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- 04 Nov 2019
- News
A Home for Startups
providing and supporting the collaborative work environments so that all the member companies can thrive and realize their visions and missions. The idea is that, when people with different backgrounds and different ideas come together, the View Details
Keywords: work space
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Building Blocks
Department of solutions: “I believe every problem is solved through a combination of science and magic. I was trained as a banker, so had credibility on the science and finance side; what I discovered is that I could also bring some magic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
magical event—a solution that matches the problem,” Eisenmann says. “And after you have that solution, you can step on the gas pedal.” Return to Tomorrow, Transformed View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Action Plan: Horse Sense
but still, the lower the odds, the better chance you have of being successful.” But go with your gut. “You don’t need to be an expert to look at a horse. That’s really the magic of our business—there are people who have luck when they... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Alumni Books
anyone in business and sales. The book ends with a series of analytical exercises to illuminate basic principles on which readers can base business plans. The Power Curve: Smart Investing Using Dividends, Options, and the Magic of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Turning Point: The Dark Season
I’m unemployed.” Yet every day I was leading a prayer conference call for hundreds of people from across the country. The feedback was that my words were extremely encouraging and helpful. So there’s a sense of envy in realizing God’s divine View Details
Keywords: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007, MDiv 2009)
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
The World's Banker
Carnegie Hall, New York's financially troubled arts mecca that was then on the brink of collapse. A lover of the arts (and an accomplished cello player despite first taking up the instrument in his forties), Wolfensohn then orchestrated similar View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
enthusiasm, "and the Nielsens are our daily report card." A veteran of NBC and CBS, where he helped develop hits such as The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Touched by an Angel, Sagansky, president and CEO of Paxson Communications Corp., is now working his View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
feed is actually put into the stalls. And everything's cleaned, and all the leather and all the saddles are cleaned. And you put all the smells together, and it's like a magical smell. And it never changes, because all the ointments and... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Mexico on the Brink: A Conversation with Juan Enriquez-Cabot (MBA '86)
love Chiapas; it's one of the most magical places in the world. I wrote an HBS case about it ten years ago. It's a mirror of what Mexico is and can become, in terms of both good and bad. Other Related Sites: Presidencia de la Republica de... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Playing to Win
built it into a powerhouse. In 1989, he moved on to advertising giant Saatchi & Saatchi and performed similar magic before taking the helm of Germany-based Adidas in 1993. Under Louis-Dreyfus, one of Business Week's "Top 25 Managers" of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ink: Q&A with Kathy Wang (MBA 2011)
in practice—and what kind of magic did you use to get your son to nap reliably? When he was awake I would do everything administrative I could, like washing the dishes, so I could be fully productive when he napped. I’d write in a little... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Ink: Miami’s Dark Neon Era, the Language of Success, and Getting Psyched Up
up to five out loud. Crinkle up your paper. Throw your paper in the trash.” Those who completed the ritual—even a seemingly nonsensical one—were less anxious and performed better. “Perhaps rituals work not because they’re magically... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
by 300 percent in one year by altering the company's profit structure and leveraging its balance sheet. Among other reengineering moves, Robinson reduced fixed costs significantly by centralizing the firm's financial operations. Eager to apply his numbers View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 22 Oct 2013
- News
Pulling the Plug
magnetic resonance, but Giler knows it looks like magic to the general public. And, like any good performer, he's feeling the pressure to give his audience an unforgettable show—hence the nerves. "If the demo gods are willing," the screen... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
professor Michael A. Cusumano identify the common magic mojo management practices of a trio who were individually very different people but who shared a similar drive. “All three were enormously ambitious and dreamed big dreams—not so... View Details
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
postproduction,” he explains. “Getting a movie together is like herding cats—this one will say yes if that one does. It’s a vicious circle, so you have to do a little magic to make it happen.” “Getting a movie together is like herding... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
cigarettes,” DeLong writes in Teaching by Heart: One Professor’s Journey to Inspire. “When Mr. Snively told a story about the Revolutionary War, I remember holding my breath with excitement.” DeLong unpacks what goes into making that kind of View Details
- 27 Mar 2019
- News
Life Is a Startup
once they’ve set the table for themselves, then harness the passion and be able to go and use the magic of that and that’s where they will be stronger for it. If we can have the analytic ones be able to understand the path ahead, not have... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Countdown To Remote Learning
intangible qualities that make the HBS classroom such a magical place.” He led additional work over the summer, based on extensive feedback, to further enhance teaching and learning. The School is sharing what it learned with educators... View Details