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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
their workplace “unit” similar to military life. “A driving motivation among the frontline workers was not letting down the people around them,” she explains. “Leading in a civilian setting is not unlike in... View Details
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David Soled
Coming to HBS is like... Trying to be an EGOT winner having only worked in finance. So many of us leave what we know to pursue our real passions, often without any prior experience or a set path. But along the way, we meet sherpas who guide us, make new friends who... View Details
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Where Are They Now?
financial measures of performance,” he says. “How do you design a performance measurement system that is both useful for monitoring purposes and motivates people to do the right thing? We know that financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Mark Mason (MBA 1995)
different perspectives. But I’m also willing to take ownership. That’s not in contradiction to the first point. Leaders have to make decisions and provide vision and direction to motivate people to execute.... View Details
- 16 Aug 2011
- First Look
First Look: August 16
affected by how similar (in both size and valence) those causes were to event consequences. Additional experiments further suggested that this "consequence-cause matching" arises because people are View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Jul 2021
- Office Hours
Readers Ask: Which Companies Are Transforming Work?
system. They’re just not working. "We do a very poor job of teaching that in the United States—giving people a basic familiarity with digital technology." "The second is that a lot of the shortage of workers is coming in the form of... View Details
- 29 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Is the Digital Age Making Us Petty?
With the rise of mobile payment apps like Venmo, many people can easily record the exact charges incurred by a lunch partner and pay back debts to the cent. They see themselves as efficient and fair. Others often have a different word for... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Young Alums Honored for Social Enterprise
already established careers overlooks the fact that many graduates have been motivated by the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative to pursue this work full-time,” said Nancy Lane (PMD 29, 1975), a member of the dinner committee and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
options to assist people with substance use issues. Then he learned that there were better treatments available—a category of interventions known as contingency management, which offer motivational... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
being burdened by typical levels of debt. “I am motivated to determine what I actually want to do and go do it, because a lot of people don’t have this kind of opportunity, and I don’t want to waste it. I... View Details
- 15 Aug 2024
- Blog Post
Learning from Mistakes and Leveraging Personal Experiences: Tiffany Kent (MBA 2001)
explore what professional changes might help me rediscover the sense of passion and achievement I used to enjoy. I read Carol Dweck’s book Growth Mindset, which had a great impact on my thinking and inspired me to read other inspirational and educational non-fiction... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 18 Dec 2018
- Blog Post
"There's No Substitute For Finding The Right Role": James Correa, MBA 2015
knew he wanted to "manage a team and help people develop," and that HBS, as the "premier leadership institution in the world," would be the "best way to learn the general aspects of business." As graduation... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Getting on Board
she leads a popular series of “On Board Bootcamp” seminars for aspiring board members. (The next is June 26–27 in New York City.) Both women stress that launching a successful board career requires some preliminary research. “You have to be honest about your View Details
- 11 Oct 2019
- News
Balancing Act
represented in the company’s leadership was attractive. The second step was building a pipeline within the company. “You need to look for talented, motivated people at every level who have the potential to... View Details
- 08 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Balancing Act: Kate Eberle Walker’s Action Plan for C-suite Diversity
represented in the company’s leadership was attractive. The second step was building a pipeline within the company. “You need to look for talented, motivated people at every level who have the potential to... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout
released in theaters nationally September 16. “Many of the patterns and issues that existed before the bailout are still present today,” says Burke, who was born outside Detroit in Pontiac. “We think it’s important for people to be better... View Details
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
what’s our strategy for doing so, how we’re going to partner with organizations around the world, and how we build and motivate a team of scientists, doctors, as well as fundraisers, to deliver that mission collectively. “If I give you... View Details
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Zach Clayton
From an early age, Zach Clayton says, "I've had a strong interest in politics." That may be a considerable understatement. In high school, Zach not only participated in numerous campaigns, but organized a group called "Freedom's Answer" to View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Creativity from Many Angles
organizations don’t completely understand how to plan for and deal with it.” Amabile also cited the need for further understanding of the motives and incentives that drive people working at various stages of... View Details