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- 01 Mar 2006
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The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could
as a Baker Scholar, in his spare time Rogers honed a system for trading over-the-counter stocks and left HBS with his bills paid and $50,000 in the bank. Eager to return to the Bay Area where he grew up, Rogers accepted a job offer from McKinsey in San Francisco. His... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Estonia, Incorporated
he needs to travel to Estonia or attend a session of the UN General Assembly across town. The payoff? A chance to chart the digital future of an entire country. In April, Estonia became the first country in the world to offer e-Residency,... View Details
Keywords: Francis Storrs
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
Joss Kent’s (MBA 1997) first memories are of being on safari. “I remember the smoke rising from the fire to boil water,” says Kent. Safari was the family business: His grandparents and father founded luxury adventure-travel company... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Alumni Books
right assistance), “Rebuild heroic stature” (spread the true nature of the adversity), “Prove your mettle” (regain trust and credibility), and “Rediscover the heroic mission” (clear the past and chart the future). What Made Jack Welch... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
FIRST OF THE FIRST: In 1959, HRPBA graduates Roberta (Moniz) Lasley, Sara Wilkinson, and Diana Greer enrolled in the second year of the MBA Program. BEFORE SHE ARRIVED AT HBS IN the fall of 1963, Lynne Sherwood (MBA 1965) recalls having... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Camel and the Unicorn
Silicon Valley. Over these next few episodes, we’ll explore the ideas at the heart of Alex’s book, detailing how entrepreneurs and ecosystems across the globe are challenging the Silicon Valley model—and explaining what these global startups can teach their peers in... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Leadership in the Digital Age
As Professor Linda Hill set out to study “digital leaders,” the first thing she learned is that there is no such thing. All leaders—regardless of their sector—must think differently to lead a successful company in the digital age,... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 12 Apr 2012
- News
HBS Welcomes Eleven Alumni Startups
name, and cast your vote to the right to predict the winner. asia-pacific HBS Club of Shanghai Sophia Shing, MBA 1997 Founder Little Teacher mobile language learning canada HBS Club of Toronto Jennifer Lee Koss, MBA 2008 Co-founder and... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
to have you here for Skydeck Live. Thank you for being here with us, Neil. So you're going to talk to us today about happy and awesome. I know these are concepts you've been thinking about for a long time since you started your first blog... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
A More Perfect Union
As wide and fractured as the partisan divide feels right now, the challenges to America’s underlying democratic systems cut deeper still: The productivity of Congress has declined steeply in the past 20 years. The country’s voting rate in... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
right balance between delegation and control. It is a transition many fail to make. By tracing the experiences of 19 new managers over their first year in a managerial role, Hill reveals the complexity of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
response to our home business, probably because there are a lot of young people who are starting their first homes. Action Jackson As a student at HBS, Jeanne Jackson worked two shifts at the pub in Gallatin - as a short-order cook in the... View Details
- 03 Feb 2021
- News
Power Play
watching the utility industry—finally, 20 years after deregulation—fall to more nimble competition with smaller and decarbonized assets.” Sustainability, which had become a bit of a buzzword in investment circles, had long felt like the View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 12 Dec 2018
- News
Lesson Plan
two clear, easy-to-read pie charts—one dedicated to human capital and professional services, the other to programs, supplies, and vendor services. Nothing remarkable. But they demonstrated a level of rigor and detail that had been missing... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
nonprofit Art + Practice. Joyner first began buying art in the late 1990s. At the time, she was drawn to pioneering abstract painters such as Norman Lewis, Richard Mayhew, Sam Gilliam, and Jack Whitten. “There is power in abstract art,... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
a market economy, political liberty, and human rights have entered Mongolian society. We are a kind and friendly people who are learning these essential values of democracy. With gold and copper the... View Details
- 24 Mar 2022
- News
Well Said
had as an undergrad, going through what you call the rite of passage, end up becoming a business that you built at HBS? How did that insight lead into you founding BoldVoice? Anada Lakra: There were two kinds of paths which led me to it. The View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
in Iraq. Local Motors currently has three working microfactories, with plans to build a network of 50. But the pressures of military service weighed on him. He loved the Marines, but he missed his wife and three-year-old son. Two of his best friends—his partner in... View Details
- 29 Jan 2019
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Gloria Steinem and Diane Paulus Take Center Stage
just absolutely wonderful,” says Janet Stark (MBA 1982), Board Chair for the HBSWANY, and organizer of the event. “After the play, we all just circled around Gloria and had this great conversation. She stayed with us for a while, and even walked around with the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
own way, I’m trying to make up for the failures of the past. Amar Kumar (MBA 2010) SVP, Pearson Do more than deliver In our first semester at HBS we studied a case on relationship building—something about blue lines and red lines, and how... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios