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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
My First Job
Thomas (MBA 2003) Grace Under Fire I was a server for the catering service on my college campus. Working at the banquets hosted by the university president was my favorite because sometimes it meant seeing famous people. One time Stephen Covey (MBA 1957), author of The... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
From Scholarship to Life-Saving Impact
prices and expand access to life-saving therapies,” she says. After college, Rabah joined the biotech company Sio Gene Therapies, where she had the opportunity to speak with parents of children with Tay-Sachs disease, an ultra-rare condition with no View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Joanna M. Jacobson, MBA 1987
threat," recalls Jacobson, who also led the product development team. "It was an incredible turnaround. The team grew the company by $200 million." With Converse back on its feet, in 1994 Jacobson left to work as a consultant and was then... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Step Change
hovering around 5 percent, Thndr’s marketing team launched a campaign highlighting users like Marwa Helali, a single mother from Port Said investing for her 16-year-old son’s education. The number of women using the Thndr app has more... View Details
- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
teams with a history of working well together. Teams of two or three cofounders who complement and respect each other generally result in greater success than companies founded by individuals or those with... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
my research,” Ferrazzi recently wrote in Forbes online. “Work today happens fluidly in networked teams, and the performance of these teams is powered by purposeful relationships.” That realization powers Ferrazzi’s recently published... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
“invisible handshake” of collaborative networks. The Secret of Teams: What Great Teams Know and Do by Mark Miller (AMP 170, 2006 ) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) What is the secret of high-performance teams? Miller tells a business fable... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Action Plan: The Power of Story
HBS. From there he landed in Johannesburg, where he’s been based for more than two decades. His message: that honest, personal stories can go a long way in instilling values and bringing teams together. His work runs the gamut from... View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Welcome to the Future
Batten Hall, on Western Avenue, is the totally renovated and redesigned building formerly occupied by the PBS television station WGBH. Batten Hall’s top two floors, reserved for HBS, are devoted to 10 curved, modular learning spaces (called “hives”) and other areas... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Rwanda Provides Students with Hands-On Learning
organize into effective teams and have the chance to work on a problem for several days, as opposed to the length of an Aldrich class period. They also have to think about how to communicate their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Research Is the Foundation
span more languages, geographies, and cultures than ever, requiring workers to communicate effectively to deliver results. I wanted to understand how a radical language change can bridge differences and facilitate cross-border... View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Student Snapshot
organizations develop sustainable strategies for effecting social change. With offices in Boston and San Francisco, the organization is developing plans to expand to Chicago and London. What brought you to HBS? The main reason was the... View Details
- 25 Jun 2024
- News
On the Move: Alexis DePree (MBA 2007)
When Nordstrom announced the promotion of Alexis DePree (MBA 2007) to COO in early June, media outlets noted DePree’s expanded, end-to-end role in managing operations and customer experience in an increasingly complex retail environment. DePree joined Nordstrom in... View Details
- 29 Apr 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)
are the most enjoyable and most challenging parts of your job? “I enjoy watching our team continually bring new things to life, together; learn from mistakes; and gain comfort and trust with one another. I feel really lucky to have... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
What’s New in Educational Innovation? A Few Highlights
A student team pitches its venture to a panel of instructors, entrepreneurs, and investors on the final day of the Startup Bootcamp program. (photo by Susan Young) MBA Program Startup Bootcamp This is the first of a new January... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
What HBS Learned from West Point
how-to skills and the self-knowledge needed to be an effective leader. In short, business schools have excelled at teaching about leadership from a fundamentally analytical perspective. But there are things that every leader should be... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Preparing Future Leaders for Tomorrow’s Challenges
puts students in the shoes of case protagonists, helping them develop the skills and judgment required to be an effective general manager. While case discussions remain core to the School’s learning model, HBS is continually exploring... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
grow? How are teams most effectively created and then nurtured in this context? What is a leader's role in this culture? Edmondson, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, describes five... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Academic Cross-Pollination
exciting. There probably are only five or ten universities in the world where you could teach a course like this. We draw on science from labs across Harvard, and our student teams are tasked with determining if there is a market for the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Reimagining the MBA
put students through an iterative business-development cycle on an accelerated basis. The FIELD faculty team worked closely with the heads of the other 10 required first-year courses to find points of synergy. Specific FIELD assignments... View Details