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- 27 Nov 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Secrets for Creating a Long-Lasting Brand
built from the ground up and rebuilt again when the competitive landscape shifts. A Good Place to Start Super Bowl Ads Sell Products, but Do They Sell Brands?Super Bowl advertising is increasingly about... View Details
- 28 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
What is the HBS Health Care Initiative?
of panels made up of alumni who are leaders in their respective industries. The HCI offers five to six panels that span various health care sectors and health care topics. These panels are a great... View Details
- 28 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Can Apprenticeships Work in the US? Employers Seeking New Talent Pipelines Take Note
implemented in Colorado in 2017. College for all? Fuller, who is faculty co-director of the Harvard Project on Workforce, says that “the US has had a rallying cry of ‘college for all’ in the last 30 years.... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 09 Feb 2024
- HBS Case
Slim Chance: Drugs Will Reshape the Weight Loss Industry, But Habit Change Might Be Elusive
to reduce appetite have become very popular. Lambert: Is this the American model for weight management: different programs for different needs and attitudes? Herzlinger: Yes. Employers have tried to offer successful fitness plans, and... View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
and execute truly creative solutions. Perhaps the traditional image of the creative genius working alone to create great breakthroughs is not so accurate after all. To shatter... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 27 Jun 2007
- Lessons from the Classroom
Learning to Make the Move to CEO
find that maybe that wasn't such a bad thing to do," Simons remarks. "It's given other people the time to stretch themselves and added a dimension to the organization that wouldn't have existed... View Details
- 15 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
One Month into the New MS/MBA Biotech
We were so delighted at the level of engagement from the students. It was a great start to the program and provided wonderful momentum for View Details
- 07 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Intellectual History of Harvard Business School
greats of the past would never have fulfilled their destinies. Nor would the presenters. I was also deeply impressed by the difficulty of... View Details
- 26 Mar 2020
- Blog Post
The Road Untraveled: VC Perspectives on COVID-19
environment. We are officially live on Spotify, so please go follow 'The Road Untraveled' and share with anyone who may be interested. If you know of someone who would be a great guest on the show, please... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Making Sense of the Modern Startup
decisions? Pick great people. Who among your potential co-venturers is skilled, flexible, and honorable? How can they help when smart VCs pay more attention to the team than to View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank (PMD 51, 1986)
- 29 Apr 2013
- Research & Ideas
Diagnosing the ‘Flutie Effect’ on College Marketing
rises from mediocre to great on the gridiron, applications increase by 17.7 percent. To attain similar effects, a school has to either lower tuition by 3.8 percent or increase View Details
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
themselves as well as their managers believe that top performance in this industry is due to individual talent. This could be one reason that there is a great deal of mobility in this labor market. Stars are treated as free agents who can... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Jun 2017
- Blog Post
Reflecting on the Section Experience at HBS
his reaction when we told him what we had done. The section is a place where you will find your closest friends at HBS, and it’s a pretty great place to “have” to go every day in your RC year. View Details
- 31 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Taking the Fear out of Diversity Policies
conflicts people have," she says. "But there's also a contrasting narrative that talks about how great it is when you can bring your whole self to work and you're completely integrated. And there are positive things that happen... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 25 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
Attending HBS to Grow the Family Business
As a kid, Lauren Derse (MBA 2010) hit the family business jackpot. Her mom was the CEO and founder of—you guessed it—a chain of toy store franchises. After growing up in small town Massachusetts (and... View Details
- 19 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
Moving to the U.S. With a Family
when my wife and I have a date night, and section retreats have also been a great opportunity to combine family time with classmates. Living on campus This is one of the best decisions we ever made. View Details
- 24 Jul 2018
- Blog Post
The Global Classroom: From Boston to Jakarta
to a global partner. So what did my FGI look like? I went to Jakarta, Indonesia, was partnered with a great group of people, and assigned to an interesting problem for a non-profit called the Tanoto... View Details
- 12 May 2010
- News
Venture Financing and Entrepreneurial Success
- 25 Oct 2006
- Op-Ed
Fixing Executive Options: The Veil of Ignorance
adjust the details of grants (e.g., "I think now is a great time to load up on my option compensations so let's do a big grant now ") or to respond opportunistically to those details (e.g., "I... View Details
Keywords: by Mihir Desai & Joshua Margolis
- 2020
- Book
Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy
By: Michael Beer
Is Silence Killing Your Strategy?
In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details
In his thirty years of working in corporations, Harvard Business School professor Michael Beer has witnessed firsthand how organizational silence derails strategic objectives. When employees can't speak truth to power, senior... View Details
Keywords: Honesty; Communication; Organizational Culture; Trust; Strategy; Performance Effectiveness
Beer, Michael. Fit to Compete: Why Honest Conversations About Your Company's Capabilities Are the Key to a Winning Strategy. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press, 2020.