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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
the highest “yield” rates in higher education. And on the other side of graduation, HBS alumni traditionally enjoyed astonishing success. It seemed an easy job to walk into. McArthur, however, knew better. He had spent more than two decades at HBS, and understood its... View Details
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
of the chapel. And if you’re webcasting, if somebody’s in Europe, they can be anywhere, they’re watching it on a TV screen, all they see is the chapel and the services being presented. JH: Ryan’s learning curve included an education in View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
the government and the private sector, which is critical in a country run by personal—not transactional—relationships, says Gordon. It’s one of CET’s key differentiators. Built on the foundation of Collin Laverty’s 13 years in Havana, that network allows the company to... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
a phase that’s sustained for success, and shifting from a culture that’s familial to the institutional. “That may sound cold to some people,” she acknowledges, “but the truth is that too many things can go unsaid in a familial setting,... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Spirit at Work
seems to be driving the movement to find greater meaning in work. In his book Spirited Leading and Learning, Vaill describes many of the economic and cultural stresses he believes have spurred this trend, among them the destabilizing of... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Extraordinary People
Today, The Kraft Group is a global company that employs over 5,000 people worldwide. Many of Boston’s medical, educational, and cultural institutions have benefitted from the Krafts’ philanthropy, a tribute to Kraft and his late wife... View Details
Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
There’s a lot of self-learning that goes on in the process of adjusting to a different environment. “Some students are better at reaching across cultures and being effective communicators in ambiguous situations,” continues Abrami, who... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
mechanical, electrical, and acoustics engineers, including one known simply as “The Golden Ear.” Their no-holds-barred creativity is supported by a corporate culture steeped in youth and rebellion, as expressed in the company’s motto,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
After the Fall
years to remind bankers and investors that they shouldn’t take on so much risk,” Hanson says. “That’s obviously impossible to operationalize, but the bank stress tests can teach people to manage risk more prudently. It builds institutional muscle memory and, hopefully,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
one of those few things that every society understands and is part of that cultural fabric. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig McDonald. It is available at iTunes and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Transforming the IRS
Rossotti Courtesy HBS Press When Charles O. Rossotti (MBA ’64) was appointed commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in 1997, it was the most feared and loathed of all federal government agencies. People told him that he was taking on a no-win situation. But... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Straight to the Heart
past decade, Greenwald has also built a business as a matchmaker and dating coach to both sexes and has seen a resulting 750 marriages. Featured widely as a dating expert in the media and as a Huffington Post blogger, she recently won the NBC reality TV show... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
- News
Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
leadership, an understanding of the current talent landscape in order to create strategies, and a willingness to listen, learn, and sometimes unlearn to better understand lived experiences. “Building an inclusive culture is about building... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
The First Scrum
had was panic. We had the Scots fighting with the English, the Americans with the Canadians, and the French with everyone. Some of the Americans didn't even know what the hell they were doing. Oh, Lord, it was something. There were so many View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The City Solution
its mayor is committed to making it a model of environmental urban action on many fronts. Cities, broadly defined, are thought to have originally formed as protective, secure locations that could enable trade and the distinctive human need for social and View Details
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
to make sure the product gets made efficiently and that it’s marketed effectively. I also have to solve problems every day within a corporate culture that changes with every movie.” “The negotiation courses I took at HBS have been... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
needs of medical workers and first responders. The ACUC alliance has 159 members, including Chinese American community-based organizations and businesses, Chinese origin alumni associations, and various Chinese cultural and professional... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
percent. When surviving “examination hell” and college itself doesn’t offer any guarantees—why bother at all? So, is lying flat here to stay? Or is it just fun to say? The overriding culture of hard work in China will continue, Kirby... View Details
- 07 May 2018
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What I Learned from Visiting All 54 African Countries
meet and how has she sort of furthered your cultural understanding? Tapon: It was fascinating. We just met in an app called Badoo, which is kind of like a Tinder app, and we met in Cameroon, and then we got married in Zimbabwe right near... View Details