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  • July 2023 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

Raymond Jefferson: Trial by Fire

By: Anthony Mayo and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In the spring of 2021, Raymond (Ray) Jefferson applied for a job in President Joseph Biden’s administration. Ten years earlier, false allegations were used to force him to resign from his prior U.S. government position as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Style; Personal Development and Career; Ethics; Lawsuits and Litigation
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  • February 2007 (Revised March 2012)
  • Compilation

John D. Rockefeller and the Creation of Standard Oil

By: Nancy F. Koehn and Katherine Miller
Reconstructs the entrepreneurial journey of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil and one of the most famous business figures in history. Traces his early career as a retailer in Cleveland through his decision to enter the oil industry in the early 1860s to his... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Business History; Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Personal Development and Career; Competitive Strategy; Energy Industry
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  • 2022
  • Book

From Strength to Strength: Finding Meaning, Success, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

By: Arthur C. Brooks
Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our... View Details
Keywords: Aging; Meaning In Life; Purpose; Personal Development and Career; Success; Happiness; Satisfaction
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  • 07 Jul 2022
  • Blog Post

Pathlight: Reimagining the Developer Onboarding Experience

Mike Kelly (MBA 2022) talks with Lizzie Matusov (MS/MBA 2022) about her entrepreneurial journey and how she is solving the challenges in onboarding and hiring technical talent. Tell us more about your background and what inspired you to... View Details
  • 26 Mar 2024
  • Cold Call Podcast

How Do Great Leaders Overcome Adversity?

Keywords: Re: Anthony Mayo
  • 26 Sep 2023
  • Blog Post

HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Francesco Rossi (MBA 2024)

was raised in Lima, Peru, but my journey led me to the United States, where I attended college at the University of Kansas and later embarked on a career in Kansas City. I never imagined I would spend a... View Details
  • 12 Sep 2023
  • Book

Successful, But Still Feel Empty? A Happiness Scholar and Oprah Have Advice for You

journey that led him to Harvard and to his collaboration with Winfrey. “Everybody thinks that [successful people] have perfect lives,” Brooks adds. “But if you look inside their own heads, you’re going to see the same problems that... View Details
Keywords: by Avery Forman
  • September 2016 (Revised December 2018)
  • Case

Joan Bavaria and Multi-Dimensional Capitalism

By: Geoffrey Jones and Seema Amble
The case examines the career of Joan Bavaria, a pioneer of socially responsible investing and founder of Trillium Asset Management and Ceres, the nonprofit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. It describes her personal journey from art student and... View Details
Keywords: Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Personal Development and Career
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  • 18 Apr 2024
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on Emerging Markets

about her journey before and during the MBA program. Where is your hometown? My hometown is Darmstadt, Germany. What was your pre-MBA industry and role? I began my career concentrating on developing and... View Details
  • 28 Jun 2021
  • Blog Post

7 Things HBS Taught Me the Last 2 Years

I graduated from Harvard Business School last month with 900 indomitable classmates as part of the Class of 2021. I feel a deep sense of gratitude to my family, friends, colleagues, and everyone else who made this journey from Bombay to... View Details
  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Health is Wealth | The Path to Creating a Venture

Rachel Sanders (MBA 2017) started her professional career working in healthcare focused investment banking. After spending four years working at Raymond James focused on middle market transactions, M&A, and the intersection of... View Details
  • March 2016 (Revised January 2023)
  • Teaching Note

Carla Ann Harris at Morgan Stanley

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan
This case follows Carla Ann Harris, an African-American executive on Wall Street, from her childhood to the eve of her 20th year at Morgan Stanley. In addition to her professional identity as an investment banker, Harris is also an accomplished gospel singer, an... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Identity; Personal Development and Career; Success; Values and Beliefs; Social Entrepreneurship; Financial Services Industry
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  • 16 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

who have watched me grow in my career and supported me on this journey.” Commit to the Entrepreneurial Journey When asked for any advice Girard would share with fellow alumni and students considering... View Details
  • 22 Dec 2014
  • Video

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  • Web

African American Student Union Spotlight on Social Enterprise - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details
  • 16 Feb 2021
  • Blog Post

The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard

who have watched me grow in my career and supported me on this journey.” Commit to the Entrepreneurial Journey When asked for any advice Girard would share with fellow alumni and students considering... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 26 Sep 2017
  • Blog Post

A Summer Internship with the International Rescue Committee

In November of 2015 I set in the upper deck of Faneuil Hall in Boston, looking on as300 people from 80 countries congregated to take their oath as the newest crop of US citizens. Among them was my girlfriend, now fiancé, who had navigated her own View Details
  • 15 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

Health Is Wealth | The Path To Creating A Venture

Rachel Sanders (MBA 2017) started her professional career working in healthcare focused investment banking. After spending four years working at Raymond James focused on middle market transactions, M&A, and the intersection of... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care
  • 04 Aug 2016
  • Blog Post

Getting Accepted to HBS through the 2+2 Program

As I wind down my two years at HBS, it’s hard to believe that this journey started for me almost seven years ago—when I first heard about the 2+2 Program in the fall of my junior year at MIT. I hardly even understood the concept of... View Details
  • 13 Sep 2017
  • Blog Post

Ask A Coach: How Do I Find a Mentor?

with senior-level experience? A: HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) Coach Sarah Bua suggests looking for someone who has that "special sauce," a kind of seemingly intangible knack for success and learn from them.... View Details