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21 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now

transition back to “normal” (whatever that means). Although we are still living in COVID-19’s grip, companies are starting to devise plans to bring their workforces back to the office in the coming weeks and months. In recent... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden

03 Dec 2015
Blog Post

4 Things You Need to Know About Independent Projects

was a bit more academic and built upon the work I did during my J-Term, which was focused on identifying what steps hospitals need to take to transition from fee-for-service to a value-based payment model. It helped me understand how to... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

organizations. We can learn vicariously from their experiences. Consider the example of one manager who was about to undergo a critical transition in her career, only four years after first becoming a manager. When she was about to step... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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Engagement - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning

Teaching by the Case Method Engagement Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement... View Details

27 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution

rather reveal a pattern of incremental investments approved individually. Although Firestone encountered some production glitches in refining the new process, overall the transition from bias to belted bias tires proceeded smoothly.10... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation

14 Mar 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: SELCO - Last Mile Solar Powered Energy for Rural India

from ~10,000 INR to ~400 INR, and they have up to 2 days’ worth of electricity in the battery storage units. In conclusion, SELCO’s last mile solar-powered energy solutions for rural India exemplifies a commitment to a ‘just’ sustainable View Details

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Online Business in Society Courses | HBS Online

worldview. Social Join a global community of business professionals. Learn from and network with peers before, during, and after your course. Ask questions, collaborate, give feedback, and share experiences and expertise across industries to grow or View Details

22 Feb 2021
Book

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

difficult transitions that affect sales training and hiring criteria. Senz: You discuss sales productivity as a social responsibility for firms. Can you explain what you mean? Cespedes: Especially in services-dominated economies like the... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

difficult when you’re on the other side of the world. The question that I had to ask myself, and really the industry, was, “I know nothing about video games beyond being an avid consumer, how can I transition to work in this industry?” An... View Details

13 Jan 2021
Research & Ideas

How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding

In the corporate world, all leadership transitions create uncertainty, so leaders need to empower team members to help them sense they can make a difference. In the end, the team will do the work (on the pitch), not the manager. Instead... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, and Sebastian Flegr; Sports

11 Mar 2021
News

Leading with Heart

fantastic job with the brand. And now the brand was in transition from being founder-led. We need to now create an empowered, team-led organization, which meant that I had to recruit and onboard a world-class leadership team. And I had to... View Details

29 Oct 2006
Research & Ideas

The History and Influence of Andy Grove

so interested in strategy and the intricacies of running a business? A: Grove made the transition from technologist to technologist/manager because he had no choice. When Intel was founded in July of 1968, he was employee number three.... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Computer

09 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Building Community: Meet the HBS Latino Student Organization Leadership

transition from the workforce into a hectic RC (first) year. I subsequently joined LASO's leadership team as the VP of Career Development and helped plan our annual Adelante Conference. With my classmate’s encouragement, I decided to run... View Details

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HBS - Financials | Supplemental Financial Information

fiscal 2022. Controlling IT costs is an important financial priority for the School, and to that end HBS has begun to shift toward software-as-a-service platforms rather than custom-developed applications. The School also is moving toward greater use of third-party IT... View Details

22 Feb 2022
News

Breaking News

this platform so that other papers can come in? Maybe that means bringing in local investors and building a cap pooled fund at the state level so we can make other acquisitions. Maybe that means transitioning to a nonprofit, or spinning... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dana Smith; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

March 2015
Case

BOLT: Seed Venture Capital Firm

By: William A. Sahlman and Robert F. White

BOLT is a different kind of seed venture capital firm built to serve the needs of early-stage startups at the intersection of hardware and software.

In the past decade, the cost of entrepreneurial experimentation has dropped dramatically, particularly in web... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Accelerator; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Venture Capital; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Strategy

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19 Mar 2012
HBS Case

HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’

are in English, they believe they'll never be as sophisticated, as influential, or as articulate as they are in their native language." Interestingly, Neeley found the French-to-English-only transition was most difficult for workers... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard

04 Feb 2016
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Tech Club

these skills workshops to see if eventually there’s enough there to transition it into the official coursework. The club has been able to nimbly work with similar tech clubs across all the Harvard schools and other schools like MIT. The... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

personal growth, received the privilege of leading some of the best people I could ever meet. I developed a deep appreciation for the power of the human spirit, and am certainly a better man for it. Here at HBS, I am happy that I am View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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