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Sergio Velasquez-Terjesen
out, he embraced the oil and gas industry because "it offered excitement, good pay, plus opportunities for international travel—I wanted to explore connections in the larger global community." At ConocoPhillips, Sergio not only... View Details
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
fear around being gay in the business world. I felt it would be damaging to my career to be found out, so I limited myself to creative industries where I thought my gayness would be more acceptable if revealed. I worked at Apple for five... View Details
- 19 Jan 2022
- Blog Post
From Retail to HBS: How I’m Building a Career Path at the Intersection of Arts, Culture, and Business
be a common path, but that’s why your skillset and voice can uniquely augment the community, and why you have the ability to make real impact afterwards. Sara was also a featured panelist during “From Retail to HBS,” an View Details
- 18 Jan 2018
- News
The Lessons of All-Day Breakfast
biggest barrier, quite honestly, was operations. Which is actually one of McDonnell strengths, but running two day parts at the same time through our kitchens was a good challenge-- just the real estate... View Details
- 10 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
What I Did Differently Before Reapplying to HBS
seemed uncertain. A few years later, I decided to re-apply. It felt like the right time: I would have been working for four years before starting, I was getting ready to move on from the industry I was in, and, most importantly, my... View Details
- 30 Jun 2021
- In Practice
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021
What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details
Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland
- 13 May 2014
- News
Willing Hands
just have to be willing to participate with others in the work." "Real estate is the thread that's run through my career," adds Spencer, who most recently served as president of Cogdell Spencer Inc., a publicly traded health care, View Details
- 18 Jul 2022
- Research & Ideas
After the 'Crypto Crash,' What's Next for Digital Currencies?
systems for coordinating group decisions or managing event tickets. The long-run view is that there is real fundamental technological value here, and so what really matters for the market is whether we can realize that value through... View Details
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
wiped out a lot of smaller community stores, and Dollar General is wiping out a lot of others. Gazette: Businesses are struggling to fill vacancies, with workers quitting jobs at a historic clip. Retail, a high-turnover industry even... View Details
- 06 May 2021
- HBS Case
How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups
Kanter says. Gibson, who was not well-known in Miami when she began her startup quest, came across financial and real estate professionals who had never known someone like her. They had trouble seeing a... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
awareness and figuring out how the NBA could drive real economic growth. The continent offers a unique opportunity for impact, notes Tatum, with 70 percent of sub-Saharan Africa under the age of 30, according to the United Nations, which... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 12 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
It’s Time To Relaunch Your Remote Team
key industry has shut down and the team needs to reevaluate how to continue delivering value under these new conditions The relaunch is also an opportunity to discuss how team members’ own perspectives on the team’s purpose may have... View Details
Keywords: by Tsedal Neeley
- 20 Jan 2023
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Free Spirits
colada, the standard offerings for non-drinkers—even at special occasions—can feel like real kids’ table fare. Royle and Wood saw a demand for adult beverages as interesting and complex as a satisfying cocktail, just without the alcohol.... View Details
- 10 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
The COVID Two-Step for Leaders: Protect and Pivot
your operations is critical because, even if you are not prioritizing it, your competition is. In addition, your competition may also be operating with 10-20 percent less real estate needs post-pandemic due... View Details
- 13 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Don't Turn Your Marketing Function Over to AI Just Yet
Imagine a future in which a smart marketing machine can predict the needs and habits of individual consumers and the dynamics of competitors across industries and markets. This device would collect data to answer strategic questions,... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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Sustainable Business Strategy Course | HBS Online
More about what you earn Syllabus 3 Modules, 20-25 Hours Download full syllabus 8 hrs Module 1 The Business Case for Action Understand the business case for change and how to analyze and assess industry disruptions to develop business... View Details
- 20 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Rocket-tunity: Can Private Firms Turn a Profit in Space?
As entrepreneurial rocket companies come closer to shooting the first space tourist into the void, perhaps even this year, another reality is dawning: The business of space is no different than new industries everywhere else. It’s tough... View Details
- July 2019 (Revised May 2021)
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Acelerex
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2019, Randell Johnson, Founder and Chief Executive of Acelerex, was reflecting on the company’s first year of rapid growth and the challenges of scaling the business that lay ahead. Acelerex was riding the waves of change taking place in electrical power grids... View Details
Keywords: Energy; Energy Sources; Growth Management; Expansion; Global Strategy; Cash Flow; Energy Industry; Web Services Industry; Consulting Industry
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Acelerex." Harvard Business School Case 720-360, July 2019. (Revised May 2021.)
- 27 Sep 2021
- Blog Post
Working to Change the Food System
introducing folks to the many common ties between fighting climate change, energy, and food production. My other (more personal) goal is to create real friendships among club members, beyond it being a professionally-oriented club,... View Details
- 17 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Can Autonomous Vehicles Drive with Common Sense?
Lillo of Swiss Reinsurance Company. To get consumers to sign onto the technology, the industry must instill trust by focusing on programming the cars to behave with the “common sense” human drivers tend to apply when navigating complex or... View Details