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Brett Lindsay Laffel

necessarily all happy and cheery. You're truly challenged here. But the experience is genuinely transformative. The case method forces me to form opinions and express them clearly every day. As a result, I can convey my ideas so much more... View Details

08 Mar 2017
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Education Sector Opportunities at HBS

education across sectors to “Think and Drinks” to discuss key issues in education and cross-school happy hours with the Kennedy and Education schools. There are many other ways to engage with the world of education on campus, including... View Details

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Jennifer DeWhitt

her realize that, "I don't have to be the CFO right now." Her future is still very much a work in progress: With a puppy at home in Seattle, and a boyfriend in Texas, Jennifer is still trying to figure out where to live. "But I'm as View Details

08 Mar 2018
News

How HBS Gives Back

at the Mobile Food Bank. I have had nothing but positive experiences from my time volunteering. I’ve left each session happy and wanting to do more. If one hour a month can generate that much positivity, imagine what we could do if we all... View Details

23 Jul 2008
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Balanced Scorecard in Action

Balanced Scorecard should be the primary documents distributed to the board in advance of meetings. Does Customer Profitability Increase Using The Bsc? A Balanced Scorecard Approach To Measure Customer Profitability Happy customers are... View Details

24 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Working to Keep Pirates At-Bay: My Summer in Cyber Security

deserves a celebration! I love this spirit and I have never celebrated so much in a work environment before. They call this “fergenizing” which, mixing English and Hebrew, means “to celebrate and be happy for other people’s achievements.”... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship

15 Dec 2015
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One MBA's Path to Boston Consulting Group

by an energizing day of golf, barbeque and pool games. The crescendo of the summer came with our trip to Miami for sailing and beach hijinks. These events helped forge happy memories that will remain with me. After securing the full-time... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products / Retail

03 Jul 2017
Blog Post

4 Ways HBS Alumni Utilize Baker Library

product. We are happy to meet with alumni and it is easy to set up an appointment. We regularly work with alumni who are in career search mode and provide them with intelligence on countries, industries, organizations, and people. 4. We... View Details

13 Jun 2016
Blog Post

Is HBS Cutthroat or Collaborative?

maximizing the quality of our output. While in Cambodia we created a culture that enforced high standards, encouraged questioning and iteration, and supported creative thinking. The result? A happy client, a new group of friends, a... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Breaking Free from Fear of Change

already know you can do well is difficult. What are some of the clues that would indicate your need for achievement is blocking your path to career growth? If the main emotion you experience when you accomplish a task is relief, not View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

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Sara Roedner

ability to learn quickly about any given industry I might cover." "My family and friends often ask me if HBS is competitive and the people here driven. I'm happy to report that it's a challenge — everything you expect about... View Details

06 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)

incredible community on campus, and that sense of community has extended into “alumnihood.” I’m happy to report that a few of us got together for a LASO alumni retreat in Austin this September! The LASO familia ties are strong and extend... View Details

05 Oct 2018
Blog Post

The Reflective Leader

shortcomings, failed personal relationships, or the death of a close family member. Several of my fellow alumni shared how they learned that happiness is more about balance than it is about money. Don’t get me wrong, there was also plenty... View Details

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

The Women’s College Cohort at Peek Weekend

element of an MBA. While I knew that I might face graduate school in a few years, I was happy to take a break from professional development to focus on finishing out my time at Smith. So, when the posting for Harvard Business School’s... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak

a 2002 Chevy Astro named Eddie, kitted out with storage, sleeping, and work spaces. Her happy place: The deserts of the American Southwest. A family thing: “My mom climbed Kilimanjaro with me last fall. It was her first big mountain.... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2004
News

The Business of Babies

selective genetics. In order to succeed, providers will have to walk a fine line between making the customer happy and avoiding controversy. One thing is for sure, as Spar pointed out, “You can’t be politically naive and do well in this... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

19 Jul 2004
Research & Ideas

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

customer is such an apparent risk that the quoted Progressive rate is higher than the competition's, Progressive is happy if that customer goes elsewhere to buy cheaper insurance. "They are happy to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring Bryan Guerra...

wave of learning. That said, I never expected I'd get the opportunity to help build it. Personally, I'm very happy to be back on campus and living in Cambridge. It's great to see a new batch of students go through the HBS experience.... View Details

Keywords: Technology

Portrait Project

Tony Deifell

my "calling." I now live in San Francisco with Mardie Oakes (HBS '02). I told my friends that I would never be one of those people who would meet my wife in grad school - I am happy to be eating my words. She also came to HBS... View Details

16 Nov 2016
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My HBS Journey

gave the class day speech at graduation in front of thousands of people. Most surprisingly, I learnt how to be truly happy, after realizing that many times happiness is a choice that only depends on you—and not on how perfectly everything... View Details

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