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- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Not Your Typical Business Conference
goals, well armed with our Harvard MBA, let's not fall into the trap of letting our careers and our MBA define us. . . .I was fortunate enough to learn a critical lesson from the most important role model in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
challenges. His story, which Professor Emeritus Nolan and his coauthors developed in collaboration with seasoned, real-life CEOs, includes crucial lessons for anyone hoping to master the new-world skills required of successful business... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Narrative Arc
relation). Raised in poverty, Earl received free piano lessons and eventually studied with composer Arnold Schoenberg at UCLA, but his career was interrupted by World War II. Earl served as a combat... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Read the complete articles summarized below by visiting their Web links. The Value of a ‘Portable’ View Details
- 22 Jan 2020
- News
What It Takes
Schwarzman is chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, and the founder of the Schwarzman Scholars, a graduate fellowship program housed at the new Schwarzman College in Tsinghua University in Beijing. He has just written a new book, What It Takes: View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Alumni Books
risk management on Wall Street and at other major financial centers. The book breaks down the events involved in the 2007–2008 financial collapse, reveals how botched policy responses made a bad situation worse, and focuses on lessons... View Details
- 10 May 2023
- News
Alumna Snags an Emmy
my internship at YouTube during HBS that I realized I could make a career out of these interests. The YouTube TV team was just starting to form in summer 2015 with a goal of reimagining cable TV and I was really intrigued by the... View Details
- 06 Jun 2012
- News
Fellowship Funder
him to his career at MDP. “My partners and I have built our firm on the principles of fairness, transparency, teamwork, and consensus decision-making,” says Mencoff. “These principles have been integral to our success at the firm.” For... View Details
- 07 Jan 2020
- News
Models of Success
lessons she learned on the basketball court—drive, endurance, teamwork—served her well in the business world, too. But not all of her college teammates and other friends found the same success after sports. “These were the most... View Details
- 22 Mar 2017
- News
Don’t give up your power
we’ve made a mistake, as opposed to taking the lesson from the mistake and then moving on. “There have been many situations throughout my business career where I’m the only woman, and probably twice as many... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
South Asian Women at Work
Smart but passive. Good technicians, but not likely managers. Women from India and Pakistan frequently must combat stereotypes about how they function at work. But they should resist labels and pursue the careers of their dreams, said... View Details
- 09 Jul 2019
- News
The Road to Impact
When he turned 50, David Offensend (MBA 1977) decided to make a change. He’d had a successful career in finance, but ever since his undergraduate days of studying public and international affairs at Princeton, Offensend planned that, one... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
The first in a series of occasional articles on HBS graduates who have taken a leave from their careers to explore personally enriching projects off the beaten track. For some busy executives, spending quality time with the family means... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Teaching is in his DNA
Energy Secretary Sam Bodman. “And one who is intensely loyal to his students.” Curiously, due to his administrative duties, McArthur didn’t spend the thousands of hours in the classroom that many of his colleagues did. Nevertheless, in countless one-on-one sessions, he... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Expertise From The Front Lines Of The Eurozone
my plant? Since I’ve lived through these decisions in my own career and with my clients, I try to share some of the lessons learned.” Today, approximately 10 percent of the HBS faculty are practitioners who... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
push and pull," Hightower asserts. He put those lessons to work after leaving the military and earning his MBA when he em-barked on a business career that included stints as a McKinsey consultant, a general... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
as well as a relatively new handset technology. The capital intensity made the company vulnerable to external markets. Taken separately, these risks were manageable. Taken together, they added up to failure. The personal lessons ran even... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
Brigham Young, thinking that I should give back. Years later, I came out of my experience at Harvard empowered and determined to give back.” That thinking reshaped Frey’s career path, and, after a brief return to California, he left Cisco... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
An Environmental Epiphany
energy. Bulletin editor Dan Morrell spoke with Kortenhorst about his career path and how the world can make renewables a reality. READ MORE Dan Morrell: Jules, tell me a little bit about what Rocky Mountain Institute does, and what your... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Plan B: The Brick Bank
for future needs such as retirement or education,” reflects Adams. “However, there are some environments, including Vietnam, where that fundamental tenet is not the best economic decision.” Pedro Noyola (HBS 2013) noted that while he expects to spend most of his View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna