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- 01 Jun 2025
- News
Keeping the Faith
It has been said that the note of a Tibetan singing bowl is the sound of inner peace. That’s not something you might expect to hear in the MBA classroom. But it rings through Hawes Hall at the beginning of each session of The Spiritual Lives of Leaders, a second-year... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Sole Mates
defining a shared ambition for the various components of its population. We shall work on it. MIZO: A peaceful and newly independent country of proud people, looking to the future. At A Glance Total Area: 25,713 sq. km. Population:... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
leadership on this issue.” As for the current situation in Afghanistan, Lemmon believes women must be truly represented in any power-sharing arrangement under consideration. “A true peace cannot be achieved,” she says, “if it is brokered... View Details
- 15 Jan 2019
- News
Working to Improve the End of Life
dying than I had been when I was younger. As I started finding out more, I realized there was a tremendous amount of misinformation out there about death and dying. “The mission of End of Life Choices New York is to have everybody have the greatest chance possible of... View Details
- 25 May 2010
- News
Commencement and the Winds of Change
To give peace a chance, unleash the power of business. That’s Sir Ronald Cohen’s (MBA ’69) idea for one of the world’s toughest neighborhoods: the Middle East. At an event hosted by the HBS Jewish Students Association on April 9, Cohen,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Straddling Two Worlds
Tierney, who moved into this comparatively luxurious setting with his wife, Susan, after he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Chile for two years. But the difference between being a student at HBS and working with farmers in... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 03 Sep 2018
- News
Moving Pictures
Hunt, based on Mohammed Al Samawi’s autobiography about how four Facebook friends managed to extract a young peace activist from war-torn Yemen. Who, not what: “One of my favorite assignments at McKinsey was working on a synthetic fabric... View Details
- 06 Mar 2018
- News
A Voice for Diversity and Impact at Scale
With a father in the US Air Force, Vivian Hunt (MBA 1995) moved often as a young girl, living in places as far flung as Montana, Alabama, and Japan. That experience was difficult at times, but it developed her ability to engage across cultures—a trait she built on... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
results five years hence," says Meyer of her and Mbeki's tenure. "People will ask, Is there peace in Africa? Is there a sense of world order? Do South Africans have access to electricity? That will be the test." Meyer expects the level of... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
lawmakers, suppliers, regulators, customers, landowners, and utility executives. “This is a patience-testing, long-term project, but it requires an entrepreneurial mindset,” observes Skelly, who first began to consider what it takes to build businesses during a pre-HBS... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Fred Lazarus: Art Work at the Office
the 1960s, he felt himself drawn toward nonprofit activities. Upon graduating from HBS, Lazarus took the advice of a classmate and joined the Peace Corps in Panama, where he worked to develop a business training and education program at a... View Details
Keywords: Jeffrey Lazar
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
HBS Club of Ireland Puts Management Skills to Work
communication - so vital in building a lasting peace on the island of Ireland," said Smith. "This event was truly in the best Harvard tradition of public service." Participants in the exercise agreed that taking a step back from daily... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
that moment, he discovered a new passion. “I came back and put together an SPI program tailored to children and orphans, which now works with Rotary Clubs, the Peace Corps, and church groups around the world.” Batcha plans to focus more... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
The Plight of the Global Poor
Indeed, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus and the microcredit Grameen Bank he founded in Bangladesh more than two decades ago. With interest rates ranging from zero to 20 percent, Grameen’s average loan (no... View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
while I was making the decisions. Let’s just say,” he notes, “I’m a big believer in serendipity.” Murphy went to Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer after graduating from Georgetown University with a degree in business and working briefly... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Comfort Zone
you’re relaxed and enjoying yourself,” Fraser says. To create peace of mind, airports should redesign spaces around what Fraser refers to as experience technology. “That means everything from space, materials, furnishings, equipment,... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic
There are mountains in the back and the sea in front. It is so peaceful there.” Dance, dance, decompress: “I love to do choreography and dance: traditional Indonesian dance, ballet, and modern.” Food, glorious food: “Padang cuisine from... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Sheila Lirio Marcelo, MBA 1998/JD 1999
find help with their children, parents, pets, and homes. “We help families achieve their aspirations by giving them peace of mind in helping their loved ones,” says Marcelo, whose philanthropic endeavors focus on women, entrepreneurship,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
soccer balls stitched by twelve-year-old Pakistani workers. Levi Strauss, Macy's, Liz Claiborne, and Eddie Bauer all removed their operations from Burma amid frequent citations of human rights violations on the part of Burma's repressive State View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books
including Dollar Shave Club, Rent the Runway, and “pay as you fly” insurance for drone flights. Finally, the authors outline the challenges in adopting these new models and offer guidance to overcome them. Spirituality After Harvard: My Path Out of Depression and Into... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley