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Norton W. Simon
Capitalizing on his talents at restructuring, Simon gained control of Hunt Foods by force, accumulating shares in the company with proceeds earned from selling his previous enterprise, Val Vita Foods, to Hunt in 1942. At Hunt, Simon... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 03 Feb 2020
- What Do You Think?
Can an Organization Have Too Much 'Rebel Talent'?
iStock SUMMING UP Is 100 Percent the ‘Magic Percent’ of Rebel Talent Every Organization Needs? How much “rebel talent” is a necessary minimum? How much is too much? And how should it be deployed, especially when it comes to management?... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Students with Farmworking Backgrounds | MBA
Students with Farmworking Backgrounds External Funding The Rising Farmworker Dream Fund This pre-MBA fellowship offers talented students the opportunity to pursue graduate degrees in management, which will ultimately enable them to become... View Details
- 2017
- Blitz Discussions
The Structured World and the Self
- Portrait Project
Paolo Tosato
Over time, I have come to realize that talents are rare and precious: "To one he gave five talents; to another, two; and to another, one; each according to his own ability." In my life, I have received many, many View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Desperate Sections
forced the Dean to eliminate underperforming sections in order to keep the School in business and to fund a new, revamped curriculum. Chaos ensues, and indeed it merrily continued over four knock-’em-dead performances, perpetrated by a cast and crew of dozens of View Details
- 2017
- Interviews
Tina Opie
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
especially when I am in transit. Is there a talent that you wish you had? There are many. I’d like to have been a long-distance runner. I wish I could read more quickly and retain every word. What makes you the proudest in your career to... View Details
- 28 Aug 2024
- Podcast
Marshall Goldsmith outlines the humble path to better leadership
The noted executive coach on the value of letting go of the past, taking candid and anonymous 360-degree feedback, and playing it forward. Also, spreading the word via a generative AI avatar. View Details
- 18 Jun 2025
- Podcast
ETS’s Amit Sevak makes the case for continuous assessment
The flagship firm is pushing the boundaries of testing, from K-12 through career. What are the implications for the workforce and society? And how does AI change the future of benchmarking? View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
suppose, attract that new wave of talent that you're seeing? JI: Yeah. Look. I think in two ways you've got to sell the mission harder. You know? And, and I think that's where big companies still have great strengths. Is that scale can... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside Modern HR
(think data analytics) as global competition for skilled workers increases. Matthew Breitfelder’s (MBA 2002) transition to the field came midcareer, after stints as an international economist at the US Department of Commerce, a corporate strategist, and a management... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
Charles H. Revson
Known for his autocratic and direct management style, Revson built Revlon into the second largest cosmetics company in the U.S. Revson's unique talent of grasping the female psyche, bolstered by his fiercely competitive nature, allowed... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Dick Griffey
Griffey took sole control of their fledgling record company and renamed it Solar. By 2000, Dick Griffey Productions, with sales in excess of $89 million, had expanded to include publishing companies and talent agencies. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- Career Coach
Pamela Harder
Pam (HBS / HKS ‘13, Stanford ‘08 Economics) has spent the last 12 years working at the nexus of business and government. Currently, she runs Virginia's state-wide economic development talent investment strategy. As a Managing Director... View Details
- 21 Dec 2015
- Op-Ed
Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google
wealth with them. His parents’ primary assets were their talents, energies, and aspirations to have a better life for themselves and their children. So how did Brin reach a position to cofound Google in 1998? The US educational system recognizes and promotes View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Better Hiring Through Brain Science
Illustrations by Marcos Chin Illustrations by Marcos Chin Hiring companies employ Pymetrics to source additional talent and filter massive applicant pools as well as to boost retention and serve as a development tool. “We follow the View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 20 Nov 2024
- Podcast
Beyond exit interviews: Knowing why workers quit makes for better job matches
Thinking of employees as 'hiring' their jobs opens the way to a detailed analysis of worker motivations, frustrations, and long-term goals, which can reduce costly turnover and make career development a collaborative process. Harvard Business School professor Ethan... View Details
- 01 Sep 2021
- News