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Christina Byrd

supportive,” notes Christina. “But I can’t imagine it’s stronger anywhere else. The section experience, the PRIDE Club – people here want to do their best by each other. I love the community MyTakes talks – you realize how real people... View Details

08 May 2024
News

Michael Bloomberg (MBA 1966) Awarded Medal of Freedom

Bloomberg said the honor didn’t belong to him alone. “I hope everyone who has worked at [Bloomberg] and [Bloomberg Philanthropies] over the years, or served New York City during our administration, takes pride in what we have been able to... View Details

01 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Encouraging Dissent in Decision-Making

prides itself on its pragmatism, needs to remain aware that the managerial and organizational structures that define it can also breed protective sacred cows or truth-denying ideologies that ultimately threaten it. What's required in an... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

20 Dec 2022
Op-Ed

Employee Feedback: The Key to Retention During the Great Resignation

isolating at home, the remaining workers asked for KN95 masks, better testing protocols, and the right to turn away illegally unmasked customers. These requests were flatly refused—a surprising response from a company whose founder, Howard Schultz, took View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer

25 Jun 2020
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Student Profiles

Health Care Club, Co-President, PRIDE Club, Soccer Club, Tech Club, Management Consulting Club Christina Byrd “While working on cross-functional and strategic initiatives at Uber,” says Christina, “I realized how important it was to speak... View Details

17 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day

was witnessing the profound sense of pride on the faces of many family members. They were able to gain a firsthand understanding of what it's like to walk in their students' shoes, and that, in itself, was a deeply fulfilling and... View Details

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

and diversity, representing a new pride and interest in ethnic and local beauty ideals. The tremendous growth of skin lighteners in India and East Asia is one sign of this trend. While global companies are concerned that the core... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

12 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

The Three Components of Family Governance

service. Other families feel at least a modest compensation is warranted and earned. Families in business need to nurture members' feelings of trust and pride concerning the family and business as well as build a sense of teamwork to keep... View Details

09 Nov 2022
In Practice

COP27: What Can Business Leaders Do to Fight Climate Change Now?

The US government’s newly passed Inflation Reduction Act will direct $370 billion toward advancing renewal energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions—the country's largest investment in fighting climate change so far. As business and government leaders around the... View Details

Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Danielle Kost

01 May 2020
Blog Post

5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS

summer and introducing RCs (first-year students). Connected by our identities, PRIDE became more than a community on campus for me: it became my family. PRIDE members often lean on each other for help with... View Details

13 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The Power of Personal Connections: How Shared Experiences Boost Performance

through those ties and may take pride in a reputation for a higher standard of performance when observed by a valued peer, the researchers note. In some ways, analogous effects may be observed in customer service in other professions and... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health

Web

Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Performance Measurement in Philanthropy by Michael E. Porter & Mark Kramer Charitable foundations justly take pride in the good works that they enable. But what does it mean for a foundation to perform well? And how can its performance be... View Details

09 Nov 2016
Op-Ed

6 Lessons from Donald Trump's Winning Marketing Manual

yet decisive, standing alone at the podium, mane flowing, ready to step up to Pride Rock. Brand Trump is today's bright new thing. But new is easy. Good is hard. Time will tell whether Brand Trump can deliver on its promises. Related... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch

Portrait Project

Carlton Burrell

pride in my hometown – move from “the border” to Compton. Instead, “talking proper” and “dressing like a white boy” created doubt. Poetic justice. You see, Compton is more than the mainstream media portrayal of graffiti-laden walls... View Details

01 Feb 2023
What Do You Think?

Will Hybrid Work Strategies Pull Down Long-Term Performance?

that has emptied their offices and destroyed much of the daily face-to-face give and take coupled with pride in the organization that they enjoyed over the years? Will hybrid work strategies destroy much of this? Will they pull down... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jan 2011
News

Seth Klarman, MBA 1982

trades per se, but taking in what's going on in the 165-person company he helped launch shortly after earning his MBA. Rarely using his private office, he begins each day reading four to six newspapers, surrounded by colleagues. The atmosphere at Baupost is serious but... View Details

Portrait Project

Neda Navab

every penny during that first year to allow her to pursue her passion for cooking. Moved by the sacrifice that mirrored her own, Rose decided to put her individual self second for the most important thing of all – their relationship. For years I took View Details

20 May 2024
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Student Speaker Erik Roberts

my dad—and I will take many of the lessons I’ve learned from them into my leadership style. The top ones are being humble—nothing is above me, nothing is below me—and leading from the heart. I care more about the heart than the work output. It’s about bringing your... View Details

25 Mar 2022
Blog Post

Meet the HBS Women's Student Association

understand that intersectionality is important. Our DEI team works across the club to make sure we are accounting for all forms of representation, not just gender. The team also works with other student organizations, such as PRIDE and... View Details

24 Jun 2002
Research & Ideas

Four Keys of Enduring Success: How High Achievers Win

may not be the same, he said. Satisfaction can turn into pride and pride into hubris. "This is fundamentally the story of every Greek tragedy that exists." What Is Success? Stevenson and Nash... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

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