Excuses - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2022
News

I Gave at the Office

Julian Zlatev and Christine Exley (Image by John Ritter) Both Associate Professor Christine Exley and Assistant Professor Julian Zlatev apply the tools of their research to examine a simple question: What makes people give? Exley became interested in the topic as a... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

19 Jun 2013
News

Strong Bonds, New Records

been an excellent way to continue friendships," says Sacks, emphasizing that the other five section reps play a key role. Cochair Ferris agrees. "I have an annual excuse to get in touch with every person in my section," he says. "It is a... View Details

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News sources- India

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A general business magazine out of India (coverage is not excusively on Indian business). Print copies are available... View Details

Portrait Project

M. Monique McCloud-Manley

husband will never doubt my unwavering commitment to our marriage Raise children that will understand that there are no shortcuts to any place worth going Never use a lack of money as an excuse for not fulfilling my dreams Learn to give... View Details

Portrait Project

Agnes Sauvage

time I get started. Come on, I've just been educated a "responsible leader". There is no excuse left to postpone doing. What is left of my life, I plan to breathe every second intensely - into wilderness and into thin air where... View Details

10 Nov 2018
News

The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner

Breakfast is typically coffee and nonfat yogurt or nonfat cottage cheese, topped with berries and sprouted sunflower seeds. He avoids meat. Wild-caught fish, salads and healthy fats like avocado and nuts comprise lunch and dinner. “My long runs are an View Details

Portrait Project

Jonathan Wilkins

starting line nor be unmindful of my loving family, friends nor my late Aunt who sacrificed so that I would be able to run. With each step, I will pave the way for others. With each stride, I will stretch toward the call of greater responsibility. If I grunt, please... View Details

01 Dec 2008
News

Designing Change

in the world,” Kahn recalls. “Invariably, when I mentioned my budget, the principal would excuse himself and send in a junior employee.” But Pentagram’s Kit Hinrichs found the challenge intriguing and took it on. “If I fail, no one will... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Dec 2010
News

New Orleans Resonance

teachers and staff. Few are accepted but those who are are paid well. “The ability to hire the best is the single most important factor in our success,” said Kleban, who hopes to build a small network of schools. “We are using basic business practices. For too long,... View Details

Keywords: charter schools

01 Dec 2017
News

A Shared Vision for a Better World

excuse to keep up with them.” Harrold emphasizes two themes in his volunteer work: gratitude and a shared vision for the future. “What the School is doing for business and the economy has a concentric effect that helps make a better... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

3-Minute Briefing: Derek Bouchard-Hall (MBA 2004)

of emails from our membership in my first six months here. I still ride regularly, and it’s great that I don’t have to make an excuse for it. It’s understood why the head of USA Cycling would ride his bike. View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Scott Clark

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Anja Anliker

service, but it took three years before she made the commitment. “Ultimately, I thought I had the mental and physical capacity to serve,” says Anja. “I realized there were no longer any excuses for me not to serve. I decided that service... View Details

15 Apr 2016
News

First African American Woman to Receive Harvard MBA Talks Power of Persistence, Resilience, and Courage

competitive, we had to prepare ourselves to be better than our white counterparts just to compete at the same level. “Expecting that things may not always be fair was clearly understood by me. However, that was not an excuse to avoid the... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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Laying Down the Principles: Management - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School/title>

never be received as an excuse for not obeying them,” or, “If you are unwilling to work under these rules, you are requested to leave the service at once.” 26 Historian Richard White declares that the orderly system outlined was not... View Details

02 Jan 2018
Op-Ed

'Dear Working Knowledge'--Our Favorite Reader Comments of the Year

more of an excuse to spend your hours at the office, lining your workplace's pockets at the expense of your life. It's human nature in this day of "stay at work to show your worth." Thanks, but no thanks! I do my own cooking and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Feb 2011
News

Field Report: Rwanda

relating to the radio company, which was completely fascinating because it gave us an excuse to talk to eight of the biggest firms in Kigali about their marketing strategy and to compare how they did business,” says Barry, a former... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

29 Jun 2021
Blog Post

HBS Celebrates Pride Month

eventually start to come out to my friends. For me, Pride month is about showing the closeted queer people that they're not just accepted but loved and celebrated. It's about inspiring everyone to be their true self. Christina Byrd Pride is a riot. We now incorrectly... View Details

20 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Exploring Cleantech at HBS

you’re interested in within cleantech. It’s a good way to learn about the companies and organizations in the space, and have an excuse to invite people you admire to campus. Keep tabs on study groups and speaker events at Harvard Kennedy... View Details

20 Mar 2005
Research & Ideas

Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurs

CEO of Silk Road Technologies. For the true entrepreneur, he continued, reality is the superior teacher; and school is an excuse to delay failure. Although their topic was "Post Boom Internet Opportunities," panelists spent most... View Details