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- 02 Aug 2011
- News
A Fearless Force for Change
during the initial phase of her treatment, a regimen that would have flattened most patients. Instead, Linn regularly attended indoor cycling sessions at Equinox Fitness Center in New York City. "I may have cancer, but cancer doesn't have... View Details
- Alumni WDYDWYD
Mary Dell Harrington
children, now 22 and 16. Once I became a mom, my career decisions were made with our children in mind. Fortunately, I found the work/family balance that fit my needs by stepping down from a management position to job share and then later,... View Details
- Career Coach
Pamela Harder
architect behind the Amazon HQ2 $1.1B tech talent investment program. Prior to that, Pam ran Strategy & Business Operations at Clever, a K12 edtech startup in San Francisco. Under her leadership, she helped the company explore new market / product View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
6 Ways to Support COVID-Weary Employees
perks, small non-cash rewards like access to valuable online classes or fitness programs can also contribute to well-being. Other non-cash rewards, such as notes of appreciation from clients, can also positively impact workplace... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Improve Decision-Making in Hiring: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Recruiting
unconscious bias is affinity bias in which people tend to gravitate towards others who look, act, and think as they do. In recruiting specifically, unconscious bias and affinity bias often express themselves as a preference for one candidate or another because of “... View Details
- 15 Feb 2022
- News
The Alumnae Entrepreneur Behind Mary J. Blige’s Super Bowl Locks
wrote in Inc.com. “Despite what I was juggling in my personal life, fitting in those 207 miles was just a part of the routine.” Those long trips, though, sparked an idea, she notes in the piece. “I wanted to create something that would... View Details
- 07 Feb 2017
- News
Checking in with One Championship
As a student at HBS, Chatri Sityodtong (MBA 1999) lived on four dollars a day, teaching the martial arts discipline of Muay Thai and sending the extra cash home to his mother and brother in Bangkok. “Everything I owned could fit into a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
@Soldiers Field
Capital, spoke to author and yogi mystic Sadhguru. “Instead of tweaking your desire, tweak your competence,” said Sadhguru on the topic of ambition. “If your competence is tweaked, you will mentally go where you are fit to go.” When the... View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Tapping into “Nontraditional” Private Equity and Venture Capital Talent at HBS
them to alleviate poverty and mitigate climate change, and saw strategic investing as the ideal match for influencing change at scale. However, it would not be a simple career switch; they each needed to clearly identify why their non-financial backgrounds were a View Details
- 12 Feb 2020
- News
Culture Shift at Big Blue
among the old guard of tech firms, is due for shift in culture. A former COO at Delta Airlines, Whitehurst joined Red Hat as CEO in 2008. Although his corporate background may have seemed like a surprising fit for Red Hat—the open-source... View Details
- 09 Feb 2016
- News
Providing the Care That Seniors Need
that I would want to be. “Ultimately I bought the first piece of land to create a best-in-class senior-housing community about a mile from the Texas Medical Center. We looked for companies to buy and/or manage our community. We couldn’t find anyone that View Details
- 16 Aug 2013
- News
Women's Business Leader
Executive Fits a Choir Robe Beneath Her Pinstripes Street Singer Said Harris, "I'm honored and delighted to lead the National Women's Business Council, especially during a time when women are creating businesses at such a fast rate. I... View Details
- 04 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Finding Alignment to Make Impact: Layla Ramirez (MBA 2017)
secured a role at Merrill Lynch in their international advisory business. Returning to New York was an ideal fit for Ramirez, and for several years, Wall Street was an ideal fit as well. She learned, grew,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Pedal Mettle
would never again do competitive sports. But inspired by Lance Armstrong (who took part in various stages of the Tour of Hope) and by a growing body of research that says fitness may reduce cancer recurrence rates, Berté challenged... View Details
- 04 Oct 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Surviving Success: When Founders Must Go
Wasserman identified Wily Technology founder Lew Cirne as the ideal case subject. "An inherent paradox in succession is that a founder who has been doing a good job actually increases the chance he or she will be fired," observes Wasserman. "Lew View Details
- 18 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
Applying HBS Lessons in an African Context
I now feel more prepared to play a role in the future of my own country and region. So, to any prospective African students who are concerned about applying to HBS, I recommend to visit a class, attend a local HBS sponsored event or webinar, and connect with current... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Short Takes
with the ungainly conglomerates assembled in the 1960s and 1970s that provided a variety of seemingly mismatched products and services. And while many consultants and investors are seeking to extend this focused model into emerging markets such as India, China, and... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: Frozen Assets
world, everyone would cook like my mom did,” Day says. But that’s not how things work in today’s world, where food needs to fit into ever-tighter schedules. Luvo, Day hopes, will offer a salve for this modern consumer: a healthy,... View Details
Keywords: Janelle Nanos
- 29 Jul 2013
- News
Opening New Markets for Black South African Winemakers
greater impact through entrepreneurship. Bill Sahlman's Entrepreneurial Finance course helped me gain the self-awareness that maybe this was more of a personality fit than I thought." Cuffe owes another debt of gratitude to the School, as... View Details
- 24 Oct 2005
- Research & Ideas
Building an IT Governance Committee
someone who fits these criteria, boards may find that many talented CIOs and CTOs drop off the list of potential IT committee members.) The IT expert must have not only a solid grounding in the firm's overall business needs but also a... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan