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20 Jan 2022
Blog Post

Lessons Learned from My HBS Career Journey in Environmental Sustainability

an engineer at Tesla, where I worked in manufacturing and design engineering. I loved my time there and am proud that I played a small role in helping drive the automotive industry towards electrification. Most importantly, I learned... View Details

15 Mar 2021
Blog Post

Be Unapologetically Yourself: Interview with Singer-Songwriter and Banking Strategist Andrea Mendoza

date and found herself drawn back to making her own music. “I had never done it though, so I turned to my brother for help coaching me through the process of writing my own songs,” she said. While working View Details

04 Dec 2023
Blog Post

My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service

Hi all, my name is Rhea! I was lucky enough to work for the National Park Service this summer as a business management intern with the Submerged Resources Center (SRC). The SRC is the NPS national dive program, responsible for... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

28 Mar 2018
News

Fueling the Future

going to want the job due to its remote locations, potentially dangerous nature, and relentless work schedule; but finding the 10 percent who did was a great challenge I enjoyed,” she says. “The attrition in... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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IFC India 2025: From Gray to Green: A Glimpse of the Future of Green Hydrogen in India - Blog - Business & Environment

Blog Blog Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author HBS Faculty Author HBS Staff Author Staff Author Students Topics Topics Accelerating Climate Solutions Conference 2023 Alumni Alumni Programs Alumni in Climate Networking Series Business... View Details

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IFC India 2025: Decarbonizing Rice Paddy Farming - Pioneering Sustainability in Indian Agriculture - Blog - Business & Environment

cutting emissions from burning. Crop Rotation and Cover Crops : Boosting soil fertility and resilience through sustainable planting cycles. Using remote sensing and machine learning, Varaha validates farmers’ practices, quantifies... View Details

01 Jun 2016
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016

love, and joy in a year dubbed by Pope Francis the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The Uneven Road: Book Two of First Light by Linda Cardillo (MBA 1978) (Bellastoria Press) This novel tells the story of a perilous journey that took Josiah Monroe physically and emotionally far... View Details

04 Jun 2018
Blog Post

How to Create a Presence Without Being Present

many organizations, maintaining a real presence on campus may not be a realistic possibility. Some organizations may be too physically remote to visit; others simply cannot spread themselves thin across multiple campus locations. And... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

27 Apr 2023
News

Life Preserver

When Sebastian Giwa (MBA 2009) joined Singularity University's Global Solutions Program in the summer of 2012, he was accepted based on his ideas of how distance learning and remote work—both rarities at that point—could reshape... View Details

Keywords: April White

19 Jan 2022
In Practice

7 Trends to Watch in 2022

for learning about what works in digital health. Recently, we have witnessed developments that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. In the United States, we have seen massive expansions in insurance coverage for... View Details

Keywords: by HBS News

30 Nov 2020
Research & Ideas

COVID Not Slowing VC Investment

more basic factor has been holding back investment: remote work. Lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases prompted many venture capitalists to literally head for the hills, decamping to vacation homes in Wyoming and Idaho. Even with its close... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services; Banking

23 Apr 2018
News

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

city, a country—with a clear connection to making life better for the people who live there,” Condo says. “I’ve always thought that one should try to do work that benefits society.” Michael Porter was ultimately the advisor for Condo’s... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

21 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Fighting the COVID Blues: Advice from Business Research

Schedule each day. Many parents are caring for their children and guiding their remote learning while trying to do their own jobs—and feeling like they’re failing on all fronts. Eventually, thoughts about unfinished View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman and Danielle Kost

10 Dec 2007
HBS Case

One Laptop per Child

collaborative tasks from writing assignments to playing digital instruments. At the same time it needed to address constraints such as the lack of electrical power in many remote rural areas—a problem it solves in several ways. Kids can... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Computer

11 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience - Recruiting HBS Students for Venture Capital

Director and Career Coach Katja Frey – Recruiting Relations Manager Together, Jonathan and Katja make up the Career & Professional Development team that manages relationships with venture capital firms and works closely with students... View Details

Keywords: Venture Capital / Private Equity

12 May 2016
News

Food Rescue Is on a Mission

remote parts of the continent. The organization expects to feed 17 million meals to the country’s poorest families this year, an astounding achievement reflective of why the Carsons earned the 2015 Social Entrepreneur of the Year award... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

28 Sep 2021
News

Alumni Connections Drive Career Opportunities for Students

secured an internship in banking and equity research, and in his junior year, he did a banking internship, both times at Credit Suisse. After graduation, Westphal spent two years working at JPMorgan, where he honed his business skills and... View Details

Keywords: Becca Carnahan

17 Nov 2020
In Practice

How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other

(or click-and-collect) channels, much like the pandemic has prompted white-collar firms to seriously consider remote work in a more permanent way. All retailers, from omnichannel to single-channel, need to... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Retail

02 Sep 2021
News

Back to School

had entered an extraordinary public health challenge that would affect all aspects of our society. Information about how the virus worked was key. There were so many competing beliefs. One fundamental part of the equation was trying to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

17 Sep 2024
Research & Ideas

Advice for the New CEO: Talk to Your Employees Early and Often

comes from synchronous interactions that you cannot get otherwise,” Sadun says, “and your decision-making depends on these inputs.” You Might Also Like: What Companies Want Most in a CEO: A Good Listener Where to Find Remote View Details

Keywords: by Ami Albernaz

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