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- 24 May 2017
- News
John J. Brennan, MBA 1980
charitable arm. He spends several days a month at corporate headquarters, working out of a small, cluttered office that belies the deep influence he’s had on the firm. “I always assumed that today was my... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- Profile
Loujaine AlMoallim
game that keeps you on your toes (or on your head, in some cases). And nothing feels more rewarding than facing these challenges and learning how to tackle them. What is your most memorable classroom moment?... View Details
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
create the illusion of higher quality. I’ve always bought the cheapest vodka I could find, but my kids insist on the expensive brands. Great lesson in the realities of marketing! —Howard (Ted) Greene (MBA... View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Seth Klarman, MBA 1982
three decades, Klarman has built one of the most successful hedge fund companies in the world. While such accolades are important to Klarman, he is equally proud of the culture at Baupost. "We have a very collaborative environment where... View Details
- 26 Jan 2022
- News
Making Peace with Anger
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Willy Walker (MBA 1995) is the chairman and CEO of Walker and Dunlop, a commercial real estate finance firm founded in 1937 by his... View Details
- 01 Feb 2022
- Book
Innovation Isn’t Just for Startups: How Big Companies Can Succeed
silicon chip, Analog would sell an answer." “Becoming a corporate explorer is not a route to a safe or easy career,” they write. However, Tushman and Binns explain in the following Q&A, explorers are the ones who lead established... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
"Michael Porter didn't get to be a giant in the field of competition and strategy by hunting small game." Joan Magretta begins her new book on Harvard Business School's Michael Porter's work by noting that, from the start of his... View Details
Keywords: by Joan Magretta
- 12 Aug 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities
employees, founding leaders confront an important reality: It’s time to let go. It’s simply impossible to be plugged into everything. At this stage, you are probably managing managers, and more than ever have to empower your leaders to, well, lead! They will not View Details
Keywords: by Julia Austin
- 30 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
The Role of Emotions in Effective Negotiations
and say there's value on the table, but I don't care." That said, anger isn't always a bad variable in negotiation. Deployed the right way, it can demonstrate passion and conviction that can help sway... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
inflation statistics rarely match our own experience? Does the country always benefit from infrastructure investments? Who really pays the taxes and costs imposed on businesses? Why do some things that make... View Details
- 09 Jul 2007
- Research & Ideas
Five Steps to Better Family Negotiations
a family business raises the stakes of—and often complicates—a family negotiation. Consider first what sets family relationships apart. Relatives (especially in nuclear families) typically have long-standing relationships that are based View Details
Keywords: by John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
- 25 Apr 2024
- News
Origin Stories
of coal on his back and said when he was about 16, there has to be a better way. He founded our company in 1933 by driving a secondhand oil truck and just built this incredible independent energy company. And I’m really proud of that, but... View Details
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Baker Library / Bloomberg Center | About
challenge for future generations of HBS leaders and students, Baker elaborated, “It must be remembered always that the standard of excellence which must be maintained comes not simply from the outside of the buildings, but from the work... View Details
- 22 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Want Hybrid Work to Succeed? Trust, Don’t Track, Employees
that we need to see people in order to determine their performance,” she says. “It’s the old belief, that so long as they are visible, they are demonstrating and asserting their commitment.” This emphasis on “butts in seats” has View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 04 Apr 2024
- News
The Making of a Medical Milestone
On March 16, doctors at the Massachusetts General Hospital made history when they successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a living human. The groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in animal-to-human transplant, or... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 05 Oct 2020
- Book
Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time
hasn’t always been a given. It has been built and is continuing to be built over time, through experience and data. We need to extend these discussions by proving the return on time- affluent work policies.... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Remix
$4.25/hour internships and secretarial work, anything to get closer to a job in A&R. Music had always been a force in her life. Her great-grandmother Hazel would hammer out gospel and show tunes on the piano... View Details
- 17 Feb 2022
- Book
When Employees Feel a Sense of Purpose, Companies Succeed
and to attend on scholarship. “It was always very clear that I was different,” Wallace told me, not just because his family was poor but because he was also one of the few... View Details
Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati
- 30 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
The Life and Role of a CEO
recommendations on the company’s most crucial issues. After every such meeting, I always wondered “what is it like to be a CEO, having multiple rounds of these meetings every single day?” “The Life and Role... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Action Plan: Wild at Heart
Today, the master gardener sees all those years missing out on American yard culture as an advantage: Traditional horticulture can devastate biodiversity, she’ll tell you, and contributes mightily to climate change. Her passion and... View Details