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17 Apr 2019
Blog Post

Making Sabbaticals Mainstream Series: Marty

It’s crucial not to put pressure on oneself during this time, but if you’re a goal-oriented person, it can help give direction and get the break off to a good start. 2. If you’re worried about being able to take time off from your business, you should View Details

17 Jan 2007
Op-Ed

Learning from Private-Equity Boards

today? The answer is yes and no. The no (or probably not) answer reflects the likelihood that executives of private-equity firms do not, on average, possess any more ethical discipline than leaders of public companies. Maintaining ethical... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm Salter; Financial Services

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

the Government) really care whether it could enhance its chances in the post desktop world? Do today's information technology industries really require a different approach to government regulation? What do you think? Original Article It's View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

22 Feb 2022
News

A Focus on Latinx Entrepreneurs

probably come up with something that looks a lot like COVID-19.” Nevertheless, Yellen was encouraging: “I know Hispanic workers can power our recovery—potentially in an even bigger way than a decade ago.” Perez shares Yellen’s optimism.... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Oct 1996
News

Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life

in your business career that you have the courage to build a bridge between knowledge and action. Tire industry executives knew at least in 1972, probably before, that they had to change their business radically or leave it. But, in... View Details

01 Jun 2000
News

Professors Fox, Mace Remembered

He later took on similar responsibilities in the Pacific until the war ended. In 1946, Mace returned to HBS and one year later created what was probably the first course in entrepreneurship to be taught at any school in the country.... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

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

having an MBA impacted your career? Aside from providing me with a world class foundation of business knowledge, and connecting me with some of the smartest and most accomplished people I've ever met, gaining an MBA really helped me become fearless in my career.... View Details

Keywords: Technology

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Fatou Bintou Sagnang

Fatou, “because I think that to jump to the next level, you need a broader perspective on how to move forward, one that anticipates what other stakeholders are thinking and is able to involve them. I think making that jump is probably the... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Tech

16 Nov 2016
Blog Post

My HBS Journey

View Video As I find myself looking out the window, as the airplane leaves Boston behind, I realize just how special the MBA experience was at HBS. Before I came here I heard from a few people, "You probably won't learn that much... View Details

14 May 2013
Blog Post

Fellow HBS Classmates Enriching the Internship Experience

way can help (It can be as simple as a reporting manager encouraging an intern to meet with other classmates over lunch). Regardless, the sooner an intern is truly comfortable at work, the likelier they will be their “best” selves. .. And those are View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

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Zayed Muhammed Yasin

from all walks of life, people passionate about solving problems," he says. Once he graduates and completes his residency, probably in ER, Zayed is interested in organizing a company that can address health care problems head on. As... View Details

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Ben Seipel

of the finance people I trusted helped me see that I probably wouldn't find it fulfilling—I'm not a guy who can sit behind a computer screen for ten hours straight, I'm a people person." Last summer, Ben interned with Intel in Santa... View Details

Keywords: Tech

Profile

Ann DeWitt

she completes her MBA, Ann would like to start a new business of her own. "I think my career will go back and forth between small start-ups and large companies," says Ann. "They'll probably all be healthcare or bioscience... View Details

09 Feb 2016
News

Applying Business Principles to Military Problems

protection against the storm. So that was probably the first critical application of what I learned here. I still remember the day, walking in that morning and there were several hundred people looking at me saying, ‘What do we do next?’... View Details

01 Dec 2015
News

Snapping Up Voters

returned to many of his former clients with a pitch for an entirely different type of online opportunity: a place to show campaign ads to people who probably don’t expect to ever see them. After a stint at the Treasury Department during... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

01 Sep 2004
News

Outsourcing for Radical Change

distinctive aspects of transformational outsourcing. First, senior management has the explicit intention of transforming the organization, and secondly, the impact of the change is measurable at the enterprise level. Why should HBS alumni read this book? Those who are... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2016
What Do You Think?

When Business Performance Falters, is Culture Change the Fix?

organization’s mission and culture, and great places to work have been shown statistically to produce higher returns than the norm for an industry. Lou Gerstner, in reflecting on his stint as CEO of IBM, said, “Until I came to IBM, I View Details

Keywords: by James L. Heskett

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

commented, "Operationally, profit as a final goal is probably impossible because of principal/agent problems and lack of information and knowledge. This makes intermediate targets that affect profit important." Steve Brogan,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Feb 2001
News

Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde

elsewhere and then work with those countries to clean up their act. Most executives probably believe these problems don't affect them or their companies. Are they right? Assisting in the movement of tax-evading money is subtle and can... View Details

Keywords: Finance; Government

04 May 2018
News

How to Win the Kentucky Derby

ago. Hanna: I'm guessing that you were probably part of making the barn clean—that you were picking stalls and stuff like that, which is pretty tough work really. Finley: Well, I didn't answer the second part of that question, but you're... View Details

Keywords: horse racing

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