interviews - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Oct 2008
Research & Ideas

The Seven Things That Surprise New CEOs

new CEOs. See a video interview with Porter.Most new chief executives are taken aback by the unexpected and unfamiliar new roles, the time and information limitations, and the altered professional relationships they run up against. Here... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter, Jay W. Lorsch & Nitin Nohria

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Business Finance Course Online | HBS Online

industry-leading experts from companies like Heineken, Biogen, and Sanford C. Bernstein. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Mihir Desai... View Details

23 Nov 2021
Research & Ideas

The Vinyl Renaissance: Take Those Old Records Off the Shelf

Austin, Texas, in 2017, and Ryan Raffaelli, the Marvin Bower Associate Professor at HBS, to learn more about the vinyl renaissance. The interview has been edited for clarity and length. Gazette: Why have vinyl records come back into favor... View Details

Keywords: by Christine Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Music

09 Feb 2021
News

Investing in Entrepreneurship

SwissAir. While in Zurich, he read a Time magazine interview with Laurance Rockefeller in which the legendary businessman and philanthropist described his investment philosophy. “The article struck a note with me,” said Crisp, who sent a... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

finding unique positions. Clubs also provide interview support; Management Consulting Club (MCC) offers members case preparation support so students can land a role at their dream firms. Ryan Flamerich (MBA 2021): One of my MBA goals was... View Details

01 Dec 2019
News

Bridging the Gap

drew on the support of fellow YALPers to launch a successful bid to prevent the city’s professional soccer team from moving to Austin, Texas. In Salt Lake City, YALP participants enlisted area companies to commit to Parity.org’s pledge to View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustration by Josh Cochran; photographed by Melissa Golden; cross sector collaboration; local government; nonprofits; education; leadership; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

18 Dec 2013
HBS Case

Lessons from the Lance Armstrong Cheating Scandal

illegal substances.) In his interview with Winfrey, Armstrong's main defense was a variation of "everyone else is doing it." “How do you start to go down that slippery slope?” Because doping was so widespread in the sport, he... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports

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Alternative Investments Course | HBS Online

Management, and Oaktree Capital Management. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professors Victoria Ivashina Alternative Investments Lovett-Learned... View Details

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Resources - Creating Emerging Markets

Resources Events CEM has hosted international conferences in Boston, Mumbai, and Santiago that attracted prominent scholars, archivists, and practitioners in the respective regions. Published Materials The interviews in the CEM archive... View Details

30 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Asking Questions Can Get You a Better Job or a Second Date

rules and norms and expectations.” A job interview is one circumstance that may benefit from asking more questions. For example, standard practice suggests that a potential new boss is expected to do the asking. But asking more questions... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

10 Aug 2009
Research & Ideas

High Commitment, High Performance Management

last twenty years my colleagues at TruePoint and I have asked leadership teams to define a strategic direction (business strategy and values) and then commission a task force of their best performers one to two levels below them to View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

17 Sep 2021
Research & Ideas

The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?

Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, is an expert in corporate integrity and risk management. He interviewed dozens of business executives convicted of crimes, including Bernie Madoff, for his 2016 book, “Why... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette; Biotechnology; Technology; Medical Devices & Supplies

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Online Management Course | HBS Online

experts from companies like Amgen Pharmaceuticals, Uber, and United States Digital Service. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professors Joseph... View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

each individual. It is uneven and unstable; it's never frozen at a moment in time. It is both rational and emotional. In the interviews they have conducted so far with successful people—those deemed by their peers to be in the top of... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

experts from companies like Moderna, IBM, T-Mobile, and Royal Philips. Description of silent animated video above: Learner scrolls through video interviews from prominent business leaders About the Professor Srikant Datar Design Thinking... View Details

01 Dec 2023
News

Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

surprised to realize that their experiences greatly differed from what they had been taught in school. There was so much they had learned the hard way that they wished they’d known before starting up. Inspired, Daniels and Sherman View Details

Keywords: podcasts

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Negotiating - Alumni

an offer that is fair, realistic and the basis for a good working relationship between you and your employer. While you should be prepared to discuss compensation at any time, your position will improve if you are able to delay the negotiation. If an View Details

March 2025
Article

Novice Risk Work: How Juniors Coaching Seniors on Emerging Technologies Such as Generative AI Can Lead to Learning Failures

By: Katherine C. Kellogg, Hila Lifshitz-Assaf, Steven Randazzo, Ethan Mollick, Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon and Karim R. Lakhani

The literature on communities of practice demonstrates that a proven way for senior professionals to upskill themselves in the use of new technologies that undermine existing expertise is to learn from junior professionals. It notes that juniors may be better able... View Details

Keywords: Rank and Position; Competency and Skills; Technology Adoption; Experience and Expertise; AI and Machine Learning

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20 Jan 2023
Blog Post

The Importance of Mentorship: A Conversation With Professor Ting Zhang

In this blog, Loujaine AlMoallim (MBA 2024) interviews HBS Professor Ting Zhang about her personal journey, her time at HBS, and her advice for HBS leaders. Can you briefly tell us about your journey that got you to where you are today?... View Details

01 Sep 2023
News

Turning Point: Listen to the Music

Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Marnie Tattersall: (MBA 1972) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and came to the United States in 1958 with my parents and my brother because my parents thought it was... View Details

Keywords: music; film; purpose; career

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