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Alexandra Rethore
she does not let it distract from her very busy agenda. Also quiet and purposeful, Emma is thought-filled and always wanting to learn more. She pushes me to be more precise, sincere, and forthcoming in the way I communicate with her.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Action Plan: Finding Fluency
Duolingo shifted from being a tool for travelers to a classroom assistant for parents educating their children at home and a much-needed distraction for adult learners. Marketing evolved, too, responding to these new and changing consumer... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
patterns, not changes in speed, being tired or distracted while typing will not set off false alarms. An easy-to-read dashboard shows the results: A healthy individual will see little inconsistency in cadence, while those with... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Akshay Ghulati
notes, "business students are motivated, but easily distracted by both personal and business interests. Everything at HBS – the section experience, the learning teams, the classrooms – is structured to help you learn, to help you get... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The Cup Runneth Over
and so forth. The ever-intensifying social media buzz around the Cup can heighten interest and exposure, but it also can create a lot of distracting "noise" that marketers can't control. What's in it for Brazil? If there's logistical... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 02 May 2018
- Blog Post
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
Individual pay transparency would eliminate a source of distraction (Srishti Mehra) and "would do more to eliminate gender and racial pay inequity than any other action," according to Miki Saxon. Will Quandt added that "the... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 27 Feb 2013
- Research & Ideas
Sidetracked: Why Can’t We Stick to the Plan?
be disastrously distracted by seemingly innocuous factors — and how distractions can be avoided. This excerpt from the book's introduction describes how three different sets of forces sidetracked Gino's... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ink
generating unmotivated and distracted students. To rebuild the educational enterprise to better meet those needs, the authors lead readers through a series of key processes: goal-setting, organizing teams, designing the best experiences... View Details
- Web
On Course | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
would generate even more opportunities—the key would be ignoring distractions and sticking to her original plan of working in the social sector. Once at HBS, So maintained her original focus, using a Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship to... View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Countdown To Remote Learning
naturally going to be more distractible online. “We needed to vary the pedagogy frequently to keep them engaged,” says Datar. Faculty members used polls before and during class to assess what students were thinking and build the... View Details
- 05 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
Corporate Leaders Need to Step Up on Climate Change
includes) those other environmental concerns. Businesses that claim to be green but aren't loudly making their voices heard on the need for government action on climate change are missing the point. They are not just dodging the key challenge of sustainability; they... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Toffel & Auden Schendler
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Case Study: Golden Ticket
propositions to a new customer base. —Cindy Park (PLDA 12, 2013) Stay with the current target market and own it—don’t be distracted by other rabbits to chase. —Peter Anderson (MBA 1981) According to the California Department of Education,... View Details
- Web
Sustainable Investing - Course Catalog
risk management, “doing well by doing good”, and new sources of alpha such as investment in energy transition which is viewed as a “once in a generation” investment opportunity. Skeptics argue a focus on non-traditional criteria may View Details
- 07 Mar 2018
- Research & Ideas
Electronic Health Records Were Supposed to Cut Medical Costs. They Haven't.
annoyed, and it distracts them from dealing with the patient.” The study, published in the February 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at five types of visits: primary care visits, ER visits resulting in a... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
fidelity to the course than she did about empathy for her students. “Today’s case is Progressive,” she said, starting the case study discussion in the conventional way. But then, she swerved off in a most unconventional direction. “Who gives a shit? I don't. But for... View Details
- 01 Aug 2008
- What Do You Think?
Has the Time Come for “Stretch” in Management?
knowledge workers confronted with a barrage of data and distractions delivered by new information technologies? A reluctance on the part of managers to relinquish "ownership" over activities and processes needed to achieve... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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2.1.3 Classroom Recording, Photography & Social Media | MBA
confidential, allowing for candid participation and risk-taking in our learning environments. Additionally, it removes distractions caused by any use of personal electronic devices in a class setting. Exception to this rule will be... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
A Wider Net
of those aged 18 to 34, tied with basketball at 11 percent and trailing only football, and a recent Nielsen survey found that 55 percent of 16to-24-year old Americans were “interested” or “very interested” in soccer. That makes it harder to blame whatever digital View Details
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
News Corporation—a multinational media conglomerate that includes BSKYB, Dow Jones, Fox News, 20th Century Fox and Star, among other units—announced earlier this year that it has become climate neutral, meaning that its operations have no net impact on global climate... View Details
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Social Media Guidelines for Faculty and Staff | About
formats. The use of social media by students, participants, staff, faculty, or class visitors is not permitted in any form during course-related sessions. This is intended to ensure that class-related activities remain confidential. Additionally, it removes View Details