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- 01 Feb 1997
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Leading the Way In Negotiation and Decision Making
negotiation has become a key part of daily management. "Instead of being an important skill for special occasions - making deals and managing disputes - negotiation is increasingly a way of life for managers," notes James K. Sebenius, the... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
weighed in on the current economic crisis but quickly moved on to advocate for energy independence and cross-sector cooperation between business and government. The panel featured John Doerr (MBA ’76), Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82), Anand... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
The Natural Advantage
After a long career in marketing and management with top U.K. and international companies, Alan Heeks (MBA 1976) turned over a new leaf in 1990. He set up the Wessex Foundation, an educational charity whose centerpiece is Magdalen Farm,... View Details
- 19 Jun 2014
- News
Turning "Black Gold" to Green
manager in Silicon Valley for a few years before his green impulse kicked in again. In 2001, California was in the middle of a full-blown energy crisis, complete with 800 percent wholesale price spikes and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
that moment, he discovered a new passion. “I came back and put together an SPI program tailored to children and orphans, which now works with Rotary Clubs, the Peace Corps, and church groups around the world.” Batcha plans to focus more View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
1997. “Sometimes our students arrive at HBS thinking they are the sum total of their résumés,” says DeLong. “In courses like Authentic Leader Development or the Interpersonal Skills Development Lab, we try to move them away from this stance, from image View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Building an Ecosystem for African Entrepreneurs
which he started in 2010, is now the largest energy investor in Nigeria, producing more than 18 percent of the country’s power through Transcorp Power, its investee company. “It is helping hospitals; it’s helping homes; it’s helping... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 19 Apr 2017
- News
Chicago Becomes a Hub of Startup Action
destroyed several square miles of the city feeds directly into the energy and vision required to start a new business, he said. (A hub for early-stage ventures located in the city’s Merchandise Mart is named 1871 for just that reason.)... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Home Sweet (Modular) Home
entrepreneurial odyssey that, at long last, has positioned Greentech on the brink of profitability. The company set out to be different. Greentech aimed to produce custom-designed modular homes that are highly energy efficient. Reflecting... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
combination offered by Ford Motor Company’s management training program. While he excelled at leading teams to solve engineering-based manufacturing problems, it was a stint in sales and marketing that changed his life. “I was on the job... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Highly Energetic
The fourth annual Energy Symposium at HBS in October brought together industry executives, venture capitalists, and consultants to discuss the sector’s challenges and opportunities. Winds of change are turning hearts and minds as well as... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
company, associates are constantly searching for better ways to do business in response to the LizFirst challenge. "While our management structure is not totally democratic here," Charron adds, "we make a point of empowering our... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
A Call to Innovation
shores.” In fact, becoming an innovation nation should not only be presented as a generational challenge, he argues, but also as a means of solving the world’s thorniest problems: poverty, disease, global warming, energy sustainability,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
businesses. ” — DEIRDRE LEOPOLD, managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid, commenting on the increasing numbers of women heading to business schools. (Forbes.com, April 16, 2010) “CEOs who actually take the trouble to delve... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
market, up from $40 million in 1993 when the bearing was first introduced. The company is also focusing on new outlets for its products, having just developed an integrated flex pin bearing for the nascent wind energy market. This... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Life in Lockdown
and extracting the top ideas as they continue to build TAMO. By 12:43 p.m. the pace of the morning is catching up to them. The team is 43 minutes behind schedule; energy and blood sugar levels are crashing. Foalea is hungry—four times in... View Details
- 14 Nov 2024
- News
How the Insurance Industry Can Weather the Storms
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Liberty Mutual CEO Tim Sweeney (MBA 1991) says that 2012 was the year that climate change started really showing up on the balance sheet. “This is a horrible... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
teaching undergraduates). At the B-School, by contrast, the professors were, for the most part, a lot more fun. All but a few were great at relating to us, most of them with a wit and energy and clarity one did not find as often at... View Details
Keywords: Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 02 Dec 2018
- News
An Investor’s Guide to Climate Change: Risks and Opportunities
sustainability at Citigroup; Michael Ellis (MBA 2008), managing director of Inherent Group; Claire Broido Johnson (MBA 2002), president of CBJ Energy; and Jackson Lehr (MBA 2007), director of distributed View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Innovative Loan Fund Yields Big Returns
Through its use of Harvard’s innovative Green Campus Loan Fund, HBS has cut energy expenditures and provided a model for conservation-minded schools around the University to follow. The loan fund provides capital for projects that reduce... View Details