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- 11 Jul 2013
- News
Making Lives Better
course. "I think every parent whose child is diagnosed with autism becomes an advocate to some extent," she says. "Everyone goes to the walks, but there are a handful of people who want to take their professional training and use their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Going Public: Scott C. Bolick
Student Association president, Bolick has put his personal imprimatur on the Army's notion of motivating people and achieving results. Above all, he remembers the encouragement of that Army instructor who reinforced his belief that people... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Job Hunting in a Tight Market: Strength in Numbers
career coach throughout their searches. The reason? Job hunters learn from each other’s strategies, help each other, and help motivate their comrades. The average résumé is reviewed for only ten seconds. Résumés should have a summary... View Details
- 25 Jul 2024
- News
Mentorship Program in Singapore is Still Lighting the Way to Success
between their academic courses and the professional world that awaits them. Jeremy Tan (MBA 2008) (left) and Arun Sethuraman (GMP 16) (on screen) in a mentoring session with Singapore college students “This program is about connecting... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Faculty Research Online
HBS Working Knowledge vault about building a business in a down economy, motivating the troops, and other current topics. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6232.html. Why Do Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards? Why do... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
difficult decisions regarding risk-taking incentives, leverage, and vesting since the goal of equity plans is to motivate long-run value creation in a cost-effective way. “The problem with equity-based pay is generally not that it fails... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Got Global?
motivator for exiled businessman Ali Allawi (MBA ’71) to return to Iraq in the fall of 2003 to serve in the new government. After a disappointing two and one-half years, he left Baghdad for his home in London, disillusioned with the Iraqi... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
which an organization can influence behavior. Second, their motivation to change — personal safety — was unusually compelling. But we did identify three conditions that could in theory exist in any organization. Having a connective... View Details
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Short Takes
Who Does Good and Why While it's common knowledge that business leaders often serve on nonprofit boards, there has been little formal information about the characteristics and motivations of such individuals. In a 1997 working paper... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Engineering a More Secure World
Shell and American Can Company. "All the guys who were making the decisions in the corner offices had advanced degrees," he recalls. "I wanted to call the shots." At HBS, Harris learned about leadership and motivating teams, citing... View Details
- 20 Feb 2013
- News
Thanking Veterans Online
School in the fall of 2008, he had been a US Army captain serving in Iraq, but it wasn't until his second year at HBS that a chance conversation directed him to a Veterans Administration program that ultimately paid for his MBA. Motivated... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: John Doerr
A lemonade stand. And then Burger Chef, where you could say I helped serve their demand chain. Learned at HBS If you want to help teams achieve their very best, work at understanding others. Understand each individual's assumptions, perceptions, and feelings — the... View Details
- 14 Feb 2018
- News
A ‘Hopeaholic’ Promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in the Workplace
Ina Coleman (MBA 1986) found her professional calling by empowering others to take action for gender equality, inclusion, and diversity in their work environments. An organizational development consultant at Sirenia Partners, Coleman... View Details
- 23 Feb 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Hometown Reboot
part of that evolution—as the cofounder of a professional services firm, an investor, a developer, and a corporate board member. “The challenge and the opportunity is to work to ensure all Pittsburghers benefit from this transition,” he... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
The Golden Thread
Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
directors, auditors, regulators, financial analysts, and professional investors and money managers. We thought we had a pretty good system, one the rest of the world looked to as a capital market that effectively allocated resources in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo
grueling to most people, for Lirio Marcelo it has been more or less the happy norm since she matriculated atHLS in 1995. "The busier I am, the more motivated I get," explains the active dynamo, whose interest in business prompted her to... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 17 Jan 2019
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
past decade deeply worth it.” Tucker: “I think professionally it provides nice exposure for the work we have been doing here at Troy Capital. I’d like to think it doesn’t only highlight my individual accomplishments, but more so what we... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Five Bright Ideas
students "get it." Bistany decries four "myths" in education: The smaller the class size, the better (when what matters is the right structure for teaching and assessing a concept effectively); The profit motive will undermine educational... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Around the World
distribute products, this is how you price them, this is how you brand them, this is how leadership is optimized, this is how you design organizations, and this is how you motivate people. Take any subject, they were all grounded in... View Details