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- 24 May 2017
- News
Ilene H. Lang, MBA 1973
within three months became one of the most successful brands of its day. When the company abandoned its plan to take AltaVista public, Lang left. “I didn’t agree with the strategy,” she says... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Every Trick in the Book
Haft (MBA/MCRP 1977) launched Crown Books in the Washington, DC, area, with plans for rapid growth and a pitch sure to set the chain apart from the growing market: lower prices. Crown’s books were discounted 10 to 40 percent every day, an... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Jan 2023
- News
‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data
father built the venture into a successful business; but his plan to expand to neighboring states hit a major roadblock when local bankers rejected his loan application 13 times. As an adult, Ballard... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Toward a Life Well Lived
students plan more intentionally for the path ahead, navigate the bumps that arise, and stay true to their values, Perlow created a second-year course, Crafting Your Life: The Tactics and Practices of the First 10 Years Post-MBA. “What I... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Graduate's Gift Honors HBS Friend
25th Reunion last year, it was obvious that there were a number of very successful people among us." George von Peterffy, who taught Planning in the Business Environment, the course in which Anderson and de... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
make climate-related disclosures. At MPower, we can also bring leading global players to Japan. Our most recent investment is in Jupiter Intelligence, a US-headquartered climate risk technology company, and Jupiter plans to expand their... View Details
- 29 Aug 2023
- News
Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases
switching to green utilities or switching to a bank account that doesn't invest in fossil fuels. That could also be an opportunity for Commons to make money. It's not something we do yet, but also once we can prove that we're successful... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
among all the partners, regardless of when they joined the firm. In addition, he established a compensation plan that has nothing to do with the revenues of a particular office or the client billings of an individual partner. Instead,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
A New Path for Alumnae
practices, most felt they were professionally sidelined. The women who elected to leave the paid workforce altogether felt even more disadvantaged when they later chose to return to it. For Hart, this signaled an opportunity for HBS to provide help in developing View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
can help MBAs no matter what they end up doing. “You’ve got to make sure that you understand the likelihood of failure — no matter how smart or how good the plan is,” says Stig Leschly. “It takes a certain type of person to put up with... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network
stepping up alumni outreach efforts and contacting organizations that have not typically recruited at HBS. "We're asking graduates of the School to think about our young, energetic, talented students when they're making their hiring plans... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Career Transitions, Continuing Education Focus of Washington, D.C., Club
Alumni Conference, Loughran is already looking forward to being part of the planning team required to put together a successful event. And if preparing for the conference is anything like his tenure as club... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Portraits from the Class of 2003
Scott St. Germain “When my children are asked, ‘So, what does your father do?’, I hope they will reply, ‘He’s the coach of my baseball team.’” Grew Up: Raynham, Massachusetts Why HBS: case method allows learning from others’ success and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
There and Back Again: The Challenges and Rewards of Working Abroad
Considering an international assignment? Working abroad can be a pivotal juncture in one’s career. Yet making a successful transition to another country isn’t just a question of adjusting to a new culture — it’s also about personal... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions
affirmed that HBS wanted to support them in constructing successful lives. "What we really care about is educating leaders," said Clark. "Wherever you are — in school, community, home, enterprise — that's where you'll have the greatest... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Q&A: Andrew Kendall
with New Hampshire Audubon to work on global conservation issues in Costa Rica. What are the keys to success in working on environmental issues in a developing country? Costa Rica is known for its environmental ethic, but even there you... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
money in the bank, Bridgespan has shared its reports, case studies, and other content freely in the interest of promoting knowledge in the social sector. When your clients are nonprofits and foundations, Bradach and Tierney reasoned, the true measure of View Details
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
conventional rules for success aren’t enough. There is another set of expectations that determine who gets ahead and who doesn’t. Top performers follow these patterns without realizing it—and managers expect them from employees but often... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
positioning yourself? —Caroline Pan (MBA 2001) STEWART: There is no one answer to this question. The advice is not different from what men do, by the way. Unlike almost everything else a successful person does in his or her professional... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
A Renter’s Market
street. He looks for positive signs such as strong rental demand from city employees and blue-collar workers; a mix of rental and owner-occupied properties; successful local businesses; city revitalization projects; and informal... View Details