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When Wakana Tanaka (MBA 2003) was 13 years old, her father’s new job took the family from their home in Tokyo to Jakarta. It was a big change, not just geographically but also culturally. Tanaka enrolled in an international school where she was encouraged to have her... View Details

Keywords: Michelle Cassidy; recruitment; demographics; Japan

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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Remix

Colleen Ammerman, director of the Gender Initiative at HBS. And yet it hasn’t been thoroughly studied in the context of organizational behavior and social psychology. But with more scholars investigating the organizational factors that... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

01 Dec 2023
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Thinking Ahead

disease and obesity—that bridges the gap between that high-octane spin class at a local gym and the joyless monotony of prescribed hospital rehab programs. The startup is science-backed: Post-heart-attack patients who complete a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustrations by Chris Gash; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

17 Dec 2020
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Making Club History in Japan; Startup Accelerator Case Goes Virtual in Atlanta

making the HBS Club of Japan a source of inspiration and connection for alumni.” According to Tanaka, Japan ranks the lowest among developed countries in the World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Index. “Female... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

your own words what you heard them say. Show them that you're not only listening to what they're saying, you're paying attention, you're also processing what they're saying – you're trying to make sense of it. Finally, once you've done... View Details

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