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- 01 Mar 2014
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Generation Next
something my parents use." Under her tenure, Godrej has been reinventing and relaunching products that millions of Indians use—inexpensive insect repellent—and aspire to buy—hair dyes and car aerosol. Nisa's aesthetic, what she calls "cheap and chic," comes in equal... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
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Every Trick in the Book
“convening” through book-related and community-focused events are the “three Cs” of Raffaelli’s research. All are traits that independent booksellers—working together, despite the “independent” moniker, and sharing best View Details
Keywords: April White
- 18 Jul 2019
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Lessons from the Rise and Fall of VisiCalc
shifted from centuries-old practice of handwritten ledgers to a digital spreadsheet on a personal computer. Which leads to the second lesson, which is that “a killer app doesn’t guarantee enduring success.” When Mitch Kapor left the... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
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Building a Better Brazil
members of BTG Pactual's management team. Esteves was inspired to pursue this undertaking because of his interest in education and opportunities to improve management education in Brazil by sharing best View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
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Teachable Moments
their best moments, can lift people up, and in their worst, let them down.” Teaching by Heart isn’t designed to be an academically rigorous analysis of teaching, he adds. It’s personal, based on decades of classroom experience and his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
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Get Well Soon
CEO, he convinces Kotagal to lead the hospital’s improvement efforts as senior vice president of quality and transformation. Anderson, a practicing attorney with expertise in the quality improvement methods used by manufacturing firms, is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
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Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (MBA 2005) outlined his citywide plan to address homelessness in September 2018, his approach included some time-tested best practices from cities with more experience... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
@Soldiers Field
investor, entrepreneur, and provocateur—told an at-capacity crowd at Burden Hall that the best startups create and dominate their own markets: “Monopolies are good when they create new things.” During the FIELD 2 Global Dinner in the... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
JetBlue Chairman on How to Handle Betrayal
have to address and move on and just say this is a betrayal I’m not going to try to fix.” The worst thing to do? Marinate on the betrayal. The best thing? Get over it. “The way that I’ve done that is I really realized that when I’m... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Committed To HBS’s Success
added to his MBA fellowship fund, which has benefited about 50 students from the San Francisco area since it was established in 1990. “HBS aims to be close to practice,” says Tukman. “Often in business, practice leads the way and theory... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Lance Batchelor (MBA 1993)
submarines, the classroom, and the boardroom Richard Kondo Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Blending military leadership and private industry View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
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HBS Fund Advances Global Strategy
Recognizing that the best ideas can come from anywhere and that examples of great leadership and management practice exist everywhere, HBS is extending its intellectual reach to understand these new ideas... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
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The Military and the MBA: Maura Corby Sullivan (MBA/MPA 2009)
business or the military Gene Markowski Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Lance Batchelor Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and the boardroom Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
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Leading Quietly
instance. "Preparation, caution, care, and attention to detail are usually the best approach to everyday challenges," writes Badaracco. "What usually matters are careful, thoughtful, small, practical efforts... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
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Volunteers Convene at HBS
correspondents, career liaisons, club officers, Fund agents, and reunion program volunteers returned to Soldiers Field November 13-14 to get an update on the School and discuss best practices pertaining to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
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Lessons from Private Equity
the generally superior returns generated by private equity firms? The answer is delivered in Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use (HBS Press, 2008) by Bain & Co. chair Orit Gadiesh (MBA ’77) and Bain partner Hugh MacArthur. The authors argue that many... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
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New Releases
evaluate and stimulate continual improvements in performance, and convey best practice information throughout the organization. Matsushita Leadership by John P. Kotter (Free Press) Born to poverty, Konosuke... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
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Blissful Thinking
make better leaders, and the practical steps to kicking an addiction to success. There’s been increasing academic interest in the topic of happiness in recent years. We’ve seen it at HBS with the work of Ashley Whillans, Leslie Perlow,... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
In the years after Keith Ferrazzi (MBA 1992) published Never Eat Alone, he confessed some reluctance in being labeled “the networking guy.” “But 20 years after writing that first book, and after coaching thousands of teams, I’ve finally recognized there’s a... View Details
- 02 Mar 2015
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To Market, To Market
Heifer International, the anti-poverty organization perhaps best known for its livestock donation program. “We can do this by building businesses. We are putting families in commerce. They are not just growing vegetables in a garden. They... View Details