Progressive - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2020
Blog Post

The Product Design Sprint - 5 Things I Learned in Launch Lab 1

whiteboards and sticky notes, to interview customers, and design prototypes. Utilizing the process that Jake was teaching us, we were able to do all these things in a guided and efficient way that led each of our teams to make a lot of View Details

01 Mar 2023
News

Toward a Life Well Lived

progress toward your goals. It also can help you learn about the HBS community, Perlow says, and the ways people find satisfaction in their time allocations. “We have much to learn from our alumni community about what is working, and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

Careers Considering Retirement Careers Considering Retirement As you progress through your career, you may be wondering what's next in your path. Whether you're looking to take a step back to focus more on your board membership, or are... View Details

17 Oct 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Quiet Quitters Need More Than Money to Re-Engage

recognized, and cultivate enduring connections,” they write, “then we can together make extraordinary progress toward making our system one in which it could be worth living—and one that people would believe is worth preserving.” You... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

06 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Bringing Music to the HBS Classroom: My Journey as a Nontraditional Student in the Summer Venture in Management Program

progressed with managing my individual part in the larger group dynamic. With the program coming to a close, I committed to applying the Case Method’s principles as a framework for any and all situations of which I would find myself in.... View Details

04 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How Schmoozing with the Boss Helps Men Get Promoted

male employees were earning 13 percent more than male employees who had female managers. In contrast, women progressed in their careers the same way regardless of whether they had a male or female manager. The difference in pay wasn’t... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

pricing based on volume Guarantee admission for employees Track employees' progress Contact a representative today to learn more about our pricing structure and how to get started. Contact Us What Makes Our Courses Unique? HBS Online... View Details

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Sustainable Investing Course | HBS Online

materials in every prior module as you progress through the program. Access to course materials and the course platform ends 60 days after the final deadline in the program. At the end of each course module, you will be able to download a... View Details

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Power and Influence for Positive Impact | HBS Online

a particular subject area or further develop their career." Corina Cristea Lavoie Corporate Services Manager at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP Understand power and how to use it responsibly to make a positive impact on society. The program expertly leads you through View Details

08 Dec 2020
Research & Ideas

Why Companies Hunt for Talent on Digital Platforms, Not in Resume Piles

rise in digital labor platforms over the past decades, starting with Monster.com in the 1990s, and progressing through LinkedIn in the 2000s, and CareerBuilder and ZipRecruiter in the 2010s. “It’s really taken 30 years to see these... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Employment

18 Dec 2019
Book

6 Skills That Wise Companies Harness for World-Changing Innovation

this as a process of socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization (SECI) that takes place in progressive phases to generate innovations over time. Published in October by Oxford University Press, The Wise Company... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

12 Feb 2021
News

How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World

the lackluster progress and had decided that maybe they should seek a new CEO. Luckily, months before that, we really had come to understand, or at least I did as CEO, some of the problems I had in terms of wrong strategy and changed it,... View Details

Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

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Agents of Change: The Founding of the AASU - The Value of Business Education

then to go into business means a great deal," Du Bois wrote. "It is, indeed, a step in social progress worth measuring." 3 Harvard Business School (HBS), the country's first graduate program in business administration, opened its doors in... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

New Urban Order

progress nationwide is slow. A 2019 US Energy Information Administration report indicated that just over 100,000 of the estimated 6 million commercial buildings in the United States had achieved LEED certification. “Vast potential remains... View Details

Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services

22 Feb 2021
Book

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

extrapolations of buying behavior in socially distanced contagion conditions. Second, the pandemic has accelerated trends that were in progress before, like omnichannel buying and multichannel selling. Third, the need to ramp-up virtual... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

22 Feb 2022
News

A World of Difference

in any organization, teach them how to be more inclusive. One of the reasons there hasn’t been as much progress on DEI as you would expect is that the sequencing of the words—diversity, equity, inclusion—is in the wrong order. We have... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

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The de Gaspé Beaubien Reading Room | About

research papers, rare books, ephemera, and visual materials—provide the documentary evidence that allows scholars to investigate firsthand the important business theories, organizations, movements, and individuals that have shaped our nation’s history and globally... View Details

07 Oct 2020
Blog Post

7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club

I am proud of who I am, proud of my community and proud of the progress we’ve made. Now, I live every day unapologetically true to myself – I’ve already spent too many years hiding the best parts of my identity.” Cassidy Tanner... View Details

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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online

evaluated as complete or not complete. What materials will I have access to after completing Entrepreneurship Essentials? + – You will have access to the materials in every prior module as you progress through the program. Access to... View Details

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the Art of American Advertising - Advertising Products

developed into a giant industry, from 60 companies in 1860 to 700 companies in 1890. 8 The newly specialized field of advertising also grew exponentially as it became progressively complex. After the Civil War, for example, copy writing... View Details

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