Succession Planning - Publications - Faculty & Research

James W. Rouse

A visionary in the real estate world, Rouse was famous for planning and revitalizing suburban and urban areas. Rouse created the "festival marketplace" concept in cities and the indoor mall in suburbs. Beginning with Boston's... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

20 Aug 2024
Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

million users. This acquisition quickly became a cornerstone of Adidas’s digital strategy. Today, over 170 million people use Adidas Running to track more than ninety sports and activities. Firm footing: Building your ecosystem on a solid foundation View Details

Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology

16 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

frontal assaults against armies that are ten times your size. Those are suicide missions," echoes David Peterschmidt, Inktomi's CEO. Rule Three: Plan And Be Prepared To Pivot It is a common fallacy that fast-moving companies like the... View Details

Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak

01 Jun 2011
News

Show Me The Money — Or Not

course, winning the contest is no guarantee of success. Conversely, a number of plans that failed to make the semifinals found success in the marketplace. Contest judges panned Stig Leschly’s (MBA 1997/JD... View Details

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Lin Zhu | MBA

co-founded a tech startup, Loro, building a smart companion device for wheelchair users. I worked on product development and ran our financing process, communicating our story and business plan to investors. I recognized how critical a... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

A Renter’s Market

street. He looks for positive signs such as strong rental demand from city employees and blue-collar workers; a mix of rental and owner-occupied properties; successful local businesses; city revitalization projects; and informal... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Real Estate

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Innovating in Health Care - Course Catalog

successful health care entrepreneurs University of Miami Professor of Orthopedics and Bioengineering, Lee Kaplan , MD Visiting Lecturer Ben Creo , M.Div. Executive Fellow Brian Walker, MPH , Ph.D. in women’s health Overview The... View Details

01 Sep 2009
News

Building Your Own Dream Team

book, his text-messaging bills surely the rival of a government bailout. Ferrazzi’s new book, Who’s Got Your Back: The Breakthrough Program to Build Deep, Trusting Relationships That Create Success — and Won’t Let You Fail (Broadway... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Feb 2001
News

In Dot-Calm Era, Conference Examines Options for Entrepreneurs

entrepreneurs must not surrender to feelings of hopelessness. Stressing that starting any business is nothing less than a ten-year career commitment, he explained that those ten years may well be marked by two extremes: brilliant View Details

Keywords: Information

01 Mar 2019
News

From Das’s Desk

Your Life: Tactics and Practices for the First 10 Years after HBS. The course will give students practical advice, skills, and insights to prepare them for success in life—not just in their careers, but across the breadth of their lives,... View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

When being a good neighbor means economic development

Rescued in the early 1990s and revived by president and CEO Jonathan Larry Baer (MBA 1985), the San Francisco Giants are baseball champions, with World Series wins in 2010 and 2012. Now Baer is poised to spread the success with a $1.6... View Details

28 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: New York

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in New York. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement.... View Details

26 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Toronto

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Toronto. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement.... View Details

22 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: San Francisco

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in San Francisco. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career... View Details

19 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Los Angeles

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Los Angeles. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career... View Details

15 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Boston

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Boston. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement.... View Details

12 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Washington D.C.

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Washington D.C. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career... View Details

Portrait Project

Martin Gonzalez

I used to believe that my purpose in this world was to conquer it. I planned to have a successful career in high tech and quickly become an expert in my field. But the year 2001 brought humility and... View Details

Harold Blancke

During his CEO tenure, Blancke embarked on a massive growth plan for Celanese. Believing that success in the petrochemical industry was predicated on size, Blancke acquired several competitors and grew the... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

21 Aug 2024

Forté Forum: Seattle

HBS is participating in the Forté MBA Forum in Seattle. This forum is held annually to empower women — whether you're looking to change careers, a college student planning for the future, or a professional ready for career advancement.... View Details

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