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people's lives, fulfilling gaps that consumers don't even know they're missing. Find Sahar on LinkedIn . Statistics LOWELL 2026 Cohort 7 Isabella Mandis “I’m thrilled to develop my skills and learn from... View Details

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Thomaz Galvao

Brazilians that would reflect well on me as an effective professional,” but mostly for its resources “ HBS resources and excellence would empower me with the hard and soft skills I will need to succeed.” Inside the classroom, Thomaz... View Details

10 Nov 2022
Research & Ideas

Too Nice to Lead? Unpacking the Gender Stereotype That Holds Women Back

less likely to be seen as suitable leaders.” “In cooperative workforces where social skills are highly valued, being seen as nice and equality-oriented could be an advantage,” Exley explains. “On the other hand, if we’re talking about... View Details

Keywords: by Shalene Gupta

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Building the On-Demand Workforce - Managing the Future of Work

digital talent platforms to access highly skilled freelancers. Read Employer Survey In 2019, Harvard Business School’s Project on Managing the Future of Work and Boston Consulting Group’s Henderson Institute designed a survey to... View Details

15 Nov 2016
First Look

November 15, 2016

migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further. Using newly available data, we first review the landscape of global talent mobility, which is both asymmetric and rising in importance. We next consider the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private Partnerships SEI25 View Details

26 May 2023
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Bringing Space Tech Back to Earth

would magically know how to bridge the gap between technology and business strategy,” she said. “Knowing how to build out a financial forecast, carry out a discounted cash flow and do all of those financial steps in modeling and business... View Details

25 Jun 2018
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In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

toward a healthy economy and future gains? There are several levers such as investing heavily in robotics and labor-augmenting machinery, but immigration can also be a powerful way for countries to continue economic development and growth.” Highly View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

06 Aug 2020
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My HBS Financial Aid Story: Why I Chose to Invest in My Future

insurmountable burden. With that in mind, I attended the college that awarded me the best scholarship and sought out external scholarships and work-study opportunities to avoid relying on student loans. So, when I was admitted to HBS, my concern turned at once to... View Details

22 Nov 2023
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So You Want to Join a Startup

the things I've found, particularly with really early stage startups is that you never quite know what you're going to be working on from day to day. And so if you need a lot of structure and you know, let's say you have a particular sort of narrow View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

Partners in Short & Long Term Relationships. “The conviction to have a cofounder is often based solely on complementary skills and experience versus the softer, and often more important, relationship criteria.” In the podcast, Dr.... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can well-meaning parents actually help their... View Details

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Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work

Colleges, Employers, and America's Chronic Skills Gap , Report, Harvard Business School Project on Managing the Future of Work, December 2022. With Joseph Fuller. Building From the Bottom Up , Report,... View Details

08 Sep 2014
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The Strategic Way To Hire a Sales Team

Too often, there's a huge gap between a company's overall business strategy and the way its salesforce operates in the field. In fact, says Frank V. Cespedes, articles and books about strategy rarely take sales into consideration at all.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

20 Apr 2015
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The 5 Strategy Rules of Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

1997, Tim Cook was one of his first hires to run operations, which allowed Jobs to focus on overall strategy and design. "These guys each had very different skills they brought to the table," says Yoffie, "but they also... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Computer

01 Sep 2021
Op-Ed

How Women Can Learn from Even Biased Feedback

When receiving their performance reviews, most people find such feedback conversations to be difficult, no matter how skilled the feedback-givers are. In a recent survey I conducted of 360 working adults, 89 percent said they were not... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

09 Oct 2001
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Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Organizations

identification of every employee with the firm as a whole and its overall goals. Remember that four-drive theory argues that the innate pressure to fulfill all four drives together has served to evolve a social contracting skill as a... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Lawrence & Nitin Nohria

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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni

to the Secretary of Energy, US Department of Energy Gordon Jones , President, College of Western Idaho (CWI) Building the workforce is critical to scaling climate ventures, to valuation, and to public uptake of climate technologies both existing and new. The current... View Details

16 Feb 2010
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The Outside-In Approach to Customer Service

is what business is about. Much to my surprise, I found that this was the exception rather than the rule for most businesses. “As I delved deeper into companies seeking to become more customer-centric, the biggest gap I discovered was the... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Consumer Products

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Global Opportunity Fellowship GO: AFRICA - Alumni

amounts are designed to bridge the gap between the recipient’s salary and $130,000 USD, with a maximum award of up to $50,000 USD per year. For example, if recipient’s salary is $95,000 USD, the GO Fellowship may be up to $35,000 USD. MBA... View Details

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