Workforce Development - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2019
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City on a Hill

eight years below the national average.) But with its manifold offerings and programs, all of which feed one another in ways both obvious and subtle, the school is a model for a radically diverse approach to economic development that... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Clay Cook

01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together

Gleason (MBA '97) is finding a way to make both a profit and a difference. Last fall, as a part of HBS associate professor Marco Iansiti's Managing Product Development course, Gleason created a model for a company that would employ... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

spectrum in terms of these programs, how much funding should there be for people to get food assistance, or workforce development, help people get jobs, you can pretty universally agree that we shouldn't be wasting money on those efforts.... View Details

06 Dec 2021
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What's the Word?

few pennies to that dollar. Lack of social supports, such as child care and paid sick leave, is another ever-present issue the pandemic laid bare. It could explain why some women have elected to leave the workforce altogether: “Women have... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Martha Rich; Manufacturing; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Sep 2014
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Afghanistan’s Hope and Light

Khoja, now 56, never planned to go to Afghanistan. A veteran telecom executive responsible for launching service in developing countries around the world, he was working for Deutsche Telekom in Croatia in January 2002 when a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

Alumni Books Intelligence Isn’t Enough: A Black Professional’s Guide to Thriving in the Workplace By Carice Anderson (MBA 2006) Jonathan Ball Publishers Professional development manager, coach, and consultant Carice Anderson shares her... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2003
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Business Answers the Call

(see sidebar). “What business managers and leaders most have to share with education officials lies in the domain of organizational behavior and human resources,” says Leschly. “Education is a people-intensive activity, and businesses know how to optimize a View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Jun 2020
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Effective Communication in the Age of Zoom

harmful. I think developing conversation EQ is a really important trait whether you're online or offline and I have a list that I've created of 13 conversation behaviors to avoid. And these are styles that prevent people from making a... View Details

Keywords: Zoom

01 Dec 2012
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From Where We Stand

there that you should try a bunch of things and broaden your horizons, but after having been in the workforce for almost 20 years now, I don't buy that anymore. I think getting an idea very early on of where your skills lie, and just... View Details

01 Dec 2019
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John McArthur

Emeritus—died on August 20, 2019, outside Boston. His energy and leadership kept HBS at the forefront of business education and laid a foundation of intellectual growth and development on which the School continues to build today. His... View Details

Keywords: Dean

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