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- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Turning Point: In Good Company
Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Aparna Piramal Raje (MBA 2002) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) There have been many turning points in my journey of living with bipolar disorder over the last 20 years. HBS has been an integral part of the... View Details
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
Support for the Healers
As COO of the UK-based Point of Care Foundation, Deborah Sandford (MBA 1990) runs an organization that addresses the needs of health care professionals who spend their careers answering the needs of others. “Hospital staff members exist on a daily diet of trauma,... View Details
- 15 Jun 2023
- News
A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the US
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Turning Point: Power Outlet
Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) Depelsha McGruder (MBA 1998) (illustration by Gisela Goppel) In July 2016, after visiting relatives in Georgia, I was watching CNN in the airport and saw graphic reports on the death of Alton Sterling, shot... View Details
- 29 Aug 2017
- Blog Post
3 Insights from My First Year at HBS
tensions between optimizing shareholder value and the taking into account the wellbeing of employees and society. I struggle on a daily basis to think of how I can optimize my HBS experience and resources, not just for personal gain, but... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Don't More People Get Flu Shots at Work?
With a yearly price tag of roughly $87 billion in lost productivity and adverse health consequences, the flu is nothing to sneeze at. It’s no surprise that workplace flu vaccination clinics have gained popularity as employers try to keep the illness from decimating... View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Building Paths to Success
Michael Traill’s (MBA 1987) change-of-life moment came early one sleepless Saturday morning in 2001. He found himself staring at the clock, which read 5:56 a.m., unable to sleep, too troubled by the plight of a boy he was coaching on his son’s Aussie Rules football... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 16 Mar 2017
- News
Making Rapid Progress in the Fight Against Cancer
Sir Harpal Kumar (MBA 1991) is CEO of Cancer Research UK, which is the world’s second largest cancer research organization. In this video, he talks about the challenges facing cancer researchers and doctors around world and offers an optimistic view of the... View Details
- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
and a weekly yoga class held during office hours might sound appalling to self-conscious workers who don’t want their colleagues seeing them in workout clothes. “Moving the needle on workplace wellbeing may sound simple, but it can be... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 24 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
Are Assets Only for America’s Wealthy?
enough money to prosper, low-income families' access to health benefits, their civic participation, family stability, and mental wellbeing are all diminished by their low success rate in building assets. Peter Tufano, Sylvan C. Coleman... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
- 28 Apr 2020
- News
Lessons from a COVID Survivor
Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) When Radha Ruparell (MBA 2008) fell ill with COVID-19, she wasn’t prepared for the physical and emotional rollercoaster that the ensuing weeks would bring. On day 16 of her illness, which she managed from home in New... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A 'reluctant entrepreneur' draws on the HBS network
Cancer survivor Kathryn Giusti (MBA 1985) gives a talk about being a "reluctant entrepreneur" in founding the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Courage and Hope in Africa
Sierra Leone, the West African nation of five million people, has been the scene of a brutal civil war for most of the 1990s. An accord signed last year has yielded an uneasy truce; with it has come an opportunity to restore some measure of stability to the strife-torn... View Details
- 11 Sep 2018
- News
Bringing Government Up to Code
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Minnie Ingersoll (MBA 2002) worked at Google for more than 11 years, and she would usually take the bus to get there. And every day, on her walk to the bus stop, she'd pass by a spray... View Details
- 27 Jul 2016
- News
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
Margaret Crotty (MBA 2000) is CEO of Partnership with Children, which provides counseling services and family support to public schools in New York City. In this interview, she reflects on the influences that put her on this path. “Two of the biggest influences in my... View Details
- 22 Sep 2015
- News
Promoting a Healthy Policy Agenda
As chair of the public health committee in the Massachusetts legislature, state senator Jason Lewis (MBA 1995) focuses on promoting prevention and wellness. In this video, he talks about applying his business training to public policy work. “I've always been interested... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Addressing Education Inequities Exacerbated by the Pandemic
Children learning remotely often have to rely on parents or a sibling for help. The pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education systems in history, affecting more than one billion learners in more than 190 countries, according to a 2020 United Nations... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 31 Aug 2017
- News
Sir Harpal Kumar: Making A Difference
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Faculty Q&A: Less Risk, More Reward
Your research explores entrepreneurship and the social safety net. What is the connection between those two things? I look at whether stronger social safety net benefits make it more likely for people to start a business. For instance, there’s this large public health... View Details
- 08 Jul 2014
- News
Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details