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Jen Lee
At the age of ten, I learned to sit very still on the edge of a chair with my two feet firmly planted on the floor. Holding my cello, I would always start my practice sessions by playing an open C-string just loud enough to feel the... View Details
- 05 May 2020
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Fighting Climate Change Requires a New Capitalism
Rebecca Henderson spent her young adult years living two lives. At work, she preached the risks of resisting change to MBA students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, drawing on lessons she learned while watching factories... View Details
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Katie Laidlaw
Why was getting a degree from HBS important to you? HBS attracts people similar to me, yet different from me in every way. I was particularly drawn to challenging myself in this learning environment and meeting new people from around the... View Details
Keywords: Consulting
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Farrah Jamal
HBS? Where better to go than a place where you can learn from your peers?” Personalized perspectives “The classroom setting and discussions that evolve are phenomenal,” says Farrah. “I think I’m prepared... View Details
- 18 May 2015
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The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
“Two: As a corollary, avoid situations where you are the smartest person in the room. As the saying goes, you are in the wrong room if that’s the case. “Three: Marry someone great. Among other perks, it’s good for your career.” How do you... View Details
- 02 Jul 2024
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The Beauty Guide
comfort of marketing and join sales, to learn the business from the inside out. That move served her well. She ended up leading Neutrogena, eventually becoming president of US Beauty at Johnson & Johnson. Today, she is global brand... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Racial Diversity Pays Off
the integration and learning perspective revealed an awareness that racism in personal life and work can and do interact, she said. Employees whose work groups adopted perspectives 1 or 2—neither of which... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
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Brittany Williams
“When I got to college, I learned about other engineering disciplines,” says Brittany. With expanded opportunity came new questions: “Do I really want to be an astronaut? Do I want to narrow myself?” Seeking flexibility while remaining... View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
person and we know they have the skills for the job and they’re a great fit for our culture.” Hiring Interns at HBS Is your company a quickly growing startup that would benefit from hiring an HBS summer intern? Connect with our team at... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
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The Section Experience | MBA
introduce innovative ideas and approaches to learning. In turn, students exercise their team-building and management skills to develop protocols for effective learning and shape the distinctive norms and View Details
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
allowing schools to free up teachers to focus on teaching. Personalized learning is also becoming increasingly important, and AltSchool's technological capabilities allow students to develop at their own... View Details
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Doha Tantawy
necessarily a bad thing," she says. "You can learn a lot regardless of outcomes. I learn more from sad moments than happy ones; the sad ones are the ones you really remember." Pursuing... View Details
- 11 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Do You Grade Out as a Negotiator?
did. Most teaching around being a successful negotiator focuses on preparations before discussions start, and on strategies during the talks. The problem: We don't spend nearly enough time after the negotiations to grade our performance and View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 27 Jul 2022
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Alumna-Led Reproductive Health Startup Raises $4.7 Million
Victoria Thain Gioia (MBA 2015) Photo courtesy Perelel A recent article in Forbes reports that reproductive health startup Perelel, cofounded by Victoria Thain Gioia (MBA 2015), has raised a $4.7 million seed round led by Unilever Ventures. The business was borne of... View Details
- 10 Nov 2017
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Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family
lost girl. “We had this person who was completely forgotten, even by her surviving relatives,” said Chaim Motzen (MBA 2006), who pieced together the girl’s family tree and told the story to the Times of Israel. In his research, he was... View Details
- 11 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
From Britain to Boston: Two Years at HBS
case method in full swing. I thought that it would be fun to learn in that way. Additionally, the people I met were friendly and helpful and I felt that HBS was somewhere I would enjoy myself. What surprised you the most about coming... View Details
- 02 Jun 2015
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Pointing the Way to a Better World
that—whether it’s building wells in an Ethiopian village, improving educational opportunities for girls in Kenya, or stopping the cycle of violence in American cities—WuDunn and Kristof aim to show the profound impact that even one person... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
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Changing the World: Life Choices of Influential Leaders - Course Catalog
the course, you will learn the key concepts needed to understand how people rise to positions of prominence. We start by defining key personal characteristics. Next, we consider the building blocks of a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
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Balanced Equation
private life. These honorees, like their predecessors, are often in the limelight by virtue of their notable accomplishments and high-level positions in the private and public sectors. Curious about the personalities behind the famous... View Details
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Yaping Wang
leadership opportunities in the industry, she reflects on the virtues of her present experience. "The deep personal connections made here are so much more than 'social activities' – I learn so much from... View Details