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- 03 Jun 2020
- News
Keeping a Community Connected
new ways to support the community. In early March, the organization had to close all of their on-site programs and figure out how they could continue to help the community’s vulnerable populations, especially school-aged children,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award
mistakes every day. It’s how you react to them. You have to leave yourself vulnerable enough to realize that you made a mistake and that you can course correct.” Authenticity: “I was never going to be charismatic. I had to figure out how... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
influencing actions rather than dictating them. Both must be brave enough to make themselves vulnerable and admit mistakes. In addition, teachers lead and leaders teach. Again, this may not be obvious, but think about how teachers model... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
- News
An Rx for Small Business Recovery
PPP’s forgivable loans were a lifeline for many small businesses. But banks often prioritized larger, established clients, while the smallest and most vulnerable businesses had trouble accessing funds. “Fintech companies really stepped up... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 03 Apr 2019
- News
Finding Common Ground
Cicero’s “journey-mapping” studies show that agencies sometimes inadvertently provide contradictory services to the vulnerable populations they support. The firm’s findings have led to “improved coordination among service providers,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 23 Apr 2018
- News
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
faculty and emphasize values, ethical entrepreneurship, gender equality, and environmental and social commitment. “Every one of our students has the potential to go back home and lift people out of poverty in some of the most vulnerable... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jan 2004
- News
Barbara Hackman Franklin, MBA 1964
positions. In 1973, Franklin left the White House to become one of the first commissioners of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. She focused on society's most vulnerable consumers—children—introducing the first child-resistant... View Details
- 29 Aug 2018
- News
The Value of Valleys
were at the time one and four, to Brazil. And I think about the risk they took and the risks that I took to do that job. One is I certainly think I made a better second impression, but I think that I revealed my authenticity and I revealed my View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Too Big To Fail
financial system was left more vulnerable than ever to a major shock.” Given this record of regulatory failure and neglect, he concludes that the current financial crisis wasn’t an unforeseeable accident. Wall Street wasn’t a victim, as... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
workers acquired? That’s one way we talk about it, but it wasn’t that these guys were walking around with their hearts on their sleeves, or that anyone had become more afraid of the dangerous aspects of their profession. It was more that, when it was necessary to be... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
says, usually less than 24 hours, while longer outages have been more localized and the areas affected have been able to rely on outside help. The recent collapse of Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria, however, is a frightening example of what could happen... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
and come away with a deeper understanding of the greatest strengths and vulnerabilities of the nation’s democracy as well as its resilience over time. He adapts the case method to revitalize conversations about governance and democracy... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
courage to show vulnerability at the outset reinforces a leader’s role on the team instead of diminishing it. Success from Anywhere: Launch and Relaunch Set the compass. Launch and relaunch sessions are an opportunity to set clear and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
leave themselves vulnerable to criticism and harsh regulation. When business owners and business schools fail to regularly ask hard questions about capitalism and its impact on people of every skill set and background, we increase the... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
wrestle in their journals with the bank’s balance between doing well and doing good, even as they acknowledge that CB’s clients are better off than they would be without the loans. “When you are dealing with a more vulnerable and... View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
What We’re Reading
different books resonate in different seasons. Recently, I’ve enjoyed Brené Brown’s work, especially Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. I appreciate her data-based advocacy... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
Having said that, I think men could learn from women to show more vulnerability and humility. I wish I'd shown this more in my own leadership by emulating women in nonbusiness roles more than emulating men in business roles. Debby... View Details
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
undergraduate at Oxford. Do I ever wear Oxford or Harvard shirts? Never, because I think boasting is just awful. I'm just not into that. But, you know, I think it's a process. I'm not trying to be vulnerable just to be vulnerable. It's if... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Massachusetts First Lady Lauren Baker and Joanna Jacobson (MBA 1987), who is president of Boston’s One8 Foundation. “Our message to the people, non-profits, and communities of our state is this: We know you are hurting, and we are here for you,” Jacobson told WWLP. The... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
are used only once or twice in a person’s lifetime—a far different business opportunity than the one presented by drugs that treat chronic diseases. In addition, governments are the major purchaser of many vaccinations, effectively capping prices, and vaccines are... View Details