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15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds

By their count, Catalina Daniels and Jim Sherman (both MBA 1991) listened to approximately 300 startup pitches in 2016, the first year the HBS classmates worked side by side as angel investors in New York. “You meet a lot of very smart people, with what sound like good... View Details

Keywords: April White

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Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 22 Mar 2024 Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag Alumni Student & Alumni Stories Nneka Chime’s (MBA 2015) career path offers an alternative road map... View Details

24 Oct 2019
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Harvard’s JD/MBA: Viroopa Volla (JD/MBA 2021) Answers Your Questions

interviewer asks the applicant questions about their work experience, their interests, and what they would contribute to the HBS community. For applicants interested in the JD/MBA, interviewers may ask why they want to pursue the joint degree and what View Details

January – February 2011
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Stop Holding Yourself Back

By: Anne Morriss, Robin J. Ely and Frances X. Frei

After working with hundreds of leaders in a wide variety of organizations and in countries all over the globe, the authors found one very clear pattern: when it comes to meeting their leadership potential, many people unintentionally get in their own way. Five barriers... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics

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Madison McIlwain

power of self-conviction in my own career and personal life. What is one thing you brought with you to campus, and one thing you'll be leaving with? A tea pot. A deeper sense of my inner compass on ethics, business decisions, and personal... View Details

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Dusty Register

Why did you choose this path at this point in time? Skillset and network diversification after having worked in a relatively narrow career field for the past four years. I was hungry for a new challenge, especially one that would open... View Details

Keywords: CPG

01 Mar 2004
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Derek Ferguson

a microphone, and an extensive record collection with money earned working for their father. Ferguson moonlighted as a DJ in college on the weekends to earn extra money but never considered a career in the music business. Instead, he... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

conduct laboratory experiments that explore how gender stereotypes shape beliefs about ability of oneself and others in different categories of knowledge. The data reveal two patterns. First, men’s and women’s beliefs about both oneself... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 21, 2009

literacy stifle demand. A second view argues that demand is rationally low, because formal financial services are expensive and of relatively low value to the poor. This paper uses original surveys and a field experiment to distinguish... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

05 Feb 2018
What Do You Think?

Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?

narrow target pay range for every position in the company can be made transparent without revealing the exact pay for any person. This can help employees in their career planning and ambitions." Tahoegrrl reminded us: "There are... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

21 Jan 2022
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How HBS Financial Aid Can Help You Meet the Cost of Your MBA

our MBA program. We understand that an HBS MBA can be a significant financial investment, even with scholarships and outside funding, but we believe this investment pays off over the long run. Why it’s worth it: Transformational View Details

10 Aug 2016
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3 Benefits of the Case Method

Furthermore, the in-class experience helped me learn more about my classmates as individuals, uncovering shared interests and strengthening friendships. The people with whom I shared the HBS experience are... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

recalls his father asking. That question stayed with Pete Stavros. There had to be a better way. Early in his career as an investor, Stavros was part of a deal with a company that had an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), an... View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

15 Nov 2016
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November 15, 2016

is widely accepted that the conflict women experience between family obligations and professional jobs’ long hours lies at the heart of their stalled advancement. Yet research suggests that this “work-family narrative” is partial at best:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Niren Chaudhary (AMP 191, 2016) has spent most of his career in restaurants, working in leadership positions at Yum! Brands and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts before becoming the CEO... View Details

22 Dec 2022
Blog Post

TOP 10 MBA VOICES BLOGS OF 2022

organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community members. We hope these stories showcase the history, richness, and diversity of the AAPI experience and inspire hope for a world of empathy, compassion,... View Details

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines to ensure you’re progressing through the course in step with your peers and taking full advantage of every networking and social learning opportunity. This isn’t your typical online business education. Take... View Details

18 May 2023
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India's New Money Managers

into another obstacle: As Gupta began her career successfully setting up the trading desk for her company Navratan Capital, she found that investors would only speak with her male colleagues. Gupta persevered, founding Anand Rathi in... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Sep 2003
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Dwight Raiford

years, but only recently have they truly come together. “My life is finally aligned,” says Raiford with a warm smile and easy laugh. After a successful career in finance — including twenty years at Citibank — he is now using his business... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; Finance

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

(CLIMB) CLIMB enables new and experienced leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an immersive cohort-based learning experience... View Details

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