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- 22 Feb 2024
- News
Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching
the way the system is. They have to see X number of patients a day. So the patient feels completely burdened by the system. And then, of course, they're fearful that they're not making the right decisions because they don't have the right information. DM: You just... View Details
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Adriann Dolphin
Why did you choose this path at this point in time?business overview that I lacked in my IT work. Sitting in on an HBS case class in 2019 showed me HBS... View Details
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
performance, the researchers say. Founders are usually very busy people—they recruit key employees, raise funds, find a board, develop partnerships, set strategy, and design the organization, to name a few responsibilities. What often... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 21 Mar 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
When Your Classmate is an NBA Superstar (or Fashion Model, or Movie Actress)
It’s one thing to look at the entertainment business from an executive’s point of view. It’s quite another to see it through the eyes of a professional basketball player, supermodel, or actress. That mix of perspectives is exactly what... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni Achievement Awards 2024
pumping gas at a Hess station in New Jersey when I was age 15. I loved that job, because I met people from all walks of life and was busy every second, filling the tank, washing windshields, and popping the hood.” Building blocks: “My... View Details
- 02 Jul 2019
- Blog Post
Summer Listening - HBS Podcasts to Take to the Beach
After Hours Harvard professors discuss news at the crossroads of business and culture. Facial Recognition Fears and Rihanna + LVMH Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate the pros and cons associated with the increased use of facial recognition... View Details
- 01 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making
during his own business career. Start At The Top "If you want good decision-making, contention is essential," George says. "When I joined Medtronic, one of the things undermining its performance was conflict avoidance. To... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 22 Sep 2023
- News
Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS
and I remember there was a big party that I had been looking forward to going to for weeks, and I completely missed the party because we met each other and we were talking and laughing all night. And then at the end there were probably 10... View Details
- 11 Mar 2024
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life: Ben Hsieh
PM: Lunch time! I am a big meal prepper, so I heat up my food while most of my classmates grab a bite from Spangler. Today I’m grabbing lunch with a few friends that I met on a self-organized social impact retreat the summer before school... View Details
- 21 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Artificial Intelligence Isn't a Sure Thing to Increase Productivity
future, 50 percent of all tasks currently done by humans could be done by machine learning and artificial intelligence,” says Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, assistant professor at Harvard Business School. Overall, that could translate into a... View Details
- 05 Jul 2012
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Trust So Hard to Achieve in Management?
Summing Up Do Managers Take Trust for Granted? Trust is a big issue these days judging from the volume of responses to this month's column. Its importance in management is agreed on. There is a long list of behaviors that can damage it.... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 12 Mar 2021
- News
My Favorite Case
1977) MORE A century after the introduction of the first case to Harvard Business School, the case method remains the cornerstone of the educational experience. But it is also clear, from the scores of stories submitted here, that certain... View Details
- 09 Apr 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
The Dark Side of Performance Bonuses
decisions, to get flu shots, to lose weight, to be wiser about personal financial planning. Behavioral scientists are becoming the new HR superstars in some organizations. Research through the years at Harvard Business School has explored... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jul 2023
- News
The Network Effect
Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Karan Mathur (left) and Dina Model (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) When Dina Model and Karan Mathur (both MBA 2015) met through mutual friends during their first year at HBS, neither was envisioning a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Bridging the ESG Data Gap
sector though, and she planned to pursue a post-HBS career at a Midwest company to test her thesis that tech-led growth could revitalize the region’s battered economy. Her pivot to entrepreneurship began while looking for companies with inclusivity and sustainability... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Speeding Up the Trade: Clippers and Steamships - A Chronicle of the China Trade
Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy &... View Details
- 31 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Faculty Reader: Who is Reading What This Summer?
For Harvard Business School faculty, summer marks the perfect time to catch up on reading for work and pleasure. We asked six faculty what they're looking forward to digging into over the next few months. Jeff Bussgang wo of my books... View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
Using social media to advance your marketing is a potentially powerful and low-cost tool. But the risk is potentially powerful, too—allowing consumers to co-create your brand is enough to induce night sweats in any marketer. From our archives, these Harvard View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Venturing Forth
Illustration by Adam McCauley Venture capital is a heady industry: Big bets mean big checks when the deals hit right. And for most of the last decade, those taking part in the funds were riding high: Capital was abundant, valuations were soaring, and the stock market... View Details
- 12 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
When Experts Play It Too Safe: Innovation Lessons from a NASA Experiment
suggests new research based on an international competition to design a NASA robot. "When experts have a been-there-done-that mindset, potential breakthroughs may hit the discard pile before companies can evaluate them in full." Harvard View Details