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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
What Makes a Good Leader
Is it the ability to navigate in the choppy waters of change? Do leaders see the hidden opportunity in every setback? Is there really any such thing as a "born leader"? Five HBS faculty and some prominent alumni offer their perspectives on an increasingly essential... View Details
Keywords: Management
- 01 Aug 2001
- News
Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)
of his first assignments—an analysis of the economic feasibility of a Canadian hydroelectric plant—required him to master the FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages. "Building a computer model was no mean feat in 1962," Fisher recalls. In 1970, he was elected a View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
top-flight amenities? “Trust me, it’s cheaper,” McCarthy says. “There are people out there saying they’ll have 500 pickleball franchise locations around the country, and you can get caught up in all that. They won’t have to worry about the financial View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Burden Legacy
creative stuff on the Burden stage in the HBS Show. More recently, speakers at the Burden podium addressed challenging issues. Former Vice President Al Gore warned students, “We are managing the planet as if it were a business in... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Cultivating Prosperity in Afghanistan
Kimberly Jung, pictured in a field of crocuses, returned to Afghanistan to understand how she and her cofounders could import saffron to the United States. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Jung During their first semester at HBS, former United States Army engineer officers... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
we retain it? First, because it ensures that every graduate of the School has learned the foundations of general management, and we believe that excellence in general management has never been more important to using private View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 06 Jul 2023
- News
Home Economics
academia. The three areas have more in common than many think, Laidler-Kylander says. Best practices in leadership and management are applicable everywhere, but nonprofits come with additional organizational challenges. There’s often a... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 20 Nov 2018
- News
Building a Nonprofit Marketplace to Feed America
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
The War Within
risk of long-term mental health effects. During the summer of 2023, volunteers administered more than 50 small, in-person support groups for 648 children and adolescents in six regions in the country that were most heavily impacted by the... View Details
- 03 Dec 2018
- News
Young Americans need to be taught skills, not handed credentials
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Banking on Success
Kennedy Stephen M. Waters James A. Stern William J. Kneisel Donald H. Layton Kevin W. Kennedy A managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he has spent his entire career, Kevin Kennedy has served the firm in a number of positions,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jan 2010
- News
James Dimon, MBA 1982
and management practices are legendary — as a strategist who can integrate fractured businesses; as a dealmaker who bought two failing banks during the extraordinary circumstances of the past two years; as a relentless View Details
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Leadership Transition for External Relations
Janet joined Harvard Business School in 2006, working as Associate Director of Alumni Clubs and Associations, Managing Director of Alumni Marketing and Communications, and Managing Director, Campaign and... View Details
- 05 Sep 2014
- News
Keeping Education in Check
David Berman (MBA 1991) is a successful hedge fund manager and a regular commentator on CNBC and Bloomberg TV, who has been deemed “the king of the retail jungle” by Fortune. But none of this, he says, would have been possible without the... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
On the Radar
Illustration by Brian Stauffer Illustration by Brian Stauffer Our planet is teeming with trillions of viruses and bacteria, most of which are innocuous or even helpful, but some pose a significant risk to public health, animals, and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
1965) Thousand Acres Anulka Lorenzini is head of the Wealth Management Division at Bankhaus Finsler, a private bank in Zurich. Her clients represent a world of hidden, ill-gotten money. Her secret contempt for that dark underbelly of the... View Details
- 09 Jan 2023
- News
Alumna Leads Biggest Ever Debut for a Woman-led Hedge Fund
Photo via Surgo Foundation Photo via Surgo Foundation Mala Gaonkar (MBA 1996) kicked off the new year with the debut of her hedge fund SurgoCap Partners, whose $1.8 billion under management made it the "largest debut of a woman-led hedge... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock
model has developed, it has grown beyond financial incentives. The ultimate goal is to foster a stronger relationship between the workforce and management by investing in the employees. That includes providing employees with financial... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Solving for Z
showed that 72 percent of Gen Zers were considering leaving their jobs in 2023, while a January 2023 study by management consultancy Oliver Wyman found that 70 percent of those who described themselves as “loyal” to their employers were... View Details