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- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Managing Director, Alumni Relations, facilitated “Alumni Dialogues,” a participant-led session where members propose and engage with each other on topics of interest spanning professional and personal lives. The Board also experienced a “Sprint” led by Professor... View Details
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Classroom Hijinks: Catchphrases, Mottos, Cheers, and Mascots
were accompanied by arm gestures à la “YMCA” by the Village People. The high point, let’s say, of cheers may have come with the Class of 1999, where all sections had cheers and some had cheerleaders. Some of the 1999 cheers were little View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Jen Wong (MBA 2004)
wake up, read the news, and then check my traffic and see what’s happening on the Time Inc. sites.” News sources: “I’m on Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and Apple News all the time.” Print indulgence: Reading People magazine, a View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment
For most of the past 25 years, Jeff Sagansky has followed the same ritual every morning. He gets up early and pores over the previous day's Nielsen ratings, those omnipotent numbers that detail who's watching what on television from dawn... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Taylor R. M. Keen
readjusting to the academic world, however, Keen became as much a teacher as a student. On two occasions he performed tribal rituals for his section, playing the sacred water drum and sharing songs and wisdom from his tradition. "You have... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
burnout reconnect with what made their jobs meaningful in the past, which can provide guidance for how to restore meaning at work in the present. Developing organizational social rituals and traditions can help create organizational... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
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Commencement 2012 Address | About
children. I have two daughters, who are now ages 17 and 15. Unfortunately, at this age they no longer let me read them bedtime stories or tuck them into bed at night. But for many years, before they became too cool for that, this was a daily View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Halber
- 17 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Let Customers Call the Shots
offerings and consumer needs has been challenging the effectiveness of both mechanisms. Q: What kinds of consumer habits does consumer empowerment work against? A: Consumers typically tend to adopt ritual lifestyles, and to develop... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
Early — much too early — on a rainy March morning, I find myself once again among a throng of bleary-eyed students trooping toward Aldrich Hall. The ritual of the herd, familiar to me and every HBS alum, certainly brings it all back. It’s... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Up from the Ashes
an unremitting love for company and conversation. Given the choice between being right and being memorable, Schumpeter never hesitated.” Each morning, after the elaborate ritual of dressing himself, Schumpeter would walk the six blocks to... View Details
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Commencement 2020 Address | About
relationships, and life satisfaction. So, consider adding this simple ritual to your day. It may bring you as many benefits as other life-enhancing habits like regular meditation or exercise. To get you started, let us engage in this... View Details
- 01 Aug 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Choose the Best Deal
"Comparison-shopping" was the genial answer. "Look," my friend said, "the Durango actually has better headroom." Desperate not to lose my friend's business, the Ford salesperson went through the ritual of... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Wheeler
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Next Normal
and in office moving forward. Building culture in all environments is critical. AND less travel and more video calls from now on!” —Jessica Gelman (MBA 2002) “The power of routines and rituals to anchor my day/week. Also, it’s great... View Details
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Commencement 2015 Address | About
say about leadership and the future of space travel. But what stuck with me was one of his comments that dealt with Perspective. He described a nightly ritual where he unwinds by listening to music and looking out at the earth. The... View Details
- 28 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
Managers who meet their teams’ bonding needs: Make employees feel a part of the team Are people-oriented Care about employees on a personal level. Start meetings with a check-in or opening ritual before diving into business. Think about... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 08 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged
Managers who meet their teams’ bonding needs: Make employees feel a part of the team Are people-oriented Care about employees on a personal level. Start meetings with a check-in or opening ritual before diving into business. Think about... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
How to Put Meaning Back into Leading
structure the organization, design jobs, and allocate roles and responsibilities—that shape how people who work in the organization experience their jobs. Second, leaders engage in symbolic actions—through the stories they tell, the symbols and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 19 May 2022
- News
Leading to Salvation
services different, but what’s unique to the rituals of other communities in the area. BR: I learned, for example, in the Hmong community, they believe you should not have more than one dead body in a building at a time. So if you had a... View Details
- 10 Aug 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: The Happiness Equation
relationships where can you pull someone up or will you be pulled down, or vice versa. Hi my name is Megan Pasricha, potentially long lost cousin. We'll see. And I'm Section I, 2012. My question is that, for your kids, what are some of the daily View Details