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Shaan Gandhi
time. We can defer judgement and muddle along. Or, we can make the tough call and focus our resources to try to achieve the best outcome, because it's the hard decisions that allow us to grow. It's the hard View Details
- November 1993 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Elizabeth Fisher (A)
By: David A. Thomas
Elizabeth Fisher is a graduating MBA who must reconcile her job search with Paul, her fiance's, job constraints. The case gives vivid detail of Elizabeth and Paul's process. At one point, the two must decide whether to have a commuter marriage or have Paul give up his... View Details
Thomas, David A. "Elizabeth Fisher (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-002, November 1993. (Revised December 2004.)
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
pace due to the increased rate at which we now exchange information. That’s why it is more important than ever for managers to make increased efforts to stay relevant and protect against skill obsolescence. Might they learn something about the trajectories of their own... View Details
- 27 Apr 2017
- News
Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams
concerned about both the financial burden of tuition and forgoing income for two years. “Finding out that the School had such a strong fellowship program was a game-changer for me,” says Sergio. “That was critical in my decision to pursue... View Details
- January 1999
- Case
Prague Post, The
By: Paul A. Gompers
Lisa Frankenberg, co-founder of the Prague Post, is faced with several business and professional decisions. The English-language paper she founded is under pressure from competition and a Czech Republic recession. She must decide how to return the paper to... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Decisions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Profit; Competition; Financial Crisis; Personal Development and Career; Publishing Industry; Czech Republic
Gompers, Paul A. "Prague Post, The ." Harvard Business School Case 299-033, January 1999.
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
Try something else. But really open your eyes. Xavier Paternot (MBA 2002): Xavier Paternot, 2002. Make career decisions based on your, on your guts and your, and your heart, and not on- on your head. Hang Li... View Details
- 14 Feb 2023
- Blog Post
Recruiting During Uncertainty: How to Meet Students Where They Are
When companies encourage students to openly share about their career goals, important connections can be made between the company’s needs and the student’s ability to add value in various roles or functions. This can then lead to better... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 30 May 2023
- News
6 Strategies to Improve Your Negotiation Skills
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
Turning Point: Ready or Not
When you realize that the last elderly person in the family is no longer there—that you’re the “elderly” generation—it creates a sense of true apprehension. In the past, whenever I was worried about some important decision or life moment,... View Details
- 08 Jul 2015
- What Do You Think?
Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?
people spend less time at work by empowering them to take decisions without 2- or 3- levels up approvals ." Tema Frank said that "we need to move to a system where people are compensated based on results achieved rather than... View Details
- 08 Mar 2016
- News
More Work to Do
of all time. Gerald, who delivers the keynote address at SXSW Interactive March 11, also discusses the decision to shut down MBAs Across America: “People went from ruthlessly doubting us to blindly believing we were saviors,” he says.... View Details
- 20 Jun 2008
- News
Risk and Reward
races, where does that leave us? The decision of whether to race Big Brown lies with his owners, not Clay. What would you do in their position? Race Big Brown? Or take the money and run? View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
experiences, and the meaning of leadership. Click on each heading below to read their responses. What career advice do you have for today's female MBAs? As a trailblazer, how did you proceed when there was no established route to your... View Details
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Financial Management of Smaller Firms - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Financial Management of Smaller Firms Course Number 1452 Baker Foundation Professor Richard Ruback Professor of Management Practice Royce Yudkoff Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam Career Focus This course is... View Details
- 9 AM – 4:30 PM EDT, 06 Jun 2023
- Career Events
Renewal: A Workshop for Work and Life Transition in New York City
Do you find yourself considering new ways to contribute to family, community, or work? This program will allow you to look more deeply into the essential elements that are always present when making the decisions that bring you closer to... View Details
- September 1985
- Background Note
Finding a Job with a Small Company
Describes a process of self-evaluation for working in small companies, discusses small company issues, focuses on some basic search techniques, and ends with a little how-to section. The goal is to facilitate the process of securing a job in a small company and to show... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Higher Education; Recruitment; Work-Life Balance; Interests
Stevenson, Howard H. "Finding a Job with a Small Company." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-076, September 1985.
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
for our users and, in the process, increase our customer lifetime value (e.g., our successful decision to repurpose our video content into textbooks).” Guram: “I remember that the TOM case on Cincinnati Children’s Hospital was really... View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
about, say, the allocation of roles and decision making, and applying them to his life. For Wasserman, the meeting was revelatory. Anyone—founders or not—could gain all these profound life lessons from the counterintuitive ways that... View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- News
In Harmony
the hot career path at the time. “I loved the intellectual challenge in working with really smart people,” recalls Weinstein. “What I didn’t enjoy very much was that I didn’t actually care whether or not Shell Oil of Canada made an extra... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 19 Dec 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
New Year, New Habits
Economists Can Make You a Healthier Consumer and Smarter Marketer What’s behind the decisions we make, especially when it comes to eating well and losing weight? Can companies motivate employees to make healthier decisions? Unethical... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne