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27 Mar 2015
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Bringing Private Practice into Public Service

21 Sep 2020
Video

Pedro Gómez

Pedro Gómez, who founded the construction company Pedro Gómez y Cia in Colombia in 1968, sums up the lessons of his long career for young Colombians, especially the need to behave ethically and to challenge corruption. View Details

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How Relationships are Building Biotech

career relationships help to build up organizations. The study of careers seems to act as a powerful lens for examining the birth of biotech. Higgins, who specializes in research, teaching, and course... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark

14 Apr 2015
News

Strategy Rules: A Q&A with Michael Cusumano

January 2018
Teaching Note

Still Leading (B1): Hon. Bob McDonald—Profiting from Purpose

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

This case is included in the Still Leading series, which is part of an opening series of cases used in the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. This case can also be taught as a standalone case as it is rich with many key leadership lessons that fall... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Values and Beliefs; Transition

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15 Aug 2023
Cold Call Podcast

Ryan Serhant: How to Manage Your Time for Happiness

Keywords: Re: Ashley V. Whillans; Real Estate

03 Oct 2023
Research Event

Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

reflection of that service. So I have validated you, which is one of the most important lessons I learned in 25 years of The Oprah Show is that everybody is looking to be validated. Brooks: That's for sure. Winfrey: So, it's not just... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Staff

25 Aug 2014
HBS Case

Starbucks Reinvented

untested arenas that define the company as it exists today. "This case distills 20 years of my thinking about the most important lessons of strategy, leadership, and managing in turbulence in the frame of a very relevant... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Food & Beverage

16 May 2023
HBS Case

How KKR Got More by Giving Ownership to the Factory Floor: ‘My Kids Are Going to College!’

Rouen recalls his own early career working hourly shifts in retail, with its disincentive to work too quickly. He remembers that, “My colleagues and I actively tried to hamper the success of the firm because we were so frustrated, and the... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

10 Apr 2013
News

New Harvard Business School program expands on marketing case studies of Jay-Z, Lady Gaga

27 Mar 2017
Blog Post

Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?

from nothing, should steer clear of a certain graduate degree. So should entrepreneurs consider getting an MBA? As is perhaps the first lesson of business school (and, maybe, life) the answer must be: it depends. For me, an MBA from HBS... View Details

27 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

How the FBI Reinvented Itself After 9/11

including Rivkin, who had spent their academic careers studying organizational design and organizational identity. A comprehensive study of the FBI’s transformation resulted in the paper "Does 'What We Do' Make Us 'Who We Are'?... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

09 Jun 2022
Blog Post

The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back

Now that the MBA Class of 2022 is officially out in the world, we asked recent graduates about the advice they wish someone had given them before coming to HBS, their favorite memory, and one lesson that will help them in their careers.... View Details

08 Mar 2022
Research & Ideas

Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

domains. Studies have found that viewing photos of famous female leaders or reading about women in their intended career field empowered women to: Give longer, better speeches that are equal in length to those of male peers. Eliminate... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

March 2004 (Revised April 2004)
Background Note

Seeing What's on Red Auerbach's Mind

By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and John T. Gourville

Analysis of an interview with Red Auerbach, HBR No. 87201. Alan M. Webber, who conducted the interview, probed for the lessons that Auerbach has learned from a long and productive career coaching and managing the Boston Celtics, a professional basketball team in the... View Details

Keywords: Markets; Research; Sports; Product Development; Communication Intention and Meaning; Sports Industry

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16 Oct 2015
Blog Post

HBS and the Arts

I am what you may consider an atypical candidate at HBS; I am an art history major in pursuit of an MBA, dedicated to a career path in the arts. My fascination with art stems from an experience I had in high school. I attended a... View Details

19 Mar 2020
News

Real Leaders: Abraham Lincoln and the Power of Emotional Discipline

26 Mar 2020
News

Real Leaders: Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Empathy

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African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

29 Nov 2018
Blog Post

"There's No Substitute for Finding the Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015

When James Correa was coming to the conclusion of his military service as a logistics officer (Captain) in the US Army, "There was only one desire for a professional career that I was sure of -- to continue a View Details

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