Personal Care - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2019
News

Give It to Me Straight

on effective professional feedback, honing it in roles at tech icons Apple and Google. The idea? Radical candor, or as Scott (MBA 1996) defines it, caring personally while at the same time, challenging... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

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Negotiating the Impossible: Break Deadlocks and Resolve Conflicts (without Money or Muscle)

Some negotiations are easy. Others are more difficult. And then there are situations that seem completely hopeless. Conflict is escalating, people are getting aggressive, and no one is willing to back down. To top it off, you have little power or other resources with... View Details

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Kraft Accelerator

Disparities and Democratizing Cancer Care HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator Venture Philanthropy Done Right HBS Kraft Precision Medicine Accelerator Addressing Demographic Disparities in Clinical Trials Harvard Business Review You... View Details

27 Jul 2017
News

Seeing a Way Forward

with staff to create the BooWow Factor, measuring the “wows” and “boos” generated through follow-up phone calls to a sampling of patients who visit a salauno clinic. Management finds that such direct feedback is an invaluable tool in identifying areas of View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

01 Jun 2012
News

The Power of Philanthropy

When their son Joey died of cystic fibrosis in 1986 at age 12, Kathy and Joe O’Donnell (MBA 1971) vowed to fight the disease. O’Donnell, at the time the president of the Boston Concessions Group, joined with Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services; Personal Services; Personal Services

16 Nov 2021
News

Getting Back Together for Global Networking Night; Healthcare Conference Draws New Interest

events in person by following COVID safety protocols. Another 16 groups hosted virtual events, while three groups offered hybrid events of small gatherings with a virtual participation option. The HBS Club of India hosted in-person events... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Feb 2020
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2020

the more general reader interested in national parks. The Health Care Consumer’s Manifesto: How to Get the Most for Your Money by Deborah Dove Gordon (MBA 1999) Praeger Health care consumer policy expert... View Details

03 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 3

highly communicable tools and (b) develop a personal involvement in the deployment and interpretation of those tools in important decision-making forums. Based on experts' ability to combine and balance these two processes, we distinguish... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

20 Feb 2020
Blog Post

Know Your Audience – Recruiting HBS Students for Technology

culture, as well as its products, services, and customer strategy. To connect with students, share with them what your company believes in and show them how you care for your employees and customers. Students are drawn in by your passion... View Details

Keywords: Technology

06 Jan 2017
News

Mental Illness and the Workplace

to get some accommodation and stay in the role. But it is something that is very important to think about. It's a very personal decision. And it's a very specific decision, depending on the circumstances. The Stability Networks' very... View Details

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Professor Robin Ely on Challenging Conventional Wisdom - Blog: RGE Report

study, has been tracking HBS alumni’s personal and professional realities since 2012. The results of this study offer insight on a number of fronts, from how dual-career couples manage career and family to women’s professional... View Details

10 Aug 2021
News

Moving Education Within Reach

scholarships and government loans. Ramalingam personally funded whatever expenses the loans and scholarships didn’t cover, according to his widow, Hildegard Scheel. Ramalingam repeated the pattern with scores of students—perhaps as many... View Details

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Yaping Wang

were not sufficient "to take me beyond candy to look at health care and biotechnology. I knew that business school could help me make the transition." On a personal level, taking the time to pursue... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Healthcare/Biotech; Retail/Hospitality

13 Jan 2020
Blog Post

Blending my Tech and Managerial Mindsets

as well as classmates from diverse backgrounds who made classes interesting and always challenging. How has the HBS alumni network impacted your career? Oh, this is a fun story! To me, the alumni network is more than a way to land a good job or network for View Details

01 Jun 2008
News

The Real Deal

it should set priorities.” One civic leader said of Leppert, “This mayor is the real deal. Tom Leppert cares about every street, every corner, and every person in this city he’s refreshing in every respect.” View Details

Keywords: Homeless; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

27 Nov 2012
News

The Beauty of the Network

Pao: A beauty business veteran leverages the HBS network to launch her own skincare line. Photo courtesy Patti Pao Patti Pao (MBA 1987) describes her two years at HBS as “spectacularly unsuccessful,” thanks in part to a culture clash with the section-enforced structure... View Details

Keywords: cosmetics; salmon; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores; Health and Personal Care Stores

Profile

Layeeka Ismail

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? From a professional standpoint, I knew I wanted to return back to Bain Houston after finishing my MBA and it made sense to pursue an MBA after my first three years at Bain. From a View Details

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

fundamental firm value, which is gradually revealed into prices. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51971 December 2016 Harvard Business Review Health Care Needs Real Competition By: Dafny, Leemore S., and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

13 Jun 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

history. Sensitivity to ambiguity was lower in individuals who met diagnostic criteria for Antisocial Personality Disorder. Lower ambiguity sensitivity was also associated with higher externalizing (but not psychopathy) scores and with... View Details