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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Forecasting ’15
once it is in there, it is my belief that it will give back to the health care system. Patients, doctors, hospitals, government, insurance companies, and researchers will all make better decisions in health care with better information.”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You
consumers upfront to avoid making bad decisions that incite criticism. I prefer a more collaborative, co-creative approach with consumers—understanding how they are likely to respond to key branding changes before they are made, rather... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
Filling a Vacuum
firm (formerly MySoftware, Inc.). Since coming on board in 1997, Slayton has cut costs and sharpened strategy at the company. But perhaps his most significant impact has been rallying the firm's demoralized employees, largely through the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
the Leadership, Values, and Decision Making module in the required MBA curriculum. Beer remains involved in the School's Executive Education efforts, as he will continue to teach in the Program for Management Development and the Strategic... View Details
- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
registrar to track the movement and catalogue the provenance of the work. “We’re self-taught and, though we don’t use advisors, we are not unadvised. I have a network that informs every collecting decision I make,” she says. “I keep my... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 05 Aug 2015
- News
Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine
the organization (now operating as the Advisory Board Company and Corporate Executive Board) employs more than 6,500 people and generates annual revenues approaching $1.5 billion. While he didn’t fulfill his political dreams, Bradley... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
and Gore heroes for solving a problem that, at the time, very few knew existed. Shouldn’t we be able to look to our political and business leaders to make decisions that are in our long-term best interest, regardless of how popular those... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
(“Shiggi”) Yawata moves Sumida toward a U.S.-inspired “committee system” for its board of directors — the first Japanese company to do so. The case was a collaborative project undertaken by Professor Lynn Paine and Japan Research Office... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Lillian Lincoln Lambert, MBA 1969
helpful as I built my own business." COMMUNITY OUTREACH Board of Directors, HBS African-American Alumni Association Board of Visitors, Howard University School of Business Former Director, University of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
FIELD Updates Greet Class of 2014
has been built into the schedule to allow teams to work through different versions of their business idea while tapping the experience of an alumni board of advisers. View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Two Presidents, One Goal: Building on the Club of Chicago
the Ansley Consulting Group — the two are glad to share the position. “I travel, Molly travels,” says Mott. “What happens if I'm out of town on the day of a club board meeting? We know that one of us will be there.” Although both were... View Details
Keywords: Amy Burton
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
launch of WaterRev, an investment company that focuses on novel technologies which enable sustainable practices of water use. In 2012, she joined the board of the Boston Beer Company, producer of Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, and other... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
Desmond Wong A loyal HBS alumnus who says he “truly bleeds Harvard crimson,” Wong has played a leading role in every '77 reunion since graduation. He has served on the HBS Alumni Association Board and the graduate schools committee and... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 21 Oct 2020
- News
Cold Calculations
Courtesy Steve Payne Courtesy Steve Payne The Arctic ice pack is melting. For more than a decade, Steve Payne (MBA 1985), chair of the board of the Arctic Ice Project, has patiently explained the problem to anyone willing to listen: The... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
Harrold returned home, he earned a master’s degree in political science but ultimately realized academia wasn’t for him. “I decided I was better suited for the business world where strategic and decisive thinking are more valued,” he... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
is a much higher-profile position that will put a spotlight on decisions in a way that didn’t exist to the same degree at Carnegie. As an investor, you’re held to the quality of your returns. It’s my job to ensure that everyone... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Hansjörg Wyss, MBA 1965
stuck with me is that, in the end, a decision must be made. You can't be wishy-washy. He told us to always remember that when you get to the top of a company, decision trees do not grow at high altitude."... View Details
- 13 Jul 2020
- News
Locally Grown
to the needs of the state’s sustainable tech sector. “When I set up Aravaipa Ventures, I broke every law of what was done commonly by VCs at the time,” Fenwick-Smith says. The fund was focused narrowly both topically, on climate change, and geographically, on Colorado.... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 26 Oct 2020
- News
A Social Impact Roadmap; Arts Leadership in a Pandemic; Amplifying Hispanic Contributions
executive director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, joined the HBS Club of Wisconsin on October 6 for a virtual discussion about the shifting paradigm of orchestra management during the COVID-19 crisis. Moderated by club board member... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Ron Shaich’s Café Society
not reach its full potential unless it had all the financial and human capital our company could muster. I suggested to our board that we sell all our other businesses and “double down” on Panera Bread. It wasn’t a popular View Details