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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 1
careers are built on having a good education, what you learn. Having a set of experiences that you can learn from. But also things you learn from your parents. Right? Also just, you know, perseverance or... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Spring Training for Startups
April was a good month for startups at HBS, with three events connecting expert entrepreneurs with student and alumni founders. The HBS Rock 100 Entrepreneurs' Summit featured conversations with industry leaders like Care.com founder and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
The Meaning of Ramadi
something positive. We can prove that when it comes to doing good and doing well, you cannot have one without the other. We can prove that the term “business ethics” is a repetition, not an oxymoron, because business is not sustainable... 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
- 23 May 2018
- News
John A. Paulson, MBA 1980
lot of items,” he says. “Although I was doing well, the business quickly outgrew me. I knew I needed more training.” So he returned to college at NYU’s School of Business, where he graduated as valedictorian of his class. Then he went straight to HBS. “Harvard gave me... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
of Qantas Flight 32. What do we know about why some experiences give you the sense of progress, give you the sense of accomplishment that you're reaching some potential, you're achieving something new? What are the preconditions that make... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
They Call Him Mr. China
focused on hiring and empowering younger mainland Chinese with modern management training and experience and an open mind toward new ideas. It worked. Over the next two years, ASIMCO overhauled its management structure by bringing in more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)
held up as exemplifying the competence and character we associate with true leadership,” said Dean Nitin Nohria. “It is with deep sadness, as a community, that we mourn his passing. At the same time, we can reflect with admiration on a life that has demonstrated, time... View Details
- 15 Apr 2022
- News
Funding His Purpose
Leonardo Letelier (photo by Paula Giolito) Leonardo Letelier (MBA 2002) was looking for purpose in his career when he launched SITAWI Finance for Good in Brazil in the mid-2000s. The nonprofit, an early participant in what is now called... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Truth Teller
or 15. “You had to have a good bath when you got home.” Morning routine: None. “I work in two or three different offices, and the nature of what I do is perpetually changing.” Prime time: “I’m not going to get into top gear before I’ve... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 29 May 2019
- News
HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni
many local alumni are retired. Still, the club’s co-president, Paul Engle (MBA 1974), says five alumni attended the workshop. Andrews adds that this group included mid-career professionals looking at what might come next. “Some were looking to channel their creativity... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
dominance of corporate icons such as Heinz, Coca-Cola, General Motors, NCR, and Procter & Gamble. Chapters on the 20th century consider how mass production, mass media, and technology have influenced the way goods are marketed and sold.... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Nancy Hall (MBA 1974)
finance course. I’m not a leader, but I am a good manager, and I can make decisions. I like to affiliate myself with smart, dynamic people who are creative. I like to make things happen, but I don’t need to be there when they hand out... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
I couldn't get out of my mind. And one thing led to another, and I'm good friends with the two gentleman that owned him and that bought him at the point where he was about 18 months old as a yearling in Kentucky. And everything just fell... View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Wei Zhang (MBA 1999)
everything starts with a good story. We’re here to help our Hollywood partners succeed in China, which is the second-largest film market in the world. In China, the audience skews younger, and 80 to 90 percent of film revenue is from box... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Oct 2013
- News
Banking on Africa's Future
to the previously 'unbanked' at the bottom of the pyramid. Equity Bank has increased financial inclusion while generating good returns for our investors. In five years, Equity's customer base—its depositors— has increased from about 2... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Outtakes with Russ Wilcox
thought — being able to carry many complexities in your brain at the same time — is a certain skill that people who grow up reading literature develop. People who read IMs don’t.” Why e-readers are a good thing for civilization: “E-books... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Screen Tested
a potential new hire. It’s not clear when filming will resume; in the meantime, Harden is keeping her focus on the fundamentals: building Hello Sunshine’s team and being a good steward of the startup’s resources and its mission. “We’re... View Details
- 26 Jan 2015
- News
The Ingredients for Success
University, she wanted hands-on experience and accepted a job managing a Pacific Bell call-center with 25 union employees, all of whom were older than Markowitz: at age 21, during her first week, she had to fire an employee. The job was a... View Details