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- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Paulson Advocates Regulatory Reform
institution should be too big to fail,” he added. But regulation alone is not enough. Said Paulson, “We need a combination of regulation and market discipline,” an attribute in short supply in the run-up to the financial crisis. View Details
- 26 Oct 2018
- News
A Chance to Lead
competing with, which is one of the skills I learned at Harvard, of course, where there were few women and lots of men. And the other thing, I think, is that I try to instill in them--which I also think is attributed to my Harvard... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Reunions Offer Job Search, Career Assistance
institutions, with whom ACS can help them get in touch — is key to getting results. “Graduates should keep up with Alumni Career Services whether or not they are looking for a new career,” recommends Foucaut, who attributes his own... View Details
- 22 Sep 2020
- News
Balancing Act
and also has these other diverse attributes we want.’ That person is out there.” But that’s not the last step, she says. “You can’t set one goal and call victory, which is something I did in the early rounds.” Eberle Walker admits that... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
position, and enjoyed higher cumulative wages (by 3.4 percent). Gompers, who was an all-American runner and held the 10,000-meter record at Harvard for 30 years, attributes the differences to a few soft skills, the most obvious being... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Andrew H. Tisch, MBA 1977
Although Andrew Tisch might attribute the family’s philanthropic record to nature—“Being involved in the community has always been part of the family DNA,” he says—nurture has played a role as well. Tisch’s parents and aunt and uncle set... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
Global has been called the “new TED,” and kiteboarding has been called the “new golf.” (photo by Quincy Dein) The attributes of a great kiteboarder: “It’s just pure attitude. It’s the confidence that you can do it and the willingness to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Faculty Books
also knows its people, suppliers, customers, and future direction. Bower describes the inside outsider’s attributes and reveals how to recruit, nurture, and promote this special type of leader. With a healthy supply of qualified internal... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The New Global Business Manager
best solution for an organization. What is the global manager’s most essential trait? The two most critical attributes are open-mindedness and recognizing that global management is all about legitimizing diverse views in an organization,... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
El-Hage Takes Alumni Post
He also made the rounds of reunion gatherings, taught two finance classes, and held office hours for students. Yet in the middle of such a hectic schedule, El-Hage remained composed and affable — attributes that will serve him well as he... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
The Business of Babies
involved with the ultimate suppliers. It’s a market suited to intermediaries such as brokers, lawyers, and agents,” she observed. The emphasis in egg and sperm donor profiles on intelligence and physical attributes also raises the specter... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Donor Spotlight
years later.” Wilson “Roly” Nolen (MBA ’51) As Cochair of his class’s 60th Reunion gift campaign, Nolen took leadership to heart by establishing a $1 million gift annuity to ultimately benefit HBS. Nolen, who served as chair of HBS’s Cornerstone Society for over a... View Details
- 26 Nov 2019
- News
Predicting Financial Market Bubbles and Crises in Real-time
of a crash. Simple attributes related to the price run up can help predict both the crash probability and future returns. FUTURE SCOPE Greenwood is also conducting research that looks at predicting financial crises, which harnesses data... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
At Cyberposium, Amazon's Bezos Debunks Internet Myths
house of some one thousand participants. After attributing the giant bookseller's success to its focus on the customer, Bezos set out to debunk seven "big myths of the Internet." Myth #1: The Internet changes everything. Not really,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
What I Do: Lindsey Mead (MBA 2000), Vedica Qalbani and Jessica Wu (both MBA 2007)
private equity universe is maturing, and in some cases firms are changing how they think about hiring,” says Lindsey Mead. “Every firm has its own set of attributes that it looks for; drilling down to understand the priorities of both... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
INK: The Bookshelf
Belsky “It turns out that we are not our greatest selves at either the low or the high points of a journey. Because during the lows, we tend to make decisions out of fear, and at the peaks, we make decisions out of ego, by falsely View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Finnegan Heads HBS Fund
a longtime volunteer. As cofounder and co-CEO of Madison Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based investment firm, Finnegan attributes much of his success to HBS. “It would have been impossible for me to get a position in private equity without... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Ian Walsh
after he got out of the service. "I wanted to emulate my father, who always attributed his self-confidence to his Marine Corps experience," Walsh explains. By age fourteen, Walsh had already made his first solo flight. In 1992, he earned... View Details
Keywords: James E. Aisner
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
William F. Connell (MBA '63)
group, Connell gained 85 percent ownership of the industrial companies with a leveraged buyout that created the Connell Limited Partnership. Last year, the four firms remaining in the Partnership accounted for revenues of more than $1 billion. Connell modestly View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Christopher Cox: Capitol Hill Intellectual
kind of careful consideration that normally goes with a significant career change, I wouldn't have done it," says the St. Paul, Minnesota, native. Cox attributes winning the election to his ability to differentiate himself from his... View Details