Talent Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

31 Mar 2002
Research & Ideas

You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It

internal strategic resources, many companies continue to have outmoded strategic perspectives. There is a surplus of capitalchasing a scarcity of talented peopleand the knowledge they possess.— Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra... View Details

Keywords: by Christopher A. Bartlett & Sumantra Ghoshal

Profile

Brighton Mudzingwa

Business and Investment Club (HABIC), "an organization focused exclusively on exploring how business and investment capital can be used to propel economic development in Africa." Unlearning old habits to acquire new leadership... View Details

Keywords: Financial Services

25 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Not Waiting for Progress: Diversity and Inclusion in the Film Industry

corporate world, Diamond recognized an opportunity “to add to the texture of a village of creative artists who have the power to influence a huge global audience.” A year later, with Blackhouse cofounders Ryan Tarpley and Carol Ann Shine, Diamond began View Details

15 Sep 2003
Research & Ideas

The Lessons of New-Market Disruption

performance. That initially led managers inside both companies to resist devoting scarce resources to developing those technologies because their lead customers were saying they wanted additional performance features, not fewer. But... View Details

Keywords: by Clark Gilbert; Technology

Alumni WDYDWYD

Mary Falvey

follow in my footsteps; I want you to stand on my shoulders." As the first woman to manage an engagement at McKinsey & Company, I demonstrated that a woman could develop client relationships, as well as bring clarity to their... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

corporate practices in his country, championing modern concepts of production and manufacturing as well as adherence to the highest standards of governance. Nancy M. Barry (MBA ’75) For fifteen years, Nancy Barry has been president of Women’s World Banking, View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

28 Mar 2004
Research & Ideas

HBS Celebrates Social Enterprise Initiative

mobilizes 7 million volunteers. Worldwide, the sector makes up almost 5 percent of the GDP. In this e-mail Q&A, Professor James E. Austin, Chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative, discusses the development of the program and its... View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

Profile

Jonathan Assayag

learn more about business by getting a consulting internship." Jonathan followed the advice and then accepted an offer with Deloitte's Strategy and Operations Practice in New York after graduation. Proof of concept While at Deloitte, Jonathan continued to View Details

Profile

Danny Lipsitz

leadership, but also humility; the ability to be part of something bigger than yourself. I’ve met a lot of people here who have successfully married these two qualities.” For Danny, the qualitative skills of leadership – of attracting and collaborating with View Details

Profile

Behrad Mahdi

two-year commitment. At first I did everything from meeting with board members to cleaning the office at night. Eventually, I became director of development and external affairs." Within a year, the Columbia City Year moved into the... View Details

07 Oct 2024
News

On the Move: Nikos Bartzoulianos (MBA 2008)

particularly admire? One is an HBS grad, AG Lafley (MBA 1977), who led such a big turnaround at Procter & Gamble. Pankaj Bhalla and Austin Lally also at P&G, are two others. I loved how much emphasis they put on talent View Details

24 Mar 2017
News

Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named

industries, such as transportation, 3D printing, food, biotechnology, and more. The final four are: Apli: A Mexican talent agency that delivers qualified on-demand workers in 24 hours. Alumna: Vera Makarov, MBA 2010 Region: Latin America... View Details

01 Sep 2008
News

Building a Better MBA

hire roughly two-thirds of all graduates from top-ranked MBA programs, increasingly have in-house programs for developing and promoting talented employees who have only undergraduate degrees. One anecdote... View Details

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

19 May 2015
News

Getting Ready for Success

midst of starting Valiente College Prep, a Los Angeles charter school set to open in August 2015. “In America, we have millions of jobs that will need to be filled in engineering, science, and technology. We absolutely need to access and View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Educational Services

01 Feb 2001
News

The Doctor Is In

and to experience the personal bond that often develops between doctor and patient. "The relationships you build with patients are surpassed only by those you have with family members or close friends," Slavin says. "When people take you... View Details

Keywords: healthcare; Health, Social Assistance

07 Nov 2024
Blog Post

Meet the Aerospace & Defense Club

to campus to introduce them to HBS talent and provide recruiting touchpoints for students. Establish mentorship and learning opportunities for students with successful HBS alumni in A&D HBS/MIT Technology and National Security... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

October 2019
Case

Engaging the Nationwide Workforce

By: Ethan S. Bernstein, Jessica Gover and Sarah Mehta

Nationwide is “on your side,” but did employees feel that way? CAO Gale King and CEO Steve Rasmussen, starting in 2008, invested heavily in a human capital strategy centered around “engagement” at the Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Set in 2014, this... View Details

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Educators

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25 Apr 2018
News

Giving Minorities a Playbook for Corporate Success

and the resultant lack of minority role models, is what prompted Rice to develop MLT while still a student at HBS. He realized just how close he had come to missing the opportunity for a career in business, because, despite coming from a... View Details

27 Sep 2017
Blog Post

Meet the Latino Student Association

reception where students’ portraits are featured for all to view. We encourage students to engage with the portraits in hopes that we all learn from one another and build community. Mission We promote an environment for LASO members to View Details

Keywords: All Industries

May 2024
Case

Pernod Ricard: Uncorking Digital Transformation

By: Iavor Bojinov, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon, Nikolina Jonsson and Emer Moloney

This case study explores the opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation journey of French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard. As part of the transformation, the company launched four key digital programs (KDPs) aimed at using data and artificial... View Details