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- 01 Mar 2004
- News
David “Bull” Gurfein: Bronze Star citation
reports that there were potentially dozens of T-72 tanks and associated forces just north of the berm that his task force was trying to breach. These reports fit the scenario from the previous days that had elements of an Iraqi Division... View Details
- 19 Oct 2022
- News
If I Were You
society is, and how I can bring my authentic self to the world, how I don’t have to be anyone else, how I don’t have to try to fit in, and so that would be my advice. Like, look inwards, be yourself, bring your authentic self, don’t be... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
- News
The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
our classmates took off her shoes and—WHOA—eyes burning, nose on fire, it was the worst stench you could imagine! When we asked her why she didn’t do anything, she said the current options stunk (pun intended); they either didn’t work, changed the View Details
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
perspective. In the case of GE, the board deferred to the CEO, Welch, who selected someone who complemented him versus the strategy-focused successor GE needed. Companies choose an outsider who is a poor fit with the company’s culture.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
HBS Moves Ahead with Curriculum Innovations
experience will be felt not just in how well prepared students are for their first job, but also in how much of what they learn will be useful over the course of their lifetimes. How does the Harvard Innovation Lab fit into your broader... View Details
- 15 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
High Ambition Leadership
company as opposed to their department or themselves; hire people whose values and skills fit the culture and strategy, thus reinforcing and sustaining the community of purpose. In addition, leaders spend a great deal of time on... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
had done in tolerance stacking. Or should they "go broad" and continue to lobby headquarters for more complex assignments that might ultimately lead to program ownership for an entire vehicle? Each scenario had different implications for how GMTCI View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Jul 2008
- Op-Ed
What Should Employers Do about Health Care?
employers offer fitness programs and healthy menu choices in company cafeterias, sometimes at lower prices than the less healthy alternatives. To promote screening and management of chronic conditions, employers are moving to on-site... View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 11, 2006
international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted into national categories. The place of registration, the nationality of shareholders, and the nationality of management often pointed in different directions. During... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
From Turf Wars to Learning Curves: How Hospitals Adopt New Technology
important to think about how that requirement meshes with the social context of the firm. This assessment of fit will help a manager determine whether the technology is incompatible with the social context of the organization and, as a... View Details
- 16 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Creating a Candidate-Centered Recruiting Process
for the interview process to mirror that. Or if there will be periods of consistent pace followed by times of deadline driven pressure, that should be clearly explained. Candidates know themselves and their work styles and want to set themselves up for success by... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
conversations with people at the company. Not every cleantech startup I talked to had opportunities that were a good fit for an early-career MBA like me; some were too far from commercialization and too focused on solving technical... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work
websites, create scrapbooks, and engage in activities using augmented reality technology. Managers should look for opportunities to introduce nostalgia in ways they believe will best fit their organizational environment and culture.... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 05 May 2022
- Blog Post
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS
I learned how to speak Chinese. We went to Chinese language classes every Sunday for 12 years and I absolutely HATED Sunday School. I didn't understand why “learning my heritage” mattered when I was trying so hard to just fit in. But then... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Chasing the Silver Tsunami
software to coordinate care with one another, now processes some 30 percent of patient transitions out of hospitals. In October 2020, CarePort was bought by health technology company WellSky for $1.35 billion. CEO Hu says that one reason WellSky was a good View Details
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Rethinking the MBA
corresponding example of actual implementation. But we’re pluralistic, not rigidly prescriptive. We don’t say that every school must pursue every goal. Using the wide range of examples that we provide, they will all have to figure out their own strategies to View Details
- 26 Jul 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Strategic Way to Go to Market
partners, and the channel steward. Q: Who in an organization needs to be responsible for creating and implementing a channel steward strategy? How does the CEO fit in? A: It has to be the responsibility of the senior marketing management... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Profiles from the Class of 2005
McKinsey in Cleveland as well as a Toyota plant in Kentucky. “My biggest immediate challenge when I return to India will be finding the cultural fit again.” Having worked summer jobs as a teenager in a TVS service station and aluminum... View Details
- 28 Feb 2025
- News
Joy to the World
among people with various fitness activities, and one theory is that, when we engage in fitness activities with friends, we get more of a benefit than when we do it alone. DM: This means the pickleball... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
and raising cattle on it is a challenge fit for an MBA—one that Whiteside decided to pursue full-time after finding a new tract of land and selling his company just a few months before the 2008 economic crisis. "If you apply fertilizer,... View Details