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- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
speaks to Ranjay Gulati—his former college classmate and his eventual HBS Executive Education professor—about how Panera has faced the myriad challenges of the pandemic, the leadership values that guide him, and how a deep, personal loss... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
clubs and opportunities, is all about leadership. Any leadership skills I may possess came from this club that dared not speak its name and that constituted the center of my world. We had a lot of losses in the club from HIV/AIDS, and I’d... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
Dlodlo’s university education, a loss that can still bring Dlodlo to tears. After earning a degree in finance at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Dlodlo remained in South Africa, working in international marketing and... View Details
- 24 Jan 2020
- News
Clayton M. Christensen Dies at 67
importantly, Clayton had a passion for helping others be their best selves that permeated every aspect of his life. His loss will be felt deeply by many in our community and his legacy will be long-lasting.” A gifted teacher across all of... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
to educate and empower consumers. The task has been assumed by a few pioneering nonprofits, such as Resilience Action Fund (RAF) that I founded. It’s time for business to step in. My book, Resilience - The Ultimate Sustainability, explains why the US has the world’s... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
Combining action and analysis, they are a formidable crime-fighting duo. In Pale Gray for Guilt (1968), Meyer carries out an intricate con to trick a wealthy bad guy into stock market losses that will benefit a widow whose struggling... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
grocery. All of the new businesses were unprofitable, though, and the losses from rural retailing threatened to overwhelm the entire company. Even worse, the avian flu had dented the poultry feed business, hitting the pockets of its... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
of scientific inquiry in gene-based hearing loss and inner-ear drug delivery: “In some infants with profound hearing impairment, there’s a mutation in one of those genes that results in loss of a protein... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Endowment Grows to $32 Billion
endowment grew to $2.8 billion, up 20.3 percent. Endowment distributions in fiscal 2011 constituted almost a third of the University’s operating budget. For the second year in a row, the endowment earned a double-digit investment return, compared to a View Details
Keywords: Endowment
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less
pursue a number of new avenues simultaneously, to be very honest about what was working and what was not, and to cut any losses early. While several seemingly promising approaches went nowhere, one looked particularly good, even though it... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Terrorism, Insurance, and Uncle Sam
that historically, federal disaster policy has not produced effective risk monitoring sufficient to curtail the kind of risky behaviors (such as reckless building) that compound losses when natural disasters strike. With that in mind, he... View Details
- 19 Nov 2020
- News
How Panera’s CEO Learned to Go Against the Grain
took the helm last year after positions at Yum Brands Inc. and Krispy Kreme. He attributes this sense of compassion to the loss of his daughter, who died of pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 18. “Seeing her suffer so much up close deepened... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
Image by Edmon de Haro The US Postal Service prides itself on delivering through rain, sleet, and snow—but what about serious debt? After 11 straight years of losses and declining first-class mail volumes, the USPS saw one glimmer of hope... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Cultivating the Next Generation of Thought Leaders
corruption and socially responsible behavior influence corporate profitability. He has found that bribery and corruption, while they may boost sales, lead to a loss in profits. Businesses that tackle environmental, social, and governance... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
Illustration by Matt Chinworth Illustration by Matt Chinworth Every year, millions of Americans resolve to lose weight, but few sustain their loss over time, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The reason lies in... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 29 Aug 2024
- News
A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
According to Forbes, the region’s annual loss in food supplies represents 6 percent of the global total. Diferente rescues organic food seen as "imperfect" by the traditional market and sells food baskets at a fraction of the cost of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Embrace the Corona-Blur
like never before.” Here, some thoughts on how to deal with the intersectionality of the moment—because when life’s elements blend together, it becomes harder to find perspective on any of them. Find clarity. This loss of boundaries in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie
argument," the authors emphasize, "is that large gains can often only be achieved when citizens learn to accept small losses in return." Standing in the way of this, however, are what the authors identify as six leading examples of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Dot Vertigo
prices and market capitalizations, loss of market share, failure to innovate, and reactionary cost-cutting). Organized in three parts, Dot Vertigo addresses the issue of business disorientation; the execution of the I-Net infrastructure... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
employees are smart and motivated, the vast majority of problems for a manager like me will disappear. I’ve learned that if someone’s not working out, it’s best to cut your losses early. Prolonging a difficult situation isn’t good for... View Details