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- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
monthlong hike in the Colorado wilderness. Musing on the connections between his business and writing careers, Barron observes: "The people I know who have done best in business pay attention to the subtleties of human relations and motivations. They have a View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Career Peak
(photos courtesy of Sunny Stroeer) “When your Monday morning looked like this you know it’s going to be a good week,” Suzanne “Sunny” Stroeer (MBA 2011) wrote on Instagram recently. Her view: Sunrise from the snowy summit of Torreys Peak... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
capacity she helped lead the MBA Silicon Valley Immersion Experience Program. As a newspaper industry analyst at DLJ early in your career, did you anticipate the industry’s decline? I put a “sell” on newspapers in 1988 when I saw threats... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The House that Howard Built
(MBA 1950). “I learned a lot at Preco,” says Stevenson, who spent four years at the company. “Meeting payrolls, dealing with unions, learning accounting, all in a less-than-glamorous environment — it was a good education.” As Stevenson... View Details
- 01 Oct 2018
- News
Advancing Opportunities for Others
I had to ask myself, ‘What risk are you taking? You've been doing this for 20 years; you're good at it; you can do four or five deals in a week; and no other company knows that you're working on any other deal. Maybe you've got a little... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jeffrey Deitch (MBA 1978)
successful entrepreneurs. His business strategy? “If it is art that inspires me, it’s going to inspire other people, and they will buy it. It’s really as simple as that.” On getting an art education: “One of the great things about art is that what you View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Eric Schiffer
we are experimenting a bit in our Texas stores by selling produce by the pound. For example, there are only a few times a year when we can offer an entire pineapple for 99.99 cents, but we can sell it for 69.99 cents a pound year-round.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Ask the Expert: How to Build a More Diverse Board
firm that cares about good corporate governance.” I believe the way to good corporate governance is to add only the highest quality individuals to boards. In some ways, we used to have an unspoken quota... View Details
- 08 Aug 2016
- News
Writing the Book on Balance
to miss the opportunity to spend time with my daughter during her most formidable years, my parents who enjoy good health but whose needs have evolved, and my grandma who just passed away two years ago. My husband and I are like a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
3 Minute Briefing: Y Combinator’s Qasar Younis
(photo by Leah Fasten) My impetus to start my own company was so somebody else couldn’t control my destiny. My first company was Cameesa, an apparel company with a Kickstarter model. There were many failures: We didn’t know what we were doing; 2007 to 2008 was really... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
opportunities they never thought they could.” Sheila Kyarisiima (MBA/MPA 2017) Affording MBA Students the Luxury of Choice When Liang Wu (MBA 2018) talks about being interested in entrepreneurship, he draws parallels to his experience as... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
good at it. Fit for the Presidency? Winners, Losers, What-Ifs, and Also-Rans by Seymour Morris Jr. (MBA 1972) (Potomac Books) Every four years Americans embark on the Super Bowl of democracy: a presidential election campaign filled with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Inside Executive Search
candidates that we will review with the client. Tip: Be a good source. Helpful sources who give candid, insightful comments about potential candidates will be contacted time and time again. These types of reference calls build trust with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
2017 in Education: Investing in the Next Generation of Workers
for a successful educational experience in later years. And second, there is a new “culture of completion” in higher education, in which institutions are focusing on improving graduation rates for all students. Smart business leaders... View Details
- 10 May 2022
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2022
think he respected me for it.” Fate factor: “Working for McKinsey in Tanzania, between my first and second years at HBS, was absolutely life-changing. It’s where I met Rukia Hamisi, who became a good friend; and when she was diagnosed... View Details
- 22 Jan 2018
- News
The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition
In this special “First Five Years” post, three alumni recently named to the Forbes 2018 “30 Under 30” list—Jeet Guram (MBA 2015), Meghana Dhar (MBA 2016), and Shiv Gaglani (MBA 2016)—talk careers, HBS, and why a strategy of procrastinating can be a View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A View from the Top
you don’t know what it’s like to be hit.” Donna Dubinsky: “Wisdom combines the powers of keen observation and strong listening skills. We leave HBS with good talking skills, but sometimes our listening skills need some work. It’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Contrarian and Proud of It
“That concern creates opportunity.” Rogers particularly likes stocks with high dividends and low price-earnings ratios. A patient investor, he typically holds on to stocks for three to six years. Lately, he has branched out to add growth stocks to the fund’s portfolio.... View Details
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Vivek Ranadivé
knitted into the fabric of how people buy and sell goods and services." Skeptics might disagree with such a sweeping declaration, but they would be hard-pressed to disregard TIBCO Software's growth since its founding in 1996. Total... View Details