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- 04 Apr 2005
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization’s “Deep Smarts” Be Preserved?
smarts through everyday observation and decision making. Such coaches are distinguished from mentors by the degree to which they structure and engage their charges in various learning experiences. Deep smarts, it is maintained, can be... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Affinity Groups | Employment
increase feelings of engagement and belonging at work. Professional Development Staff affinity groups often provide programming and opportunities focused on skill-based development, networking, leadership, and career advancement. These events often include workshops,... View Details
- 26 Mar 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, March 26, 2019
young Indigenous Australian university student who created the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), a nonprofit organization he formed to respond to the problem of Indigenous high school students completing high school at... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 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
- 02 Jan 2013
- What Do You Think?
Should We Rethink the Promise of Teams?
leadership observation Part of that guidance needs to be providing coaching and mentoring to the more dominant members of the team and most importantly knowing when and how to step in (to) provide guidance or intervention." Yadeed Lobo... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
Rs” of momentous early choices made within the founding team—many decisions come at the outset, often before any mentors are involved. In the pre-mentor phase, founders should prepare as we do in the classroom, learning about the fateful... View Details
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
established. “I will be 87 in the spring,” he says. “It’s time to let the younger people—in their 70s— take it and expand it.” Even so, he remains a champion of the program and has started to mentor other clubs in launching similar... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Pamela Thomas Graham
firms, establishing the foundation for her eventual move into television and the executive suite. In 1999, feeling "the ten-year itch," Thomas-Graham talked to a longtime mentor who recommended that she meet with Jack Welch, then CEO of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2020
- Blog Post
How Scott Linzmeyer Crafted a Business He Loves at Reveler Beverage
Charlie Storey (MBA 1989), President of Harpoon Brewery, who remains a mentor to this day. The relationships and skills Linzmeyer developed propelled him to an internship at Boston Beer Company and later a consulting role at Harpoon and a... View Details
- 10 Apr 2019
- HBS Case
How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Lead Into Gold
he was able to recruit employees and mentors who were inspired by the authenticity of his passion. Besides, financial and non-financial resources are not mutually exclusive. In Cotopaxi’s case the social mission resonated with for-profit... View Details
- 24 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Who Sets Your Benchmarks?
experiences, desires, and understanding of social norms. Fortunately, some young people get the kind of wise guidance and coaching that help them focus at an early stage on their strengths, weaknesses, passions, and sense of self. Others gain this insight later in... View Details
- 06 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
WHY WE STARTED THE HBS BLACK INVESTMENT CLUB
companies, remain overwhelmingly white and male (81% of VC firms don’t have a single Black investor. Not one). Due to a notorious reliance on personal networks for deal sourcing, most VCs lack the network infrastructure necessary to successfully find and View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 17 Aug 2022
- News
To Serve and Protect the Markets
vocal, where, when, and how I can.” Jones also makes a point of mentoring young people, including people of color, to empower them to be successful as well. “I am doing the things that were modeled for me as a young person growing up in... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 28 Oct 2021
- News
Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity
14-week fellowship that connects them with mentors and money to build their companies. Mills thanked attendees for engaging with the case, and for understanding the many barriers that exist as well as the difficulty for Black founders to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress
cost of elections over the past 20 years.” George Shultz, who served as Secretary of State during the Reagan administration, has mentored and advised generations of veterans in Congress and is serving on With Honor’s advisory board.... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
stuck with me is that, in the end, a decision must be made. You can't be wishy-washy. He told us to always remember that when you get to the top of a company, decision trees do not grow at high altitude." ADVICE TO STUDENTS "It's terribly important to choose your first... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City
launched a training program for inner-city residents, featuring one-on-one mentoring for new hires, it proved so successful that the company began to mentor all new hires. "Traditional solutions to America's... View Details
- 23 Feb 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Break the Expert’s Curse
feeling of being a novice in the organization," she says. "This is a really important problem in organizations because transference of knowledge of skills and expertise is critical to helping new employees learn." The field studies will include hospitals, where... View Details
- 05 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Closing the Education Gap with Kei Takatsuka (MBA 2022)
engineers and mentor and educate them.” While working on these problems for the Kepple Africa Ventures portfolio companies, Takatsuka also came to an important realization. The third option she had considered coming into HBS, starting her... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
rock scene, and last summer's launch of Blaze, a monthly that covers hip hop and caters to 12-to 24-year-olds, Vibe/Spin Ventures now reaches 1.5 million readers. Martha as Mentor As important as circulation figures are, Clinkscales... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young