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- 13 Mar 2018
- News
Leadership Lessons from the “Lone Survivor” Mission
right now. And the weather and the terrain are an increasingly dangerous factor. And so I had to make the very heart-wrenching decision to delay for 24 hours and let the sun rise again and set again before we attempted to rescue people... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Helping Leaders Chart an Ethical Path
2015, when a dangerously overflowing landfill in southern Lebanon closed. Now, with the country in the midst of an economic collapse and its citizens still reeling from the August 2020 explosion that killed more than 200 and caused $15... View Details
- 03 Feb 2014
- News
Eyes on Medical Breakthroughs
"I could see that it was not as dangerous and not cutting as deep in the cornea," she said. "It just made sense." What didn't make sense—at least to some of Krauss' professors at the time—was a woman attending business school in the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
“A National System of Income Supplementation”
and economic inequality http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6545/. The so-called Kerner Report, warning that the United States was in danger of becoming two “separate but unequal” societies, recommended federal initiatives to boost education,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
mostly from high-tech and life-science start-ups, show that 73 percent of teams decide on terms in the venture’s first month, and the majority finalizes the split at that point. But there’s a real danger in splitting equity too soon and... View Details
- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
rely on dirty or dangerous energy sources like kerosene lamps and diesel generators. The Soccket is not unlike Matthews herself: a bundle of energy using play to change the world. Creating things seems to come naturally to Matthews, who... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
to so much more: education, healthcare, and housing, to a few,” Robinson and his partners believe signing the pledge is an important first step. JUNE 11 Citigroup CFO Mark Mason (MBA 1995) wrote a blog post about the killing of George Floyd and the View Details
- 28 Mar 2018
- News
Fueling the Future
going to want the job due to its remote locations, potentially dangerous nature, and relentless work schedule; but finding the 10 percent who did was a great challenge I enjoyed,” she says. “The attrition in this industry is huge––30... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Q&A: John Quelch
and our faculty have been making their own wise judgments in that regard. My view is that the terrorist attacks underscore the importance of international understanding and coalition building. If there was a danger of the United States... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 02 May 2021
- News
They’re Banking on Him
When António Horta-Osório (AMP 164, 2003) joined Lloyds Bank in 2011, many said he had his work cut out for him: The British icon had already received a 17-billion-pound government bailout but was still in danger of going under. After... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
A Summit Higher Than Everest
Chinese armies along the banks of the Suzhou Creek but were not part of the fighting. Ten days later, the danger to the International Settlement passed, and Moore was once again a civilian, ready to continue with the planned expedition.... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Gold Mettle
Gold Mettle Three years ago, the 2002 Winter Olympics looked like a downhill skier who had taken a really bad fall, tumbling out of control, in danger of serious injury, and with an uncertain future at best. Members of the International... View Details
- 26 Feb 2021
- News
Latinx on Boards; High-Tech Reforestation
of planting manually, and drones can be operated day and night, can replant forests immediately following fires, and can access difficult terrain that would be dangerous for people. Dodi says the company takes a holistic approach to each... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 07 Dec 2020
- News
Lifting The Stigma
was amazing. On the outside, I kept racking up awards. And it hit me. I realized how dangerous the stigma of mental health troubles was.” Delle’s response was a 2017 TED talk, “There’s No Shame in Taking Care of Your Mental Health.” He... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Lessons from Everest
reasons, to reach the summit — undermined the better judgment of professionals and amateurs alike. A lesson for leaders, Roberto noted, is that even the most qualified and experienced people can make mistakes. Yet experts are often deferred to when critical decisions... View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Getting Security Right
fifth-generation nuclear capabilities. The threat of nuclear aggression among powerful nations did not disappear with the Cold War; it remains a major challenge for the United States and poses a more serious danger than terrorism. The... View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2016
with the Wahhabi establishment, and its increasingly dangerous environment populated with a diverse set of enemies, he looks at the prospects for the survival of the monarchy and suggests ideas for reform. Managing in the Gray: Five... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Insights from the Post-Macho Workplace
workers acquired? That’s one way we talk about it, but it wasn’t that these guys were walking around with their hearts on their sleeves, or that anyone had become more afraid of the dangerous aspects of their profession. It was more that,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Books
dangerous yet essential. We disapprove of those who abuse it, but we dismiss those who lack it." So begins HBS professor Nitin Nohria and best-selling author James Champy's The Arc of Ambition: Defining the Leadership Journey, a thorough... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Robert Goodwin
that to be effective, you need a mission heart and a business mind. There are many committed organizations in the poorest, most austere, and dangerous places in the world that are led by individuals who know what needs to be done, but... View Details