Positivity - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
News

HBS Alumnae Chart Career Choices and Transitions

discussion, Hart presented principles of entrepreneurship, and Nancy Koehn shared insights from her research on the life of cosmetics entrepreneur Estée Lauder. Hart noted that the positive response to the seminar suggested the... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 2002
News

Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction

discussed China's inclusion in the World Trade Organization (WTO). As a member of the WTO, Barshefsky said, China is moving from a protectionist position to a more active, strategic role, an international function it hasn't played for the... View Details

Keywords: H Naylor Fitzhugh; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Jun 2021
News

From Das’s Desk

traveled the world meeting alumni leaders and worked with the team in External Relations to support and strengthen the alumni community. I have been humbled by the countless stories of how you, our alumni, have truly lived up to the mission of the School – educating... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Dec 2012
News

Taking Time to Make Time

understand your boss and position yourself accordingly. And if the differences you have with your boss are compromising your ability to do your job, you just have to take the leap and talk about it directly. Those are sensitive... View Details

Keywords: Time management

01 Mar 2006
News

The Little Ice-Cream Company That Could

Rogers In a self-indulgent moment in his late 20s, Gary Rogers (MBA ’68) bought a Porsche, a flashy status symbol befitting his standing at the time as a well-paid McKinsey consultant. It turned out to be the single most important purchase of his life. Five years... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

30 Jul 2025
News

Play with Purpose

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi. This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Born in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Josh Harris (MBA 1990) attended NFL games at the old RFK Stadium in D.C. as a young child, and recalls being stunned by the... View Details

01 Mar 2019
News

The Fight Beyond

starvation diet[.] Drop soonest ” Green did not know if his plea had been received, but he decided to hold their position on Homôlka Mountain. Each night some of the team lodged at Vel’ký bok, at the summit of the mountain, to stoke the... View Details

Keywords: April White; illustration by Wesley Allsbrook

01 Apr 1998
News

World Class Learning

are in a good position to sound the alert about "policies or practices that may have the unintended consequence of marginalizing international students," Walker says. One example is the common tendency of some professors to call on the... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

18 Aug 2021
News

Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

positive rioters who makes a difference in the world.” AUGUST 11 Executive Lisa Lewin (MBA 2003) spoke to the HBS alumni podcast Skydeck about how business can advance racial equity. Lewin is a coauthor of the Business for Racial Equity... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

should on issues like climate change and the footprint of some of our practices. What is the WWF’s position on the impact of greenhouse gases on climate change? Ninety-nine percent of the scientific community says the evidence is clear... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Sep 2006
News

Street Singer

$200,000. “Music transcends everything about us that is physical,” says Harris. “So often a song can say something in a way that a conversation can’t. I like being in a position of communicating a message of hope, joy, and the idea that... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

Stanley's continuously offered products group, experiences the daily challenge of having to look for new ways to market and position products such as medium-term notes and commercial paper. "So often in business, especially when things... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

01 Sep 2007
News

Riding It Out

could track this by ourselves.” “SmartPak Canine, thanks for being so proactive at a time when all pet owners should be alert,” read another. “Not every pet food company has been as helpful.” The positive reviews continued even after a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; dog food; pets; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

05 May 2023
News

Fail Better

can not always be positive. No rose gardens. So this experience of mine helped me very much. JH: Depelsha Thomas McGruder (MBA 1998) is treasurer and COO at the Ford Foundation, enabling the organization's grantmaking program as it leverages a $16 billion endowment to... View Details

22 Nov 2022
News

Alumni Summit Explores Leadership for a Sustainable Future

rooftop gala dinner in front of the Eiffel Tower, and had an opportunity to take a morning run along the Seine. Oliveau says feedback from attendees has been very positive and he credits a dedicated team of fellow alumni, who worked for a... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1999
News

The Class of 1974: Timed for a Change

would take a German commodity chemical business to a major position in detergents and perfumes, that Eileen Friars would trade in her jeans and long tresses and take charge of a $20-billion credit-card operation, or that Jeff Seder would,... View Details

Keywords: Charles B. ("Chuck") Mercer

26 Feb 2020
News

Phoenix Rising

says. “It’s a positive sign for foreign investors who want to see Greeks investing in Greece first.” China isn’t waiting. When President Xi Jinping visited Athens in November, the two leaders announced 16 different agreements, including a... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

26 May 2022
News

Northern California Club Honors Noom; LGBTQ Alumni Share HBS Stories

sleep are all important. We are humans, not machines. We realized it must be a holistic approach.” Today, Noom is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing, consumer-first digital health platforms, empowering users to achieve View Details