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- 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
- 04 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Female Stars Succeed in New Jobs
research department of Lehman Brothers took steps to create a comfortable environment for women, and to evaluate all their analysts fairly and mentor them intensively. This paid off: The bank developed a lot of stars and benefited from... View Details
- Profile
Lisa Cousins
difficult time engaging mentors and students while staffed on consulting projects 1,000s of miles away from home. It was only successful for one year at the time, and I’m open to recommendations on how to make this work sustainably! View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Embracing Activism for Social Change
status quo isn’t working for those without power and privilege, Mendu, a 2020–2021 HBS Leadership Fellow, believes “the more fortunate among us have a deep obligation to disrupt it.” Her HBS mentors included former United States Small... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
to HBS faculty member involved relating to former professors and mentors as colleagues. "I had a hard time calling them by their first names," she says. Now the William L. White Professor of Business Administration and a senior associate... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 14 Dec 2015
- News
A Leader’s Call to Action
time when she was reflecting on her three-decade career working in the gas and electric utilities industry and realized that she could credit a series of strong leaders and mentors for helping her rise through the ranks. Starting as an... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
professional credentials was another path. A lot of the outsiders on our list, especially those who were foreign-born, were more highly educated than those who traveled the inside track. Personal networking was a third factor. You could create your own advantage if you... View Details
- 02 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Ray A. Goldberg
himself to return to the family business. In his second year in the MBA Program, Goldberg cross-registered for a course "across the river" with Professor John D. Black, a prominent agricultural economist who became his mentor... View Details
- 27 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Learning the Language of Product at Duolingo
stays on track, both of these features should hopefully be launched sometime in the next few weeks. If it sounds like I was running around untethered, that’s only partially true - my mentor and manager helped address my questions, and my... View Details
Keywords: Technology
- 30 Sep 2022
- Blog Post
Latina Women in Leadership: Jacqueline Burgos (MBA 2014)
before I submitted my application, to introducing me to Christy Haubbeger, a good friend and mentor in the industry, to hosting me with his family in Los Angeles, he and his wife Mina Pacheco (HBS 2004) have become more than mentors, they... View Details
- 10 Jan 2007
- HBS Case
The Challenge of Managing National Security
can't mess things up too badly. I've also had terrific mentors who've taught me how to teach. And there's nothing more motivating than seeing that lightbulb come on. If you teach and you don't love the lightbulb, you're in the wrong job. View Details
- 16 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Taking Your Shot in the Sports Industry with Adam Laitsas (MBA 2016), SVP, Head of Marketing for Madison Square Garden Sports
friends, and mentors who have helped him to build his career. Professors Anita Elberse and Joshua Margolis were Laitsas’ professors in the classroom and have become trusted advisors. HBS alum and fellow basketball player, Dan Sunwoo (MBA... View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
college knowing, based on conversations with mentors and looking at my role models in business, that I wanted to go to business school,” he said. HBS was also always his top choice. “I chose ICV (as my next company after working in... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
ask the panel all of their questions.” The presentation then focused on how to build a board resume and establish a network of mentors in the desired industry. Hart says the webinars were a chance to educate potential future board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Commencement 2020 Address | About
supported me during my journey—my parents, my family and friends, my teachers, and my mentors (some of whom are taking advantage of this virtual event to join in). I love you all. I’m grateful...that I had the sixth sense to... View Details
- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
program for neuroscience entrepreneurs. The company has assembled a core staff and a roster of more than 140 mentors who are experts in its four areas of focus—product development, operations, clinical and regulatory affairs, and business... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 20 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
soil-depleting cycle of pesticides and fertilization. Sacred Seed started with a simple question one of Keen's mentors asked him over 15 years ago: "What are you doing to protect your corn?" But another part of the story is more personal,... View Details
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Psychological Bulletin . She is co-author of Mentoring and Diversity: An International Perspective , and co-editor of The Handbook of View Details
- 18 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Greed Ruining Private Equity Firms?
missing the consequences and longer-term effects.” UNEQUAL PAY FALLOUT Partnerships remain key to the way the professional service and investment sectors are run. Previous research has shown that the partnership structure has many advantages, including encouragement... View Details