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- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992
cancer survivor, she says the determination, energy, and perseverance she showed in the workplace were crucial in her successful fight against the illness. "I decided from the beginning that I was going to be upfront about it—look my... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Moir Donelson
creating a youth development program in rural Louisiana while serving in the Army or increasing revenues (by $39 million) as an engineer and administrator at Motorola in Texas (where he also tutored students), Donelson has shown great View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 25 Apr 2023
- News
Class of 2022 Startups Sweep Alumni New Venture Competition
time we competed. It really represents our growth and perseverance as founders, and it’s incredibly special to be recognized by the HBS entrepreneurship community, as our company truly grew up at HBS.” At M7 Health, cofounders Borkenstein... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Web
Energy & Environment Club’s Icelandic Adventure! - Blog - Business & Environment
students and partners on the trek. Some of the tomato plants in the greenhouse at Fridheimer (left) and the tomato soup and bread buffet (right) That evening, a few brave and sleep-deprived folks who went to see the northern lights the first night gave it another shot.... View Details
- 09 Feb 2017
- News
Turning Disorder into Opportunity
organization—taps into the talents common among those on the autism spectrum, which include attention to detail, highly focused concentration, perseverance with repetitive tasks, pattern recognition, problem solving, and honesty. These... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
about the perseverance his father showed in restarting life in the US as “the source of my resolve to do something meaningfully good, not only professionally but also personally.” The concept of tikkun olam—Hebrew for “repair the... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 04 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Don’t Lose Money With Customers
barriers to terminating relationships), the nature of performance change (a gradual decay in performance can increase the likelihood that firms will persevere in underperforming relationships), organizational factors (for example, an... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
The Faces Of Collaboration These alliances do not require grandiose strategic plans; patience and perseverance are often sufficient to turn small beginnings into significant strategic alliances. Consider, for example, the relationship... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 17 Feb 2022
- Blog Post
The Fifth Year of Short Intensive Programs (SIPs) at HBS
difficult challenges and try to make progress and persevere when day-to-day work can be so difficult?” asked Koh in the introductory video. “It doesn’t have to be a religious answer, it doesn’t have to be a spiritual answer,” noted Hsieh.... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Launch Codes
entrepreneurship has taught me to lean into surprises. Between border shutdowns, lockdowns right before launch, and other unexpected turns, I’ve learned to adapt, iterate, and persevere amid uncertainty. Though solving health care... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Making Change
to do any entrepreneurial venture on a part-time basis, as we do. Also, you have to be passionate about what you are doing to persevere through the tough times. Regardless of what happens, I've learned so much that I can take with me to... View Details
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The Spiritual Lives of Leaders - Course Catalog
Spirituality, faith, and religion play a crucial role in many people’s lives. They undergird convictions about right and wrong, help people to persevere through great hardship, inform people’s self-understanding and meaning-making, and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
said I would risk that....After this he put out his hand and said, ‘Very well, I’ll take you.’” When Shackleton reviewed the qualifications of applicants who had previously been to the Antarctic, he looked for perseverance and stamina.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Opening the Door
children. Second, I believed it was essential to actively recruit and help tenure other bright, motivated women scholars and teachers for the HBS faculty. Where did you find the inner resources to persevere in an era when there were so... View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Gordon, “where neighbors talk to each other in person and people play dominoes in the street, and where I have to persevere to find soy sauce.” In June 2017, with their San Francisco apartment packed up, President Trump announced that he... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 08 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
Who Rises to Power in American Business?
intractable obstacles to achieve great success. What is often overlooked or forgotten in the Alger stories is that the individuals who "came up from their bootstraps" did so with the assistance of an important and influential benefactor. Yes, they often... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
careers are built on having a good education, what you learn. Having a set of experiences that you can learn from. But also things you learn from your parents. Right? Also just, you know, perseverance or curiosity. You kind of learn at... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Power Trip
put yourself in a social situation that placed you closer to those already in power. And finally, perseverance was key. Many of the ultimate outsiders on our list founded their own businesses when other doors were shut. They were willing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Pilgrimage to the Museum: Man’s Search for God Through Art and Time By Stephen Auth (MBA 1985) Sophia Institute Press In Pilgrimage to the Museum, author-curator Stephen Auth takes you on a colorful journey through the history of... View Details
- 29 Apr 2020
- Book
The Key to Powerful Social Change: Small Villages
Who will solve the great problems facing humanity, a list of critical issues that only begins with the current pandemic? In the interview below, Rosabeth Moss Kanter discusses her recent book, Think Outside the Building, and her view that solutions are most likely to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman