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September 1989 (Revised August 1990)
Case

Don Burr

By: Shoshana Zuboff

Traces the career development of People Express founder Don Burr. Shows how an individual's evolving set of needs and values influences career choices and how each successive working environment meets these needs or spurs the individual to move on. Concludes as Burr is... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Human Needs

Career Coach

Rachel Hoang

Rachel can assist students who are interested in pursuing a career in sports, media, and entertainment. She has experience working in a smaller entertainment technology company and a large media conglomerate and can help navigate the... View Details

July 2021 (Revised September 2021)
Case

Sarah Robb O'Hagan: The Rocky Road of Passion

By: Jon M. Jachimowicz and Francesca Gino

In November 2018, Sarah Robb O’Hagan is reeling from an unceremonious exit as CEO of Flywheel, a chain of indoor cycling studios. In the past, Robb O’Hagan had led transformational change across companies throughout the sports and fitness industry, including as... View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Satisfaction; Decision Making; Problems and Challenges; Opportunities; Interests

Career Coach

Kareem Stanley

Kareem enjoys helping students with making career transitions from the following industries: oil/gas/energy, industrials, construction/project management. Having been an oil & gas engineer before coming back to complete JD/MBA, Kareem... View Details

29 Mar 2024
News

Know Your HBS Staff: Paul Bronzo

Career Coach

Kara Hardie

Kara Hardie is an experienced healthcare consultant and an MBA/MS Biotechnology candidate. Kara spent four years at The Boston Consulting Group, partnering with clients across the healthcare sector on complex strategic issues. Kara's recent work as an R&D Strategy... View Details

Career Coach

Henry Tao

Before HBS, Henry worked in multiple countries, including the US, Germany, Singapore, and China. Having started his career in an operational role at a global company and then later transitioned into investing, Henry can provide insights... View Details

30 Aug 2018
Blog Post

My Difficult Decision to Leave Google for HBS

can mean a lot of things, but which I came to define as very sharp, very passionate, and very kind. Both before and during my time at Google, I had casually considered an MBA. I was a few more years into my career than most MBA... View Details

October 2010
Case

Cherie Blair: Inventing Herself

By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Lindsay Tanne

Cherie Blair was famous, or infamous, in the United Kingdom as first lady from 1997 to 2007. Her marriage to Tony Blair, however, was the result of her own groundbreaking career in law--a career she fought to keep during the 10 years of her husband's tenure as Prime... View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Success; Lawsuits and Litigation; Government Administration; United Kingdom

October 2004
Background Note

48-Hour Diary-Assignment and Interpretation, The

Instructions for a two-day, diary-keeping exercise designed to reveal information about students' lifestyles. Teaching Purpose: To assist in career planning. View Details

Keywords: Personal Development and Career

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Career Coach

Kristen Fitzpatrick

Kristen (HBS '03) is Managing Director, HBS Career and Professional Development. In this role, she coaches alumni and MBA students. Through her interactions with recruiters over the past decade, Kristen is familiar with many industries... View Details

Keywords: Education; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Social Enterprise

25 Jun 2015
News

Having a working mother works for daughters

July 2014
Teaching Note

Rebecca S. Halstead: Steadfast Leadership

By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell

The case reviews Rebecca Halstead's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, challenges, and organizational practices she developed into a successful leader and commander in the U.S. Army. The teaching note discusses... View Details

Keywords: Strategy And Leadership; Leadership And Managing People; Working Conditions; Groups and Teams; Competitive Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Organizational Culture; Personal Characteristics; Leadership Style; Gender; Power and Influence

06 Oct 2023
Blog Post

Short Intensive Programs 2024 Preview: From Climate Change to Formula 1

Intensive Programs, or SIPs, allow MBA students to dive deep into a single subject matter for four days. These no-fee, no credit courses allow students to explore topics outside of their discipline or focus on a potential career choice.... View Details

July 2023 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Raymond Jefferson: Trial by Fire

By: Anthony Mayo and Carin-Isabel Knoop

In the spring of 2021, Raymond (Ray) Jefferson applied for a job in President Joseph Biden’s administration. Ten years earlier, false allegations were used to force him to resign from his prior U.S. government position as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’... View Details

Keywords: Leadership Style; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation

Article

Your Job Doesn't Have to Be Your Passion

By: Lauren C. Howe, Jon M. Jachimowicz and Jochen I. Menges

The pandemic has been a wake-up call for a lot of people, causing us to reevaluate our lives and our careers. It’s natural to think: “If I’m going to spend so much time at work, I might as well do something I’m passionate about.” But there are also benefits to thinking... View Details

Keywords: Passion; Personal Development and Career