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- Portrait Project
Sylvia Ko
and purple elf ears to assess only my skill. Some of my dearest friends are 3,000 miles away, but we defeat dragons every weekend. Video games gave me the courage to bring my full self into the real world. I want to create a world... View Details
- Portrait Project
Richard Linder
risks and limitations. I want to overcome self-doubt and adult cynicisms by playing the games in life that I most fear. I want to be a successful entrepreneur and apply my lessons in using diversity to solve problems by serving in... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jen Wu
Those earmarked “sleep” were the easiest to redistribute, and any once allocated to introspection had long been dismissed as an indulgence. It never occurred to me, during this Tetris game of time allocation, that I could change time... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Faculty Research Online
ten years later. See http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5993.html. How Economics May Lead to Better Football Games When economists watch football games, they see more than flying pigskin and stadiums full of fans. Professor Alvin Roth studied the... View Details
- 25 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
Chasing Stars: Why the Mighty Red Sox Struck Out
Curt Schilling winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, even as an injured ankle visibly soaked his sock with blood. In contrast, 2011 has been the year of starting pitchers drinking in the... View Details
- 22 Nov 2017
- News
How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team
"What's the deal with you tonight?" And I said, "What's the deal? We lost by 20 points." She said, "I thought you were in rebuild mode." When I was there we were in rebuild mode in the Knicks and Rangers. So I have a little bit of experience with that. And she said,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
fans were forced by FIFA to remove their pants before entering the stadium. As a result, hundreds of fans watched the game in their underwear. Needless to say, the Dutch brewery reaped a marketing bonanza. For the big athletic equipment... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Alumni Books
respected individuals in the investment world offer investors a set of simple and powerful rules and investment principles on how to challenge the market at its own game and win by not losing. Stanley Meltzoff — Picture Maker by Stanley... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The Future of Books
yet our top line, our readership, and their book consumption have stayed stable over the last 20 years. That stability may even tip toward growth as we develop the next generation of readers. There are always worries that kids are distracted from reading books by video... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Deep in the Heart of Texas
only the eleventh regular season perfect game in the majors since 1900. "We have about one-fifth market penetration," notes Winslow. With about one thousand alumni in the Dallas area, new members are enticed to join with events such as a... View Details
Keywords: Amy E. Dean
- 20 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
How to be a Customer
How-to books targeting customers often focus on how to game the system, how to return the cocktail dress on Monday after you've worn it once on Saturday, how to exploit manufacturer warranties and satisfaction guarantees (often,... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside Modern HR
bet on an HBS graduate who has no direct experience in the field, but who has a strong business background and a deep interest in how talent and organizational decisions drive performance. The game changers in this field will have strong... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 11 Sep 2009
- News
I Network, You Network, He, She, It Networks…
questions were generated by that odd ritual, the recruiting event. Her visit was sponsored by MBA Career Services. “You really have to be on your game in a recessionary economy,” Smith cautioned a gathering of about fifty students. “Make... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Swimming with the Stream
longer only the Top 40 artists dominating the live show landscape. All of us can find our tribes and build a successful following,” says Gandhi. “The industry is less of a zero-sum game thanks to streaming.” Plus, all that extra time can... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
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Sridevi Raghavan
friends – what a bad game I played! But I saw how much I enjoyed learning new things, and creating the possibility of new beginnings. When I watch my childhood friend put her lucrative career on hold for her husband and child, I learn the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
On a Sound Track
Zurich and secured European distribution rights for our products, set up a joint venture with a partner in Mexico to build our brand there, and purchased Astro Gaming, a California-based gaming accessories company. Our office in southern... View Details
- 25 May 2011
- News
Race to the Finish?
global game with global implications. Steeped in many cultures and societies, a peripatetic globetrotter at home virtually anywhere in the world, Carlos Ghosn may be just the kind of business leader with the requisite skills and vision to... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 16 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
What Football Firings Teach Managers About Staying Relevant
Tom Brady. On the other hand, Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs was unable to keep up with changes to the industry when he returned for his second stint as head coach in 2004. Gibbs had won three Super Bowl titles in his 12-year stint from 1981 to 1992, but stepped... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
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Better Hiring Through Brain Science
in neuroscience research experiments—with former research colleague Julie Yoo to assess cognitive and emotional traits. The games didn’t ask personal questions, they measured responses, providing objectivity in a way that the traditional... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
David Levine and Goncalo Neves-Correia (both HBS ’07), also took part in the program, which focuses on relationship-building rather than tutoring. Mentors and students spend their time together doing arts and crafts, playing games and... View Details