Fitness - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Nov 2020
News

All in the Neighborhood

community. The Near Eastside neighborhood of Indianapolis fit that bill—and it didn’t take long for the hoped-for engagement to follow. In the late 1990s, when Angie’s List was just getting off the ground, the company’s employees reached... View Details

Keywords: community; volunteer work; corporate social responsibility; entrepreneurship; leadership; Personal Services

01 Sep 2016
News

Feedback

June 2016 (Cover illustration by Victo Ngai) Our new podcast Not everything we learn as we’re assembling the Bulletin makes it into print. Our alumni interview subjects often have more to say—additional perspectives or personal observations that deserve to be heard but... View Details

12 Aug 2013
Research & Ideas

‘Hybrid’ Organizations a Difficult Bet for Entrepreneurs

easily funded by venture capitalists on the one hand or philanthropic foundations on the other. “It's much harder to get started and be successful if you don't fit into a well-defined form that people understand." —Matthew Lee So what... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Jun 2016
News

Up by the Roots

handle the rockier, less sandy soils of Wisconsin—yet has to fit under the 8-foot-high shade cloth that ginseng depends on. “We’ve started using a lot more technology to reduce the dependence on farm labor,” Hsu says, “but you can only do... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

Profile

Cynthia Samanian

Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? There were many reasons why I knew HBS was the right fit for me, both in the classroom and in my career. First, I was thrilled to experience the unique and engaging classroom dynamic... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Technology

06 Jul 2021
Blog Post

The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups

fascinated by molecular biology, that career path was no longer the best fit for me. Curiosity led me to take a programming class, which catapulted my career into technology. With no formal computer science degree, I broke into tech from... View Details

25 Feb 2020
News

Action Plan: Just Breathe

pain: major surgery requiring months of recuperation or meditation to manage the stress that was at the root of his health issues. But the practice didn’t fit with his image of a type A, high-powered executive. “I came to meditation... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Oct 2019
News

In Pursuit of Academia

Fernandes (MBA 2012, PhD 2019) and her husband Alberto Fernandes (MBA 2012) became parents to Vicente, 3, and Francisca, 4, who helped their mother accept her Doctoral Program diploma in May 2019. (photo by Mary Knox Miller) It’s fitting... View Details

01 Apr 1998
News

Snapshot: Gary DiCamillo, Polaroid's CEO

DiCamillo notes, will be transposing some of the company's formidable technological know-how to the newer segments of the market and offering digital products that fit the user-friendly Polaroid tradition. Two current examples are the... View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

04 Jun 2015
Blog Post

Why Career Switchers Make a Great Hire

interest and listen for their transferrable skills. They should have done their prep work well enough that their story is compelling and they show real understanding of how they could contribute to your team. 3) Look for the fit - Career... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Portrait Project

Matt Simpson

rejected by it every day. A blue-collar kid from Detroit who wanted to work with cars didn’t fit the crowd. I was an outsider and made to feel it every day. I felt numb, losing any joy and pride I used to have. Instead of succeeding, each... View Details

13 Dec 2016
First Look

December 13, 2016

connection between the labor and civil rights movements. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/317004-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 717-422 Bally Total Fitness (B): The Fall, 2005–2016 By many measures the... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 02 May 2017
Webinars: Career

Finding Your Fit: The 6 Essential Elements You Need to Thrive at Work

Research shows that only 30 percent of Americans, and an even lower percentage of employees around the world, strongly agree that they have a chance to do what they do best every day at work. There is much talk about organizational culture, authenticity and well-being,... View Details

30 Oct 2019
Blog Post

Candidates Seeking Opportunities After Graduation: Lessons Learned

opportunity.” Matt Severson: Starting over for the right fit In the spring, Matt Severson (MBA 2019) directed his search toward venture capital, exploring his options among friends and family in the Bay Area around San Francisco. The... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

Profile

Jessica Kramer

into finance, but into her own values. “I got a front-row seat to the financial crisis of 2008,” Jessica says. But even with the crisis aside, she began to wonder if finance was the right fit for her. “I saw that my boss was doing exactly... View Details

Profile

Fereshteh Zeineddin

manager," she says. "When I think of HBS, I think of world-class leaders in general management." Further, the case method seemed like a good fit for her. "It's the perfect way to learn for someone who loves to... View Details

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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting

unconscious bias is affinity bias in which people tend to gravitate towards others who look, act, and think as they do. In recruiting specifically, unconscious bias and affinity bias often express themselves as a preference for one candidate or another because of “... View Details

Career Coach

Madhav Datt

problem, validating with users, building an MVP; (2) big tech recruiting - Madhav conducted over 50 interviews for candidate at Google; and (3) navigating hedge fund recruiting - understanding what funds are best fit for you, preparing... View Details

Student-Profile

Ximena Garcia-Rada

which suggested that research would be a good fit for me.” Ximena put her theory to the test by accepting a position as a Research Associate at the Center for Advanced Hindsight at Duke University, working with Professor Dan Ariely on... View Details

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Benefits & Compensation | Research Associates

our vibrant campus means you can access several truly exceptional facilities—from the Shad Fitness and Recreation Center to the Spangler Center cafeteria to the Stamps Reading Room in Baker Library. Outside the workplace, we support... View Details

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