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- 02 Oct 2012
- News
Green Pioneer
strategic advice to the environmental and transportation engineering and consulting industry. Perhaps just as important for Zofnass, EFCG allows him to “merge my vocational interests with my avocational passions, particularly with regard... View Details
- 13 Jun 2016
- News
JetBlue Chairman on How to Handle Betrayal
(Big Think) (Big Think) Over at Big Think—described as “a YouTube for ideas,” and cofounded by Victoria R. Montgomery-Brown (MBA 2003)—JetBlue Chairman Joel Peterson (MBA 1973) offers advice on how to cope with betrayal. Betrayal,... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)
you instantly to an anonymous chat with someone new, and you can choose to share your name or photo if you become comfortable. We think the best way to cure loneliness is to give you someone relevant to talk to at any time. And we’ve... View Details
- 18 Nov 2020
- News
Books@Baker: Joseph Badaracco
Many of us are so busy, it can be tough to step off the daily merry-go-round, put our smartphones, laptops, and to-do lists aside, and find quiet time to reflect on our lives. Yet reflection gives us a chance to pause and figure out what... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
all the boxes. Here was somebody who was going to coach, mentor, advise, and give me opportunity. I got some important advice early in my career: stay on the revenue-generating side of a business. Oftentimes... View Details
- 26 Feb 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Morgan Hermand-Waiche (MBA 2010)
diverse product mix with limited funds. Unlike some of our competitors, who only offer a limited selection, it was very important for us to provide a wide range of sizes (from petite to curvy) and styles (from sweet and romantic to a little sexier and risqué)." What... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Peter C. Wendell
$10 billion. In 2001, in its current "depressed" condition, the industry will attract $40 billion or more of fresh capital. Key elements in evaluating a business proposal Great people pursuing a big market with a plan that gives them a... View Details
- 26 Jan 2016
- News
The First Five Years: Jill Applebaum (MBA 2015)
and do fulfillment for our e-commerce orders. First thing in the morning, we pack and ship the orders that came in overnight. Beyond that, every day is different. One day, we might be out of the office meeting with prospective distribution partners and View Details
- 01 Jan 2011
- News
Robert Kraft, MBA 1965
most. "Don't be afraid to fail," is the advice he doles out most often — be it to kids at the local Boys & Girls Clubs, to the recipients of his fellowships at Columbia and HBS, or to his four sons. A native of Brookline, Massachusetts,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Research Brief: Field Research
have lots of data about farmers’ soil type, crop preferences, willingness to take risk, and access to finance. Then we give them advice that’s directly related to their particular circumstances,” Cole says.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
he acquired the struggling firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Thus began Gordon’s 65-year career at Kidder, which he helped lead to prominence as one of the top underwriting and M&A firms in the world, while also imparting trusted financial View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
expertise with HBS alumni by leading a job counseling workshop, titled On Effective Job Search Strategies, to Boston-area graduates and at reunions. “Neil’s insights are time-tested, his advice is unique, and his words of wisdom are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Alumni News | Book Briefs
control and involvement and argue that its impact on business performance will be positive. They offer a road map to help CEOs and directors better balance board oversight with the firm's daily operations and to give directors a better... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Bill Dunaway (MBA 1964)
After I heard what had happened, I ran up to my room and tore down the signs. As it happens, I had voted for Kennedy. It was a tragic, terrible thing. I thought I would stay in the retail drug business for the rest of my life. My advice... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Ink: Your Best Self
the driver’s seat anymore.” Based on lessons learned through nearly 20 years of coaching and laced with edicts from the Eastern philosophy she grew up with in an Asian American family, Su’s book is designed to give professionals the tools... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Research Brief: May I Ask Your Advice?
implicit effort to not seem negative, but reserving that input has performance consequences later on,” Whillans says. “A better understanding of how advice-seeking closes those gaps would be a really powerful effect of this work.” For more on the research, see their... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 18 Oct 2016
- News
China, artificial intelligence, and Jim Breyer
billions in return. “Mark epitomizes courage and intensity and isn’t afraid to be wrong,” Breyer said. “And he also made the decision in 2008 to hire Sheryl Sandberg (MBA 1995) . The combination of Mark and Sheryl is the single best team at a senior level in the... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 31 Jan 2025
- News
New York, Boston Alumni Volunteer to Boost Small Businesses
wide array of issues, including revising business plans, scaling operations, marketing, finance, human resources, and more. “For HBS alumni, this is an opportunity to give back to the community by volunteering their time and expertise to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Entrepreneurial Venture
earning their MBAs, almost half had broken away from a rapidly changing corporate world beset by reorganization, downsizing, and recession. Of that group, the Bulletin asked four members of the class to share some of their views on sizing up and seizing opportunity.... View Details