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Special Assistant to the CEO | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Special Assistant to the CEO Sometimes the right role comes as a consequence of long hours dedicated to research, networking, and soul-searching. At other times, the stars simply align – and the wise person’s job is to recognize it. After... View Details
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From Classroom to Workplace: Theory to Practice | Baker Library
fostered graduate business education for women. They continually adapted to changing times and attitudes toward working women. As W. K. Jordan, historian and fourth president of Radcliffe College, observed, "Mr. Whitehead and his colleagues have most View Details
- 06 Jan 2021
- News
A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
additional assistance, to partnering with entities like the Executive Leadership Council to increase the number of successful Black executives. As I think about the Dean's Anti-Racism Task Force: [It] has resulted in the racial equity... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2019
developments. The Case Method Miracle by Anne Jones (MBA 1997) Crimson Square Press “Socrates created it. Harvard Business School perfected it. We parent with it; anyone, anywhere, anytime. Kids get grit and wise judgment.” Parent Anne... View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
Class Day & Commencement
prevailing conditions. “In good times and bad,” he counseled, “it's wise to remember to lean against the wind.” Whitehead concluded by noting the trend among companies toward greater social involvement and responsibility. “I believe your... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Alumni Book Briefs
process large amounts of data. But how can the strengths of each be combined for maximum benefit? Citing the latest neuroscience and his research with experts in mind-machine combination, Prensky shows how smart people are learning to improve their thinking power by... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Make the Most of HBS Alumni Resources
wisely to meet those needs. The board, a diverse group of almost fifty MBA, Doctoral, and Executive Education graduates, works with the School’s leadership to develop programs and resources for alumni. Over... View Details
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
the Age of AI: Strategy and Leadership When Algorithms and Networks Run the World For the first time in 100 years, new technologies such as artificial intelligence are causing firms to rethink their competitive strategy and organizational... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 29 Jul 2014
- First Look
First Look: July 29
economic pacts and clash of regional economic blocks, post-imperial disintegration and trade, and identity and interdependence. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/product/ukraine-on-the-border-of-europe-and-eurasia/an/714042-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-033... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents
individual's BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes," but the Court, wisely I believe, made thoughtful distinctions about what is and is not patentable, deciding that, "A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent... View Details
- 26 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
A Better Way to Negotiate: Backward
sequencing moves on you. Most parents quickly wise up to the household version of this gambit: To get Dad to say "yes," Junior will claim that "Mom said it was OK," then scurry to tell Mom that Dad has given the green... View Details
Keywords: by James K. Sebenius
- 03 Sep 2014
- What Do You Think?
Who Should Choose Your Boss?
conclude that business leadership would be wise to push past pride and the false sense of self importance, and include within the decision making process those in the enterprise who know the actual nuts and... View Details
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Class Day and Commencement 2001
relocated from nearby Aldrich Lawn due to construction of the new Hawes Hall classroom building, tradition otherwise prevailed in the form of beautiful weather, wise and humorous speeches, and an enthusiastic crowd of MBA graduates (some... View Details
- 20 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency
leadership style to “drain the swamp” of the Washington bureaucracy and deliver results for the American people. The United States is not a company, of course, and its citizens are not employees, but voters still were drawn to his... View Details
Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese
- 16 Jan 2025
- Blog Post
Alumni Career Journey: Sophie Levin (MS/MBA 2022) - How Risk Can Be the Key to a Sustainable Future
leaders I most admired often had interdisciplinary backgrounds. Around the same time, I realized I wanted to explore new industries and expand my skill set. HBS’s focus on leadership and its commitment to creating positive change felt... View Details
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2017 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Herminia Ibarra Herminia Ibarra is the Cora Chaired Professor of Leadership and Learning and Professor of Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. Prior to joining INSEAD she served on the Harvard Business School faculty for thirteen years. She... View Details
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
safe—or at least safer? A: In the 1990s, many foreign investors relied too much on the new protections believing that they would be protected should their investments run into trouble. Managers would be wise to ask the same questions that... View Details
- 02 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
Digital Initiative Summit: Companies Must Forget—and Borrow
established organizations are wise to consider radically new approaches that address changing needs of consumers in today's digital age. Yet companies should be wary of the temptation to toss out all existing practices because they risk... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Dean Clark on the New Academic Year
leadership roles in business and nonprofit organizations. All of these efforts have brought home to us that we can have a positive impact on your lives well after you leave the HBS campus. Along with all you do to make the world a better... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
Think About Limits? To achieve multifaceted, lasting success in a world of moving targets, it is not enough to soberly reject celebrity as the only leadership style. You have to understand the baseline assumptions behind celebrity, and... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson