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- 30 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are You Supporting Your B Players?
said, can do their training out of public view. But managers almost always train on the job. Managers can take three steps to enhance their company's human capital especially vis-à-vis B players, DeLong... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Capturing & Disseminating Video/Photography During Course Activities | About
will view the material due to an absence for illness, a religious holiday, or other accommodation. A current or prospective faculty member will view the material for education, training and development, or co-teaching. A class review... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
André R. Jakurski, MBA 1973
at the Paris train station to save enough money to move to Brazil. "My father was an engineer, and my mother was an entrepreneur," says Jakurski, who, like his parents, has achieved remarkable success seizing business opportunities in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 23 May 2024
- News
HBS After October 7
Antisemitism and the Islamophobia and Anti-Arabism Working Groups). The Working Group leaders discussed some of their initial actions, including a curriculum review before the spring term began, expanded training for faculty and staff,... View Details
- 10 Sep 2001
- What Do You Think?
Do MBAs Need More Street Smarts?
outstanding service organizations, we have found that they invariably hire for attitude and train for skills. Are street smarts attitudes or skills? If street smarts are attitudes, should MBA program admissions offices look for them in... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Fostering Diversity
training the next generation of leaders.” They appreciate how the Black Lives Matter movement has shined a light on both the overt and hidden racism in society. Victoria says, “It is upon all of us to do the work required to be... View Details
- 27 Nov 2006
- What Do You Think?
What’s to Be Done About Performance Reviews?
'surprise.'" Terry Ott suggested, "performance reviews should be but one part of a continuous loop of planning, coaching, providing spontaneous feedback ." "Much of the problem," according to Rowland Freeman, "is the lack of View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Derek Ferguson
Derek T. Ferguson (MBA 1990) could be mistaken for a minister by fellow commuters on the train from Connecticut to Manhattan. Yet his calling is not to the pulpit, but to the midtown headquarters of Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment Group,... View Details
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Research & Development, Project Code SX-70 - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
training we had given ourselves in the field of polarized light had endowed us with a competence we had not sought and did not know we had," Land wrote. "It was as if all that we had done in learning to make polarizers . . . had been a... View Details
- 28 Mar 2016
- Blog Post
Why I Chose to Pursue an MD/MBA at Harvard
effectively managing teams, compared to medical school, where there is no formal training around these skills. I think this is really important and part of why MD/MBAs will be well poised to address many of the challenges facing American... View Details
- 13 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Managers, Here’s How to Bond with New Hires Remotely
expressing an interest in studying its shift to a remote model. In a typical year, the organization, which the researchers didn’t identify, brought in about 3,000 undergraduate and MBA students to work for eight to 10 weeks at one of the firm’s locations. The interns... View Details
Keywords: by Lane Lambert
- 12 Nov 2018
- Blog Post
Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association
others. I sought one of the greatest honors I will ever experience: leading a platoon of Marines. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: My favorite memories happened during training events in the field with my Marines. We would be short on sleep,... View Details
- 24 Sep 2018
- Research & Ideas
How Cost Accounting is Improving Healthcare in Rural Haiti
clocks, with a large display, that were placed throughout the five sites for all employees to easily see the time.” Training the locals was very important, Shah says. “Our role on the business side was to equip trainees with the concepts... View Details
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ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
at the firm, served as a director of a number of its portfolio companies, and became one of the leading women in the US venture capital field. A steady stream of individuals who trained at HBS entered the Quartermaster Corps, and Doriot... View Details
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Phil Black
compassionate family is no small accomplishment. HBS's mission is to train business leaders who "contribute to society's well-being," but mine will start at home, where Accounting, Negotiations, Leadership, and Investment... View Details
- Portrait Project
Rishi Chandna
that I have. I will wake up every morning and say thank you for my life blessings. I will have confidence in the future. I will welcome failure. I will demonstrate my character and conviction when I stand tall and try again. I will always be the father I envisioned. I... View Details
- 06 Jun 2008
- What Do You Think?
Why Don’t Managers Think Deeply?
colleagues, trained to admire and teach action, would walk away shaking their heads and asking each other, "Is he alright?" It is perhaps no coincidence that Tony often came up with some of the most profound insights at faculty... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Oct 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Systemic Risk and the Refinancing Ratchet Effect
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
they possess or in the ways they are treated. While interventions derived from these approaches, such as training and executive development, affirmative action, and work-family policies, have achieved significant equity gains for women,... View Details
Keywords: by Mallory Stark
- 19 Mar 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Overcoming the Stress of ‘Englishnization’
second phase involved bringing in lecturers to discuss with employees how to study and manage learning the language. The last phase was encouraging workers to use English in meetings. In line with a do-it-yourself culture, one early problem was that Rakuten offered... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard