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- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Promoting a Healthy Policy Agenda
My particular focus in the public policy area within health care has been focusing on promoting policies around prevention and wellness, the thinking being that, if we can help people to stay healthy—keep them out of the hospital—they will have a higher quality of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
that Susan had inoperable brain cancer. She was given three years to live. Nothing had prepared Sontag for the experience of being a caregiver to a terminal oncology patient and making the life-or-death decisions he and his wife faced,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Book Review: Getting Beyond Yes
efficient, it is so much more powerful than the normal academic method of doing research that I will never do that again. Every time I do research, I am going to do the crowdsourcing from our alumni.” —Professor Clayton Christensen, detailing his View Details
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
network that has a ton of experience and expertise and value to add. There’s a lot of willingness to tap into that network and leverage it. That’s kind of the point of having access to this community. The more you lean into it, the more... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Action Plan: Whole Sale
phenomenon that retailers have also seen in categories such as home and fashion, but beauty’s more accessible price point makes it a natural space for retailers to experiment with the hybrid shopping model. The everyday presence of beauty... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Mary Quin: A Life-Changing Story
When she describes the experience today, Mary P. Quin (MBA '88) remains composed and thoughtful. Yet four years ago, Quin, a seasoned world traveler who had visited over sixty countries, was taken hostage in the desert of Yemen and faced... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Matter of Opinion
Victor Navasky of The Nation magazine has spent his life taking on the Establishment. So what did he hope to accomplish at Harvard Business School? Call it what you will — the conventional wisdom, the status quo, the official line — and... View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
Chicago high-rise with 90 students in the fall of 2019. This fall, they will have 360—on their way to 1,000—mirroring the numbers at the West Belmont campus. Ultimately, says Zaikos, Intrinsic will give 2,000 Chicago students every year the chance to View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Building Paths to Success
Social Venture Partners International; and, closer to home, from Jan Owen, a well-known Australian social entrepreneur who joined SVA just after it was formed. “The experiences and content those people shared with me was invaluable. In... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
then-22-month-old Christina. Initially reluctant to begin the adoption process, Taylor recalls the experience as life changing. “We immediately fell in love with her, and when we brought her back we started... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
note. Nohria explained his belief that people’s life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Light Years Ahead
team, an experience that convinced him that he needed more management skills. By his own recollection, he was virtually “clueless” about the very special place to which he was heading. His application to the MBA Program caught the... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
difficult for women to fit in. The experience made me realize how important it is for women to form networks." So when Ma attended the WSA Women's Admit Day - a one-day introduction to life at HBS - and met... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
vision and mission statements should live in practice as well as print, and permeate through every aspect of your organization. You must close the gap between the messages you declare and the experiences you deliver. How to Lead a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
At Your Service
talking about companies that make physical products. When the MacBook Air came out, for example, Apple knew that to make it lightweight, there would be a tradeoff when it came to battery life and memory. Apple didn’t have any angst or... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Leadership: Getting Down to Fundamentals
being. In higher education, historically we’ve been really good at the first aspect, and we’re starting to develop simulations and external activities to take some of this into practice. Where we haven’t been so great is being — having a sense of self as a leader and... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Spangler Effect
students would regard simply as home away from home. By all accounts, they succeeded. Angela Crispi (MBA ’90), associate dean for administration, recalls life on campus pre-Spangler. “There was so much energy in the classroom, but once... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Be Our Guest: HBS Show 2002 Goes Off without a Hitch
the production's parodies of the many aspects of life at HBS included jokes, classroom references, and good-natured jibes at faculty. The daunting task of directing this year's production was given to Christina Aragon (MBA '02), who began... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
career path she had spent years building was no longer suitable or sustainable. Both her family and professional life began to unravel. She sought out change (a new job, less travel, more time at home) but quickly realized this was not... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Higher Ground
decision to conduct Prieto didn’t pursue executive life to disown music. He’s just inquisitive by nature. “I’m still propelled more today by curiosity than anything else,” he says. It’s a family trait. His father graduated from MIT with... View Details