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- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Fifteen years ago, while Patrick McGinnis (MBA 2004) was a student at HBS, he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Harbus, about his observation that the student body’s social... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Student Conferences, at a Glance
Cash, Jr. Professional Achievement Award: Raymond J. McGuire (MBA 1983/JD 1984), managing director, Mergers & Acquisitions Group, Morgan Stanley This year’s conference — named for one of the School’s first African-American alumni — included talks View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
Turkish novelist. The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, because I loved the documentary film Food, Inc. and would like to learn more about where our food comes from. Better View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
In the Blood
Chimneys (named for the Bermuda address of an old fraternity brother and the number of chimneys on Clay’s restored farmhouse). By 1978 he had twenty broodmares; in 1984 he launched his stallion business. “I enjoy the spectacle of animals... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Business Answers the Call
superintendent. Whether that individual is an educator or not doesn’t matter — leadership is what counts.” Resident Executives Trying to achieve similar change in the New York City school system is Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg (MBA 1966)... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Short Takes
HBS professor Michael Beer and Harvard University doctoral candidate Nancy Katz report on a survey of 205 executives from 30 countries in industries such as manufacturing, retail, and financial and professional services. The survey... View Details
Keywords: Orna Feldman and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Porter Appointed to University Professorship
social issues, from the economic development of U.S. inner cities to environmental concerns. Michael E. Porter (MBA '71), the C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, whose prodigious research and course development... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Tracking a Turnaround
The newly hired president and CEO of a local medical center faces a daunting task: Under intense public scrutiny, he must save a complex, rapidly failing organization whose culture is marred by indecision and distrust — and do so in an... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020
mobilize partners across challenging cultural, social, and political situations and innovate for a brighter future. The Power of Experiments: Decision-Making in a Data-Driven World by Michael Luca, Lee J.... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
company. But I think most HBSers are ready for entrepreneurship one way or the other. And so I would say, swing for the fence. Michael Segal (MBA 2015): Michael Segal.My advice is based on my own experience,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Hierarchy's Last Stand
that they were never in the direct presence of anyone who disagrees with them. Aides, flatterers, bodyguards, or censors could buffer them against the unpleasant or absorb attacks by proxy. But in the digital age, criticism and challenge... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
World’s Financial System by Michael Pakaluk and Mark Cheffers (MBA ’90) (Allen David Press) Filled with case studies, anecdotes, examples, and historical reflections, this book raises key questions like: Did... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
(bottom) and today in retirement. Says Houghton, “Perhaps the spirit of leadership is the spirit that is not so sure it is right all the time.” Photos Courtesy Corning Inc. Archives (bottom); Justin Ide (top) The case “Corning 1983–96: Transition at the Top,” written... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna;Roger Thompson; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; National Security and International Affairs; Government; Health, Social Assistance; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
Culture carries its guidance to the farthest corners of the organization to places you may never go and people you may never meet. There’s a story about the salvation of FedEx that Michael Basch, one of the company’s founding officers,... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 23 May 2019
- News
Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, MBA 1995
CFO: Unefon, Grupo Salinas, and Grupo Elektra 2002 Named CEO, Farmacias Benavides 2003 Named CFO, Vitro 2005 Named Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum 2007 Cofounds IGNIA 2007 Named Chairman of the Board, Accion International 2009... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
relentless innovation and laser-eyed attention to detail are the primary drivers of success. And despite, or perhaps because of, those demands, these manufacturing executives also describe the sense of deep satisfaction their work can bring. (See “Flex Time ”) China:... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)
An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios. Now an executive producer for... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
private life. These honorees, like their predecessors, are often in the limelight by virtue of their notable accomplishments and high-level positions in the private and public sectors. Curious about the personalities behind the famous... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
weeks (the man does not let up!), the students come to appreciate the intensity and rapid-fire humor of their teacher. Clearly, he cares. A lot. And by the end of the semester, something transformative has happened: They are better... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Program Catalyzes New Streams of Research
FOR GOOD IN SOCIETY READ MORE STORIES These topics are front-of-mind for today’s business leaders. According to a January 2021 CEO survey by Fortune and Deloitte, 94 percent of CEOs said that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie