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Jeremy King
else." For example, Jeremy joined sixty other HBS colleagues on a two-week trek through India organized by four second-year students. "We did everything from participating in a panel event on Indian entrepreneurship in the communist state of Kerala, to... View Details
- 16 Dec 2015
- Blog Post
Unexpected Moments at HBS
this August, I thought those would be the last real “new” friends I would have in my life. In less than 100 days, I have found friends who I know will stand beside me in my wedding and visit me at the hospital upon the birth of my first... View Details
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Wendy Lim
representative for Section J, Class of 2006. Her formal duties include helping with fundraising and “encouraging participation among classmates.” Informally, she notes that she’s “attended about five HBS weddings a year on average. The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
Action Plan: Casting Call
benefits of community; each year, Berkley gathers with a close cohort for an annual fly-fishing expedition to Montana. “I’m fortunate to have a strong relationship with my three children and their families,” he says. “And I call a friend almost every day to... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; hobbies; balance; meaning; longevity; aging; Paper Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
wedding march with the tagline: “You wouldn’t hire an organist without hearing them first, so why would you invest without checking BrokerCheck?” Since the working paper appeared in 2016, some firms proactively took it upon themselves to... View Details
- 04 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What’s it Like to be an HBS Partner?
pitched swinging by a nearby bar for an after dinner drink and they persuaded us to join. When we walked in the door our entire section was in the bar for a surprise wedding send-off party. I was overwhelmed. I had no idea and was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Unleashed
As this existential crisis unfolded, a customer called FedEx in tears because her wedding dress hadn’t arrived yet, with less than twenty-four hours until the ceremony. A frontline service employee named Diane jumped into action, tracked... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers
recruiting farmers to join the network and then modernizing their technology to facilitate the flow of data. There are still holdouts who are wedded to pen-and-paper, Baron says. But don’t discount the farmer’s appetite for innovation.... View Details
Keywords: Sasha Issenberg
- 25 Apr 2019
- Research & Ideas
Incubators Take Notice: Your Entrepreneurs Are Networking with the Wrong People
they already knew from a roster of names and photos. Researchers randomly assigned participants to teams and work stations in a large open space and challenged them to create a mobile app for the Indian wedding industry. They tracked... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Jerry Shafir: A Simmering Success Story
school fresh out of Yale. "I should have listened to my father," he admits with a wry smile. After four years of "just reading and writing" as an insurance company lawyer, Shafir, then newly wed to his wife, Lorna, entered HBS in 1982.... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Cynthia Carroll, MBA 1989
career demands with her family. Her husband, David, put his career on hold in order to help take care of the family, and Carroll’s gratitude runs deep. “I really could not do any of this without him,” she says a few months before they will celebrate their 24th View Details
- 04 Dec 2013
- Research & Ideas
The Fantastic Horizon: How to Invest in a New City
outside Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In front of me a young couple posed for wedding photos in a pretty park. To my left was the bustle of the former Saigon. To my right was the Saigon River and beyond that, coconut swamp and the remains of... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
thought it was. And then a sectionmate of mine, named Shashank Singh (MBA 2004), got married in India, in Bombay. And I went to that wedding and I stayed at the Taj and the Taj had just been bombed. I thought, "The Tata family, what... View Details
- 06 Jan 2011
- What Do You Think?
How Should Management Deal With “Anonymous”?
large-size organization that has become wedded to the economies and convenience of the Internet? For example, assuming that email even exists five years from now, will we be able to use it for business purposes? Will large data files have... View Details
Keywords: by James L. Heskett
- 06 Nov 2015
- Blog Post
Casey Gerald: Becoming a Leader at HBS
most out of the experience. Do you have a favorite HBS memory? Actually I have a memory that is yet to come. This Saturday I, along with one of my best friends from HBS, will officiate the wedding of two of my other best friends from HBS.... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
wedding in 2003. Then life got very complicated. Less than twelve months after getting married, Jen was diagnosed with MFH sarcoma, a rare cancer of the soft tissue. For two years, she endured painful rounds of chemotherapy in her valiant... View Details
- 16 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Depression or Euphoria? Navigating the Market’s Mood Swings
change" as they proceed towards their goals. A good CEO is constantly monitoring progress and adjusting as the situation changes, he said, adding that CEOs must ignore the temptation to be so wedded to their own idea that they ignore... View Details
Keywords: by Carrie Levine
- 23 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Will the “Long Tail” Work for Hollywood?
a common misconception that people who buy niche products will have greater loyalty to them," Elberse says. "But I bet that the average viewer who likes to purchase classic black-and-white movies also tends to watch hits like View Details
- 17 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
The International Experience at HBS: Zoe Sun (MBA 2024)
conference in Nairobi, with stops planned in Addis Ababa and a wedding in Cape Town. At each location, I connect with HBS alumni and friends, a testament to the enduring and supportive network I’ve become a part of. Reflecting on the past... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Offshore Learning
said Pearson, “but we also operate a ferry service, cater weddings and corporate outings, and five high-ropes course installations used by many people who’ve never done anything like that before. We’ve had to cultivate expertise in a lot... View Details