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- 01 Mar 2025
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Step By Step
offer from McKinsey, I decided to focus on myself. I made a rule: If I needed something in Harvard Square, I would run, not walk, from my dorm room in Hamilton. That’s how it started, and I built from there, running a bit farther each... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Three Promoted to Full Professor
and economic development for use in the MBA and Executive Education Programs. Other recent publications include a coauthored Harvard Business Review article on "What Every Executive Needs to Know About Global Warming" and a California... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Competencies and Credentials
employees.” —Kieron Stopforth (MBA 2019) Managing the Future of Work Project Companies need to move beyond the old models of workforce development and human resources—those days have passed. The project... View Details
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
When No News Isn’t Good News
comes to finding out how others view their work. “Your employer is your primary customer. You need to make sure they are satisfied,” says McKay, president of Massachusetts-based McKay Partners, Inc. “When you wait until performance review... View Details
- 24 Sep 2020
- News
The Race for a Vaccine
around the world. Of those, 36 were in human testing and two, touted by China and Russia, had been approved for limited use, though experts cautioned that both vaccines needed further testing. Most attention... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- What Do You Think?
Thinking Slow: An Argument for Bureaucracy?
decision. Good leaders know when to think slow. All of us need mechanisms for helping us to know. Some elements of bureaucracy can be included among the devices. But, as Ganesh Ramakrishnan said, " we probably (need) to enrich the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 23 Mar 2003
- Research & Ideas
AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?
On a continent with many challenges to development, no issue is more pressing in Africa than the heavy toll of the AIDS epidemic. In addition to the staggering costs in terms of social upheaval and human suffering, AIDS cuts down workers... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
DNA.) We're also planning to launch an AKC-branded pet insurance product to meet a critical need since medical advances that have served humans well are now being made available for our canine companions.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 08 Jan 2007
- What Do You Think?
Neuro Economics: Science or Science Fiction?
associated with findings based on research in need of standards and more fully-developed methods. Joseph Mello points out that "these studies will produce results along two lines. First, there will be conclusions that can impact the... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Your Corporate Strategy
Since the 1990s, the Balanced Scorecard system has cut a path in business as a more rigorous way to measure performance by quantifying what had been considered intangible assets, such as human capital, information, and culture. The system... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Apr 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Slow, Steady Battle to Fix Cancer Care
measures: the resources needed to perform an activity, and the time it takes to perform it. Feeley, Kaplan, and a team at UnitedHealthcare are using TDABC to track the costs for the bundled payment pilot. "Bob Kaplan made the point... View Details
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
affairs, could create national wealth based on manufacturing. This production would be fueled by an imperialistic British Empire, which through its expansion would provide the needed raw materials. The book proved extremely persuasive at... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
by providing them with the flexibility and choice they need to do their best work. We Refuse to Forget By Caleb Gayle (MBA 2019) Riverhead Books In We Refuse to Forget, award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of... View Details
- 22 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Earth Day 2022 with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative
growing role in society. We were lucky to be treated to a group of highly accomplished speakers within the industry from a huge array of functions that explored the growing space from all angles. High level areas included cellular agriculture, alternative proteins,... View Details
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Letter from Dean Srikant Datar to the HBS Community on Ukraine | About
frustration, and sadness and pray for a rapid end to the war. The consequences of this unprovoked aggression by the Russian government are devastating not only on a human level, but also in signaling the potential for geopolitical... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Japanese Connection
when hiring and what skill sets you need to have.” While Williams is enjoying his new role, which has brought him lasting friendships and allows him to travel often to Japan, he still views the work as transitional. His ultimate goal... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Boston has always been fueled by an Enlightenment belief in scientific progress and human perfectibility. It is home to America's first public school, Boston Latin School (1635), and college, Harvard College (1636). After the American... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 05 Dec 2022
- Blog Post
2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together
final key note underscored the notion that slowing climate change is ultimately about preventing human suffering and all institutions and individuals have a role to play in the solution. To achieve net-zero, every company must become a... View Details
- 12 Jan 2017
- News
Personalizing Women’s Path to Success
geographies, industries, positions, ages, and ethnicities. Landit also serves a wide range of corporate customers, who use it to discover and develop talent. “Our secret sauce is the ability to seamlessly knit together the key elements for success that give women what... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 30 Sep 2014
- News
Life Lessons on the Open Seas
fragile human lives, with untapped potential, so you need to push the envelope as hard as possible to obtain the best benefit for the participant,” Callahan adds. “At the same time, you have to take very... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken