbeki's merger of the president and deputy president offices to form the Office of the Presidency. The new entity, which Meyer oversees, provides daily,... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 12 Jun 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Minal Mehta (MBA 2011)
break out the most authentic Bhangra moves, you wouldn't guess that many of them were not exposed to South Asian dance styles before training to become instructors. "Another key aspect of our fitness program is that it is truly gender... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Heartland
happy.” With that, everyone lines up to sample beef-cheek birria, tongue, and heart with chili, prepared by Sandra Ruiz of Sabor Comunitario, a Denver-based organization that trains Latinos for careers in the food industry. CSU is the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
who are working there, it’s not just a job. When you’re rewarded by somebody who knows you as a person and builds you up, it’s not just a job anymore; it’s a bunch of relationships. If we don’t understand that, then all we’re doing is... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters