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- 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 Jun 2008
- News
Library Dues
The son of a linen- and curtain-store owner, Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72), chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, has done pretty well for himself in life; he attributes a measure of that success to the public libraries he made use of as... 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 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 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 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 Mar 2003
- News
Waxing Philosophical
(Johnson showed it at his 50th HBS reunion.) Alcoholism afflicts 5 to 10 percent of the general population, a figure that experts say is probably higher among CEOs. That’s attributable to the greater levels of stress and work-related... View Details
- 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 2003
- News
Trust Me
can erode trust. As the pair write in “The Effects of Contracts on Interpersonal Trust,” forthcoming in the Administrative Science Quarterly, those who engage in nonnegotiable contracts often attribute their counterpart’s cooperative... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Redesigning Schools for Today’s Learners
people—actually in schools that were designed for a very different time and a very different place. “We believe that a lot of the challenges that young people have educationally when they leave high school and show up at college are actually 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 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
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
took the helm last year after positions at Yum Brands Inc. and Krispy Kreme. He attributes this sense of compassion to the loss of his daughter, who died of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 18. “Seeing her suffer so much up close deepened... View Details
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
person who is qualified for this job 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... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Taking the Long View
Street , said, “Work hard and never give up, those were very valuable lessons I learned from trying to compete with Al.” Another Gordon lesson is the key to longevity. Known for long city walks and for climbing the stairs in skyscrapers, Gordon took up marathoning at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Unexpected Advice from Am Ex’s Chenault
Chenault and Dean Jay Light at Class Day ceremonies. Photos by Stuart Cahill Of all the attributes tomorrow’s leaders will need to manage through good times and bad, one took center stage in American Express chairman and CEO Kenneth... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Same the World Over: Focusing on Customers and Innovation Brings Success
"may be the Dragon, a common icon in Asia that combines the disparate and frequently beneficent attributes of lesser beings into one of extraordinary capability and power. In the best companies, the whole is truly the sum of several... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Ann M. Fudge
accolades for her management and marketing savvy in overseeing some three thousand employees and familiar brands such as Kool-Aid, Jell-O, and Grape-Nuts. Fudge attributes her success to her ability to get the job done and her genuine... View Details