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11 May 2009
Research & Ideas

The IT Leader’s Hero Quest

frequently also, there is less time for making important decisions—not infrequently, they have to act in real time. With modern IT (with real time, Internet search, and social networks), few decisions can be made in secret, and even fewer... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2010
Op-Ed

Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic

exports provide positive externalities and thus should be encouraged by government, the policy question is how to do so most effectively. One large body of thinking is devoted to identifying general barriers to exports that reduce trade below its View Details

Keywords: by Christian Ketels

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

Publications May 2015 Corporate Stewardship: Organizing for Sustainable Effectiveness Leading Socially Responsible, Value-Creating Corporations By: Brown, Daniel, and Rakesh Khurana Abstract—We explore the role of the corporate leader... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

29 Nov 2023
News

A Holiday Benefit Dinner in LA; Seattle Club Revival Underway

encouraged to dress to impress, participate in the auction, connect with friends, and dance. Overall, this is about engagement. We want to benefit the community as much as we can, and we want them to have a good time. I know a lot of... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

said, there are certain deadlines that must be met with the goal of keeping the majority of the group focused on the same topics to maximize social interactions. Details on individual course or program requirements are communicated to... View Details

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Rare Disease Day – Small Numbers, Big Challenges… and Big Opportunities - Blog: Health Supplement

initiatives, I learned of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative and their non-profit board resources . The team also introduced me to the Health Care Initiative, who were able to connect me to their vast... View Details

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Career Support - Business & Environment

etc. (Ongoing) Career & Professional Development Office Once matriculated, you will have access to myHBS (login required) which connects you to classmates, course work, and the CPD website (login required) . You can access a wealth of... View Details

17 Aug 2021
Op-Ed

Dispensing Justice: The Case for Legalizing Cannabis Nationally

connections to acquire licenses in multiple states. Unfounded fears of a marijuana frenzy Despite these potential benefits, the legislation proposed by Schumer and his colleagues has faced lukewarm support and pushback. People worry that... View Details

Keywords: by Ashish Nanda and Tabatha Robinson

12 May 2020
Research & Ideas

It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team

Office, But Slack Could (Vanity Fair) Read COVID-19 coverage from Working Knowledge Teams also need to be deliberate about how to stay connected with one another while working from home. New team norms can address feelings of isolation... View Details

Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley

10 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

The Little Understood Problem Confronting Diverse Workplaces

diverse urban charter school were at first frustrated in their attempts to connect with and socialize students, but learned valuable lessons about asking questions and sharing information about themselves to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

08 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

Book Excerpt: A Sense of Urgency

strongly connected to real business problems, they may suspect sabotage or lunacy, both of which can create anger and not a steely determination to act fast and win. The crisis-creating strategy not only fails but makes matters worse.... View Details

Keywords: by John P. Kotter

15 Nov 2016
First Look

November 15, 2016

creates a "fiscal risk management" motive: incremental spending that occurs when total government spending is already high is particularly unattractive. A first key insight is that the government's need to manage fiscal risk frequently limits its capacity for managing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Family Business Club

to network and connect with people of similar backgrounds, and have the opportunity to learn from distinguished professors and guests at our action oriented workshops and speaker series. Students also get to interact with classmates who... View Details

30 Jun 2023
Blog Post

Finding Pride

notices around campus, discreetly inviting fellow gay and lesbian students to connect via an untraceable off-campus phone number. Those founding members launched what would become a decades-long tradition—a community within the community.... View Details

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Charts & Statistics - Leadership

US Pre-1950 Founder 43% Family Business 26% Other CEO 31% US 1950 & After Founder 32% Family Business 14% Other CEO 54% THE 20th CENTURY ZEITGEIST Six contextual factors deeply influenced the opportunities available to 20th century business leaders: Demographics... View Details

13 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely

field experiment at a large North American company, provides plenty of reassurance, showing that regular Zoom chats with managers fosters solid career-building connections for new workers. In fact, informal “virtual watercooler” sessions... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

community in your field as soon as you can. Clubs are a great way to do this, but even informal coffee chats I had with classmates led to deep connections in my field later on. Although I only took one formal course in my field, I was... View Details

01 Mar 2004
News

Derek Ferguson

Advertising (a firm that helps clients reach the $890 billion youth and hip-hop markets); Bad Boy Films; and Daddy’s House Social Programs, which provides tutoring for more than five hundred students in New York and New Jersey. (P.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

03 Nov 2023
News

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum

countries participated via a live webcast. Jonströmer co-hosted the forum with Ingmar Rentzhog, the CEO of We Don’t Have Time, the world’s largest social media platform focused on engaging world leaders to address climate change.... View Details