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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
ask questions or to appear vulnerable, and pressuring coworkers to prove themselves through acts of physical bravery. The goal of this company’s training was to enhance employee safety and reliability in a very hazardous workplace. We... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
one of the things you talk a lot about, too, in the book is the fact that being the CEO is a lonely job. Right? That it's lonely at the top. And I wonder in those moments who you would reach out to. Or how you dealt with that, generally. JI: So I went from running a... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
person; the nit-picking, antisocial groucher; or the obnoxious imbiber. We want caring people who have some romance and adventure left in their bones." It goes without saying that Evanson would also like to host people who will appreciate... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
both cases I never had a chance to say goodbye. And I think it really is how you touch people every day. None of us knows how long we have to live. And so we've got to make every day be really meaningful and show up and care about people... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
later, that he cared more about his company than about Phil. Ron Demer (MBA ’64) Ithaca, NY Happy to Be in the GOP We hope the Bulletin will also make space for an official of the Republican Party to counter the June article “You Only... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Books
post–Civil War era to commission-based canvassers hired and trained by manufacturers to sell agricultural products and books by Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, for instance. “Drummers,” who acted as the middlemen between manufacturers... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
adjustment if you need to. Julia Issembert class of 2012. Be honest. Be a good partner. People like doing business with people that they like and respect. So I always act as such. Skip Vonckx, MBA, 1962. Never believe that the business... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
board. He first demurred, saying he knew nothing about health care or hospitals. Yes, said McArthur in his genial way, but you know the community. After thinking about it over the weekend, Connors agreed. “So I became the rookie trustee,”... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
room. You will never regret it, and you'll build a strong reputation." Linda Rossetti (MBA 1991), managing director, Golden Seeds; blogger, Novofemina.com, Boston, Massachusetts I'd offer three ideas to female MBAs. First, take the time to understand your heart's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
care about the brand and are good ambassadors. They can explain the product and convey the value of it.” (See sidebar, page 36.) Without these ambassadors, he observes, it is harder for people to see the educational value of LEGO... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
the School, even as HBS alumni continued to distinguish themselves in the realm of entrepreneurial practice. In 1982, acting on a marketing survey they had conducted as second-year students, David W. Thompson (MBA '81), Bruce W. Ferguson... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Prophet of Start-Ups
1960s. “There was such support — his presence, his philosophy, his belief in new enterprise was an inspiration.” Doriot did not act alone. His wife, Edna Allen, supported him every step of the way, allowing him to focus obsessively on his... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Opening Doors: Inside the World of Museum Management
intellectual content." A Balancing Act Carter Brown, who now chairs the cable television arts network Ovation and sits on the boards of some twenty nonprofit, public, and private institutions, observes, "You always have to be View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
satisfaction of applying their learning to a problem about which they care a great deal." Funded by the School principally through generous alumni gifts and supplementing what employer organizations can pay, fellowships enable students to... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
June 2021 Books and Podcasts
and advice of the world’s top professional investors. LIFE: A Handbook for Our Loved Ones By Rudy Chen Setiawan (MBA 1996) Amazon Kindle “Set your life on fire, and seek those who fan your flames.” —Rumi The most important act of our... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
Dean Nitin Nohria. “He cared deeply about every member of the HBS community and believed in the School’s ability to transform lives. By encouraging us all to dream big dreams—in effect, spurring our intellectual ambition—he set the School... View Details
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- 23 Oct 2019
- News
After the Storm
I’ve struggled over the past year with taking care of myself personally. I’ve had to unapologetically prioritize working out, eating healthy just so I can have the fuel and the stamina to get through these long days. I lost my father a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
him from HBS to the top of Mount Fairweather. For Moore, one college friend would later say, “to hatch an idea [was] to act on it.” top – Terry Moore, October 1932. bottom – Clockwise from top left: Lamb Expedition members Dick Burdsall,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
No Easy Fix for the Financial Crisis
of management practice Rob Kaplan, a former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs who served recently as acting head of the Harvard Management Company, observed that the financial crisis is symptomatic of another very serious issue, a severely... View Details
- 12 Jul 2019
- News
The Birth of a Silicon Valley Blockbuster
16 million internet properties pass through the company’s network, which acts like a neighborhood watch for the internet—spotting potential threats but also helping websites run faster and better. It was named one of the world’s most... View Details