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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Blissful Thinking
that they make, for example, is believing that they’ll actually find satisfaction through money, power, and fame. Sooner or later, they become a success addict. If you’re an alcoholic, you can’t actually drink so much alcohol that you’re... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters
- 09 Nov 2017
- News
A Chance to Lead
the president and the CEO. “We were tiny, we were $4 billion in assets, a couple of hundred people. But I look at Vanguard [today], it's a thousand times as big as when I joined. And it's a far better company. Most companies that grow that much regress. I look today... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Lighting the Way
teams is the ability to develop future leaders. I love to mentor all ages and backgrounds because I personally get great satisfaction in watching others develop into their full potential.” Fueled by their success, she is dedicated to... View Details
- 21 Aug 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
their vocation in ministry. “That’s a major satisfaction for me,” he says. “They don’t have any private sector experience and can have trouble relating to the pressures their parishioners face. Sharing my experiences has been very... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Case Study: Sound Check
improved long-term retention rates. In the early days, it’s best to optimize for product feedback. If it’s easier to sell to smaller customers (with more volume), stick with this segment and treat the feedback as gold. Rapidly iterate your product and focus on... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change
his greeting: "A general manager has a social responsibility that requires a professional response. I hope that your two years at the Harvard Business School will enable you to contribute an effective response to this serious challenge and that you derive pleasure and... View Details
Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer
- 13 Jun 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014)
In our latest “First Five Years” interview, we discuss product reviews, lessons learned at HBS, and more with BestReviews.com cofounders Momchil Filev and Ben Faw (both MBA 2014). The company, which they launched in 2014, publishes detailed articles with information... View Details
- 16 Jul 2016
- News
Angie’s List Introduces 'Freemium' Model
Angie’s List CEO Scott Durchslag (MBA 1991) has made many changes to the venerable home-service review website since taking the helm in September 2015, including the creation of a new technology platform for the site. He announced the biggest shift to date last week:... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
who stepped down from the SEC in 2005. What continues to excite him is “the satisfaction that comes from making a difference, working with others, and seeing a team work toward a common goal.” Donaldson has clearly had extraordinary... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
partners. Another source of satisfaction for Karch is the strong consumer practice she helped to build in Chicago, her hometown. Karch, who is active in Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center, has never regretted forsaking her academic... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The Joy of Spending
TV that you bought in college," says Norton. "Now think back to spring break in college. It might have cost the same amount to go on spring break as it did to buy that TV, but the memories from spring break are making you happier now." But View Details
- 08 Jul 2016
- News
So Why Don't You Have Your Dream Job Yet?
Big Think, “it's relatively easy to maximize one point on the triangle and it's often okay to maximize the second, but usually the third point slips.” Citrin, partner at executive search firm Spencer Stuart, offers a few potential examples: A job in a law firm that... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
in European financial markets of any country in the world. Hamilton endured enormous personal abuse during these years, but he also had the satisfaction of seeing most of "my commercial system" put into place. What Hamilton's policies had... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Ink: Your Best Self
now have a holistic framework to think about being more effective and driving my performance, and also to really think about what drives my satisfaction and my own inner joy.” What do you do in the moments when you realize you aren’t... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
satisfaction in the food industry. People love coming to Panera Bread — last week we served four million customers! They get what we’re doing. As I travel the country I find it amazing that people come up and thank me. It feels great... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Faculty Research Symposium
organizational properties of each team, measuring factors such as leadership behaviors of nurse managers; adequacy of training, information, and equipment; team characteristics (stability, composition, quality of relationships, and performance outcomes); and individual... View Details
- 17 Mar 2017
- News
Clare B. Hawthorne (MBA 2012)
thread in my experiences was satisfaction in fixing things that were broken and creating efficiencies and processes.” While at HBS, she talked with alumni, professors, and classmates, and ultimately concluded that human resources aligned... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
Above: photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images On a late summer day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in a large carpeted room with a colorful cloth tacked over a dropped fiberboard ceiling, Bob Vaccaro (MBA 1970), short white hair, eyes crinkled with smile lines, sits easily,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Where Are They Now?
concept, which holds that customer/employee satisfaction is mutually reinforcing and enhances profitability. In 1999, after a year as jack-of-all-trades at Brown University, his alma mater, Schlesinger went to the firm now known as... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
the most satisfaction in your work? Doerr: Helping great teams come together, led by a terrific entrepreneur, and having them create new products or services that change the world. View Details