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- 19 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
similar professional interests) who have been a wonderful resource, support network, and sounding board as I have thought through my next steps and career goals. What have you been up to since HBS? I’m currently serving as the Special... View Details
- 07 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
7 Coming Out Stories from the HBS PRIDE Club
I questioned my feelings for women; and these thoughts felt unsafe. To this day, entries about my sexuality are the only ones I have ever destroyed from my journal. It took 14 more years and a painful divorce for me to finally come ‘all... View Details
- 22 Feb 2021
- Book
Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy
hope my book helps managers better understand that responsibility and how to fulfill it. About the Author Kristen Senz is the growth editor of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: Shutterstock/Josep Suria] How is the selling approaching changing at your... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
different from the tech entrepreneur norm begin to reshape the concept of economic opportunity for many more.” About the Author Carolyn DiPaolo is a writer based in Florida. [Image: Unsplash/Bruce Warrington] What do you think that cities should do to support... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 14 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?
come out on top—if you have a strategy. A well thought out plan for managing yourself, your team, and even your boss through these tough times will not only help you address the new demands being heaped upon you, it will also help you... View Details
Keywords: by Paul Michelman
- 01 Sep 2006
- What Do You Think?
Are We Ready for Self-Management?
of work and responsibilities incentives, advancement and promotions." Must all of these steps be achieved before latitude is expanded to deliver results, perhaps through self-management? The major obstacle to self-management, as one might suspect, was View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
CEO Lee Scott was asked a few years ago about why he thought Wal-Mart could expand successfully overseas, his response was that naysayers had also questioned the company's ability to move successfully from its home state of Arkansas to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2021
- What Do You Think?
What Does Remote Work Mean for Middle Managers?
work-from-anywhere policies change the role of middle management? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. References: John J. Gabarro and John P. Kotter, Managing Your Boss (Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 22 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015)
analysis of your skills. Nneka’s key skills are creative problem-solving and building relationships, so she sought out opportunities to use those skills in the market. Other alumni may have a different value proposition, but the same View Details
- Portrait Project
Emily Stapleton
system. "Who's going to fix this?" I thought to myself. I found myself answering, "It's me. I should fix this!" What began as a fleeting frustration developed into a larger passion for improving passenger... View Details
- 12 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In a Landscape of 'Me Too' Drug Development, What Spurs Radical Innovation?
innovation rolling down the runway. “It's a good thought exercise to say, ‘What if we had all the cash we needed versus the cash that we actually have today,’” Krieger says. “Is our focus on incremental drug development really because of... View Details
- 02 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
What If Closing the Wage Gap Means Everyone Earns Less?
based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/K-Paul] Do you think that companies should disclose workers' salaries? Share your thoughts in the comments below. View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
write. About the Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: Pexels/Taras Makarenko] Do you think that autonomous vehicles will make roads safer? Why or why not? Share your thoughts in the comments below. View Details
- 30 Mar 2018
- What Do You Think?
What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?
world’s most profitable and valuable companies. Further, the open policy had encouraged the production of more than a million apps, many of which were thought to increase the amount of time that Facebook users spent on the site, thus... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
- News
GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
coming up with impactful solutions,” says Lootah. “We wanted this to be a unique event [devoted to] having a positive impact in our region through our alumni.” The event, held at the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, engaged more than 35 View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Nov 2012
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson--Managing Manchester United
the importance of betting on youth—as I mentioned, one of the hallmarks of his approach—is critical. There is a great quote by Sir Alex in the case that is relevant here: "The first thought for 99 percent of newly appointed managers is to... View Details
- 23 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap
that certain aspects may not work exactly as intended. It behooves organizations to be more thoughtful about how sponsorships are designed. For instance, a protégé’s success may be less about the mere vote of confidence than about the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 13 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
Mobile Banking for the Unbanked
WIZZIT's founders thought there was a noble and viable business model in bringing banking to the poor, via a mobile banking platform that could be used on even the most primitive cell phone. They succeeded in finding an engineer to... View Details
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Entrepreneurship Course Online | HBS Online
complete all coursework in a thoughtful and timely manner. This will mean completing each course module and fully answering questions posed therein by the required deadline. This course also features recommended weekly deadlines to help... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Research & Ideas
A Rare Find in Health Care: A Simple Solution to Racial Inequity
Author Michael Blanding is a writer based in the Boston area. [Image: iStockphoto/Hispanolistic] What will it take to make health care in America more fair? Share your thoughts in the comments below. View Details