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- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
officials, and local organizations in a number of US cities to disseminate ideas and galvanize action at the regional level. Watch for announcements of upcoming events in early 2012. "Improving competitiveness is often seen as the job of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Road Less Traveled
have to tear down the highways. That might happen, but it’ll happen because they’re no longer needed.” Dediu says he envisions “unbundling the car,” much like Steve Jobs “famously unbundled the album. So... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Two years ago, if you bet me five bucks that I was going to be a school-teacher, I would have taken that bet in a heartbeat.” When his students question the relevance of precalculus to their future lives, entrepreneur turned high-school math teacher View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
the 1950s, Sagansky recalls that TV characters like the Cartwrights in Bonanza "became an important part of my life." In high school, he followed the industry in Variety. After graduating from Harvard College in 1974, he opted to attend HBS only when he couldn't find a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Admit It: You’re in Denial
constructing an elaborate campus? Why? What is it ignoring while it is engaged in celebrating itself? 5. Would you rather be conventionally wrong or unconventionally right? If you answer the latter, odds are you are in denial. “Think different” is what View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
The Right Stuff: Getting the Word from MBA Admissions
we need to be proactive in seeking out the types of potential students Steve just described. We are interested in candidates of all backgrounds and ages, particularly women. Our research suggests that many women don't think they meet our... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
You’ll learn how to find the reason behind your work; identify what makes you feel happy and fulfilled; use job crafting to transform your role; build positive, fulfilling relationships; and connect your work to service. Arm yourself with... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
individual happiness. And I think that's really derived from pursuing your own passion. My name is Jeff Perls, I'm the class of 1967. Keep your eye on the ball, basically. It really revolves around making sure you knew what you had to focus on to get the View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2015
1973) (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform) The Self-Made Billionaire Effect: How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value by John Sviokla (MBA 1983) and Mitch Cohen (Portfolio) Looking at self-made billionaires like Steve View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Alumni Books
This consciousness-raising book asks business students, who are usually risk-averse, to look at risk in a new way. It argues that choices they think are “safe” (lucrative jobs taken only for financial gain, service to others deferred... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Alumni Books
development opportunities, or proper rewards. Expanding on their previous books, The HR Scorecard and The Workforce Scorecard, the authors recommend that workforces be managed like portfolios, with more investments in the jobs that create... View Details
- 26 May 2022
- News
Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories
years, and always sold out. When Apple’s Steve Jobs was honored, Druyan says, the venue was standing-room only. While the award brings prestige to the honored companies, Hao says the event has had many... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
My HBS Eureka Moment
Just Do It — Ralph Sultan (MBA 1960) Hold Your Tongue — Dick MacKinnon (MBA 1962) Find Your Place — Rusty McClure (MBA 1975) Be Prepared — Peter Kiernan (MBA 1965) Know Your Market — Steve Frenkiel (MBA 2007) Ask the Right Questions —... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Business of Biotech
as an acute, fatal disease," Maderis concludes. Hitting the Target When human lives are at stake, the urgency involved in turning such predictions into reality goes beyond the wish to reap financial rewards from years of investment. Steve... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 18 Sep 2008
- News
HBS Olympians
in Mexico City and a gold medal in the men's 4x200 meter freestyle relay in the 1972 Olympics in Munich. More information here. Brian Job (MBA 1977D) won a bronze medal for the US in the 200 meter breaststroke at the 1968 Olympics in... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Get Creative
traditional landline side, preaching process innovations to technicians. Define jobs around innovation. Make it a job prerequisite. Consider 3M’s move to become one of the first companies to tell... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
Jean Kovacs (MBA 1985) and Jason Klein (MBA 1986), co-presidents of HBS Alumni Angels, worked closely with the club’s CMO, Steve Kirschner (MBA 1986), VP of Community, Joseph Wehbe (GMP 23), and club administrator, Molly Lyons, to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
more value to Utah businesses and attract other CEOs to relocate to the state. Twelve of the last 14 people I hired were former CEOs. We turned key state programs—like incentives—into a P&L, meaning that if they added jobs and tax revenue... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 20 Feb 2014
- News
Managing the World’s Trouble Spots
MacHour, who brought together the original group around the idea of EWB. Goodwin led the effort to turn their concept into reality and the group asked him to take the reins as CEO in 2008. Classmates Subra Iyer and James “Jimmy” Park helped drive EWB’s programs in... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
this, comes from Steve Jobs and is that, “Follow your heart, but check it with your head.” So take that passion, but make sure that you have the ability to pull back at the right points on the reigns to go... View Details