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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Up Side Story: HBS Show a Sold-Out Success
year’s show was a collaboration of more than 150 “incredibly talented directors, producers, actors, singers, dancers, band members, and crew who made the magic happen in the blink of an eye,” according to John Lippman (MBA ’01), one of... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
feed is actually put into the stalls. And everything's cleaned, and all the leather and all the saddles are cleaned. And you put all the smells together, and it's like a magical smell. And it never changes, because all the ointments and... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
magical event—a solution that matches the problem,” Eisenmann says. “And after you have that solution, you can step on the gas pedal.” Return to Tomorrow, Transformed View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Action Plan: Horse Sense
but still, the lower the odds, the better chance you have of being successful.” But go with your gut. “You don’t need to be an expert to look at a horse. That’s really the magic of our business—there are people who have luck when they... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
professor Michael A. Cusumano identify the common magic mojo management practices of a trio who were individually very different people but who shared a similar drive. “All three were enormously ambitious and dreamed big dreams—not so... View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Taking up the issue of climate change
As chairman of Walt Disney Studios, Alan Horn (MBA 1971) is in the business of creating magical worlds that captivate audiences. He also is passionate about the real-world issue of climate change and its impact on future generations.... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
postproduction,” he explains. “Getting a movie together is like herding cats—this one will say yes if that one does. It’s a vicious circle, so you have to do a little magic to make it happen.” “Getting a movie together is like herding... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
The Sparkles in Our Skies
approximately the equivalent of a year and a quarter of the average American’s carbon footprint. While it feels like a technological magic trick in an industry known for tradition rather than innovation, it may not even be the startup’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Reinventing Radio Days
Kennedy Main article: Where Innovation Rules As a kid, Joe Kennedy (MBA 1985) got hooked early on the magic of radio, listening in bed at night to a crystal set he had built himself. Radio returned to his life in 2004 when—after an... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Peter Wendell (MBA '76)
infrastructure of capital and advisory talent. "You have this magic chemist's brew of people, ideas, capital, and hard work that you stir in a beaker and presto," he says, gesturing toward the consolidation of firms that surround Sierra's... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
enthusiasm, "and the Nielsens are our daily report card." A veteran of NBC and CBS, where he helped develop hits such as The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Touched by an Angel, Sagansky, president and CEO of Paxson Communications Corp., is now working his View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
once they’ve set the table for themselves, then harness the passion and be able to go and use the magic of that and that’s where they will be stronger for it. If we can have the analytic ones be able to understand the path ahead, not have... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
built it into a powerhouse. In 1989, he moved on to advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi and performed similar magic before taking the helm of Germany-based Adidas in 1993. Under Louis-Dreyfus, one of Business Week's "Top 25 Managers" of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ink: Q&A with Kathy Wang (MBA 2011)
in practice—and what kind of magic did you use to get your son to nap reliably? When he was awake I would do everything administrative I could, like washing the dishes, so I could be fully productive when he napped. I’d write in a little... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
up to five out loud. Crinkle up your paper. Throw your paper in the trash.” Those who completed the ritual—even a seemingly nonsensical one—were less anxious and performed better. “Perhaps rituals work not because they’re magically... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
by 300 percent in one year by altering the company's profit structure and leveraging its balance sheet. Among other reengineering moves, Robinson reduced fixed costs significantly by centralizing the firm's financial operations. Eager to apply his numbers View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
magnetic resonance, but Giler knows it looks like magic to the general public. And, like any good performer, he's feeling the pressure to give his audience an unforgettable show—hence the nerves. "If the demo gods are willing," the screen... View Details
- 27 Oct 2016
- News
Paying It Forward
volunteer as a teacher in the slums of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), where his father had survived an impoverished childhood. There, he taught science in the form of magic. “I would do all these science experiments and present them as View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
cigarettes,” DeLong writes in Teaching by Heart: One Professor’s Journey to Inspire. “When Mr. Snively told a story about the Revolutionary War, I remember holding my breath with excitement.” DeLong unpacks what goes into making that kind of View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Countdown To Remote Learning
intangible qualities that make the HBS classroom such a magical place.” He led additional work over the summer, based on extensive feedback, to further enhance teaching and learning. The School is sharing what it learned with educators... View Details