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- 24 Oct 2023
- HBS Case
From P.T. Barnum to Mary Kay: Lessons From 5 Leaders Who Changed the World
stories contain pearls of management wisdom for today’s executives looking to lead with excellence. “Without exception, all these people are opportunity seekers,” says Simons of the leaders profiled, which include former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 29 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Beyond Goals: David Beckham's Playbook for Mobilizing Star Talent
generate enough momentum to keep going after his retirement. “So the question for executives is, how do you build an infrastructure around these star-talent-recruitment decisions that means you can capitalize on this for the long term?” You Might Also Like: Is View Details
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Hiring Organizations
Performing Arts, Inc. Lindsay Goldberg Ling Aging Lab Lithos Carbon Locust Walk Lone Pine Capital Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator - LACI LTS One Lux Capital Lyra Health M M33 Growth Macy's Mae Deli, The Magdrive Magna International Main Street Health Major League View Details
- 26 Apr 2024
- HBS Case
Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
very intense.” In the same way, managers should be in tune with whether employees are working too hard and should encourage them to take breaks to avoid burning out. 9. Play the long game. Sanders learned important life lessons from watching his fellow View Details
- 25 Apr 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Importance of Teaming
Editor's note: Many managers are taught to think of teams as carefully designed, static groups of individuals who, like a baseball team or improv comedy troupe, have ample time to practice interacting successfully and efficiently. The... View Details
Keywords: Re: Amy C. Edmondson
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Lessons from Major League Baseball's Game-Changing Innovations
what was the impetus for these changes? What was the mission? What were we trying to do? Chris Marinak: Over the last 20 to 30 years, but more so in the last 10 years the game on the field of baseball has changed a lot. We haven't really... View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
attended Brigham Young University on a baseball scholarship. After earning his MBA, Whitney was instrumental in the creation and growth of Gauge Capital, a middle-market private equity firm based in Dallas, TX. While Whitney had many... View Details
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Employee Welfare – The Human Relations Movement – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
sick pay, disability benefits, and stock purchase plans, Western Electric workers could participate in a range of recreational and educational programs from running meets, tennis games, and baseball leagues to lunchtime concerts, beauty... View Details
- 08 Aug 2022
- HBS Case
Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS
Gocheok Sky Dome [a large domed baseball stadium in Seoul] in my lifetime? And my answer back then was, ‘No.’” “BTS was like a startup,” says Koo, who was an early fan of the band. “They had no resources. They needed to differentiate.”... View Details
- 07 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Why Companies Fail—and How Their Founders Can Bounce Back
time because they do not distinguish between the two." Revising Expectations Ghosh notes that venture capitalists could help mitigate personal failures by allowing for the expectation of company growing pains. He points out that a View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 23 Jan 2024
- Book
More Than Memes: NFTs Could Be the Next Gen Deed for a Digital World
piece of paper, or likely even for a ticket to a local minor league baseball game (which is more or less a deed to a seat). But plenty of people would pay that much for the deed to a house.* *Technically, people are generally paying for... View Details
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Past Programs - Crossover Into Business
early to get ready for life outside basketball. ” Lance Thomas NBA Player Apply Past Participants Steven Adams NBA Kristie Ahn WTA Kayla Alexander WNBA Al-Farouq Aminu NBA Calvin Anderson NFL Henry Anderson NFL Ciara Andrews Basketball Pablo Andujar ATP Jalil Anibaba... View Details
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2023 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
Officer for Major League Baseball + More Info – Less Info As the chief operations and strategy officer for Major League Baseball (MLB), Chris Marinak (MBA 2008) helped launch the headline-grabbing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
In Harmony
public. But then I decided to just have fun with it.” In the same vein, Kim, a diehard Yankees fan, hasn’t given up on his dream of owning a professional baseball team. He’s also at work on a second novel (“a folktale with a twist”), even... View Details
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Dusty Register
world, the National Sports Collectors’ Convention. I arrived at the show with $465 in cold hard cash earned mowing lawns, and after 48 straight hours of shrewd planning, masterfully executed negotiations, and [redacted quantity] of Red Bull, had blown the entirety of... View Details
Keywords: CPG
- 14 Jun 2021
- Op-Ed
When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative
a backyard, toting a ball and bat and wearing his baseball cap. “I’m the greatest hitter in the world,” he announces. Then he tosses the ball into the air. A swing—and a miss. “Strike one!” he yells. "We too have the ability to channel... View Details
Keywords: by Francesca Gino
- 01 May 2013
- News
Thomas S. Volpe, MBA 1976
services company where he served as CEO from 2007 to 2010. A lifelong baseball fan, he owns three minor-league baseball teams and often attends San Francisco Giants games with his close friend and Bay Area... View Details
- 03 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Power of Rituals in Life, Death, and Business
All over the world, people in pain turn to rituals in the face of loss—no matter if it's the death of a loved one (dressing in black, for example), the end of a relationship (burning old love letters), or the crushing defeat in a Little League View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details
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Diversity and Inclusion - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
student comments, engage students in tough role plays, pose difficult questions to all students, irrespective of gender, race, or ESL status, to provide them with equal opportunity for development. Using US-centric (or sports) references. For example, referencing View Details