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John Bracaglia
launching a business, but HBS has everything you need – it's very enticing. I at least want to explore the possibilities." Whatever happens in the next few years, John "wants to be involved in research that optimizes the good in... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
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A Long and Winding Road
It hardly seems possible, but 25 years have passed since our class left Soldiers Field. At the time we were a bit dazed by the political and social upheaval around us, yet confident that our hard-earned MBA credential would stand us in View Details
Keywords: Wayne R. Vibert (MBA 1973)
- 01 Mar 2003
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All in a Day's Work
hoped to leverage in a less-than-encouraging job market. Both are also well aware of their good fortune to have found specialized positions that fit their backgrounds yet offer great potential for personal and professional growth at a... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
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Managing the Business of Life
the company, from light bulbs to medical systems to financial services. It was a very valuable time for me because I gained hands-on experience applying 'quality' principles to the environmental health and safety arena. I worked with... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
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Turning Point: Sum of the Parts
easy. This norm is kaizen, and it basically states that whatever you do today is “not good enough.” It is one of the reasons Toyota, Honda, and Sony piled up such quick successes as Japan was still lifting itself out of the rubble of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
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Elaine L. Chao (MBA 1979)
in good health. We came to America not knowing how to speak English or having the support of preceding family members. Our initial years of struggle, hardship, and sacrifice helped us to appreciate the value of family. One of the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
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Doing Something Real
Twenty-five years ago, our yearbook opened with a quote from John Kenneth Galbraith - esteemed professor from across the river - who said patronizingly of HBS, in that wonderfully dry way of his, "It's a good school. We should be grateful... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 06 Jan 2021
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A Message from Dean Srikant Datar
hybrid in-person instruction most effectively in all our educational programs. There are skills and concepts that are better learned through an online module where students with varying levels of expertise or experience can move through... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture
years of experience (and the fact that you have seen recessions and market fluctuations), what is your advice to less-seasoned HBS graduates? O'Lear: Buckle your seatbelt. If you accept the premise that the U.S. postindustrial economy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
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Flex Time
working with the financial community. We make a pretty good team.” Mutual respect for one another’s abilities is the critical ingredient for husbands and wives who work together, says Debby Stein-Sharpe (MBA 1981), who works alongside Jim... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Jun 2003
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Strategic Networking
flexible. Is this a good time to call? If not, make arrangements to talk another time. Be up–front about how much time you are asking for (20–30 minutes is the norm). If using e–mail, ask the contact to suggest a convenient time to call.... View Details
Keywords: Networking
- 24 Oct 2013
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Searching for a Better Society
experience I have had," he says. At 44, Dumon has had more experience than most. A self-described "Internet product guy," he has known both success and failure, and he believes that failure can be a View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
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3 Minute Briefing: Y Combinator’s Qasar Younis
(photo by Leah Fasten) My impetus to start my own company was so somebody else couldn’t control my destiny. My first company was Cameesa, an apparel company with a Kickstarter model. There were many failures: We didn’t know what we were doing; 2007 to 2008 was really... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 1997
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Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
monthlong hike in the Colorado wilderness. Musing on the connections between his business and writing careers, Barron observes: "The people I know who have done best in business pay attention to the subtleties of human relations and motivations. They have a View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Mar 2013
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Opening the Door
written about the status of women in academia and business—Herzlinger notes, "I am not someone who studies women. I believe you gain strength by being who you are and by being good at what you do." You became involved in research on... View Details
- 04 Sep 2013
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From HBO to HBS
disc and digital technologies hadn't even been invented when I joined the company." With that experience under his belt, McGee will embark on an entirely new adventure when he joins the HBS faculty in fall 2013 as a senior lecturer. "In a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
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Faculty Books
(Harvard Business Review Press) Drawing on his years of experience studying and advising VC firms, companies, and governments, Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, weighs the strengths and weaknesses of the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
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Turning Point: Life Cycle
rent. Nothing. But across the street I see a bar called the Shamrock. It looks a little rough, but I need a beer. I have a good chat with the owner. Then a bunch of women file in, spread out some newspapers, and start painting rocks with... View Details
- 18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Rena Xu (MBA 2014, MD 2014)
with the MBA, I’ll be better equipped to identify promising new ideas in the field and help bring them to fruition in clinical practice.” What has your experience as a first-year resident been like? “For the first few weeks of residency,... View Details
- 18 Oct 2024
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My Worst Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell host of Skydeck. When I was in high school, I worked as a dishwasher at a steakhouse chain in upstate New York. It was not glamorous work. I would clock out covered in a... View Details