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12 Sep 2018
Blog Post

Optimizing the Coaching Experience for Midcareer Professionals

issue, the loss of a job." The midcareer professional may have a desire to go deeper. Or may recognize that their accumulated knowledge and experience can open previously unavailable options. Whatever the motivation, Butler believes, coaching can help participants... View Details

31 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: Jan. 31

PublicationsHow Leaders Kill Meaning at Work Authors:Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer Publication:The McKinsey Quarterly, no. 1 (January 2012) Abstract Senior executives routinely undermine creativity, productivity, and commitment by... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne & Carmen Nobel

23 May 2018
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Claudio L. Haddad, OPM 12, 1987

a secretary at the University of Chicago. She admires his optimism, curiosity, and humility. “He’s proud but not boastful,” she says simply, adding that they’ve made a life together that is focused on helping their country succeed. In... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

participants spend more time on the platform to enhance their understanding of course concepts and share insights with peers. This time includes all coursework on the platform, including written reflections and quizzes, as well as... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

about changing both how people think and how they behave," says Porter. "I'm pleased when my work is used by other academicians. But I feel equally satisfied when people tell me my ideas made a difference in their companies or countries."... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

23 Aug 2006
Op-Ed

The Real Wal-Mart Effect

This opinion piece, first published in the New York Times in August 2005, has been updated by Pankaj Ghemawat for HBS Working Knowledge.Mighty Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, must feel less like a hotbed of retailing and... View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Ken A. Mark; Retail

15 Oct 2019
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Bridging Business and Engineering

entrepreneurship, and because I want to lead an organization someday, I knew I needed to learn more about management,” says Perelson, explaining what prompted him to apply to HBS. A native of Los Angeles, California, Perelson grew up in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, and has... View Details

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Recent Alumni - Alumni

social event planning, programming content oversight, social media outreach, and fundraising. Volunteer Locally Through an HBS Club or Association HBS Clubs and Associations work to support local businesses and nonprofits through programs... View Details

23 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 23, 2018

increased reporting of probabilities in the media. Our vision is that increased exposure to and improved visualizations of probability forecasts will enhance the public’s understanding of probabilities and how they can contribute to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

02 Aug 2017
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Summing Up: Why Can’t Organizations Engage Their Employees?

attrition, or even desired behaviors at work, than merely to measure employee engagement.” Gregory Enjalbert offered a more personal perspective: “Engaging people is therefore very much about talking to them and listening actively to them taking a keen interest in what... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

24 May 2017
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David G. Bradley, MBA 1977

a freelancer who had worked for the Atlantic and was held hostage in Libya in 2011. Bradley gathered interested parties—Gillis’s parents, journalists, lawyers—to brainstorm how they could help, and their initial success led him to bring... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

place for life after work, everything else about retirement – what we intend to do with our time – remains vague or utterly unexplored. Important considerations include: Identity Who will you be in retirement? What aspirations,... View Details

18 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

How New Managers Become Great Managers

teaching, and consulting over the past ten years, I have come to understand more deeply than ever that the best managers are those who have an appetite for learning and are willing to work on themselves. Management is very hard; even the... View Details

Keywords: by Linda Hill

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Magashe Ngoepe

period gives us time to be home with more space to enjoy our new life together. Additionally, entrepreneurs are always taking risks. HBS has inspired me to be bold and make decisions knowing that I will always have the security of an MBA... View Details

15 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

of the family business system, we need to understand what capable leaders in family business systems actually do. I've spent much of my professional life figuring this out. I've gotten to know a number of excellent family business leaders... View Details

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News - Research Computing Services

sessions, will be terminated . What work is being performed and why? We will release a new default software environment for Grid 3.0. Please see our documentation for more information how you can use older software environments should you... View Details

07 May 2007
Research & Ideas

Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

with, as many people have said of Benjamin Franklin. He was just so witty, knowledgeable, and downright interesting that you couldn't come away without feeling enriched. Weaving together the fascinating story of his life with an... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

Portrait Project

Ratnika Prasad

during recess. The area we covered wasn’t large, and our club didn’t last beyond middle school, but the thrill of having done something remained. Working to protect the environment has been my passion for as long as I can remember. My... View Details

07 Oct 2021
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Planning Ahead

took the thoughtful approach that he has honed working for more than 30 years in the credit markets and applied it to his own situation. Ketchum established a bequest intention that will support HBS as part of his estate plan. Making a... View Details

10 May 2019
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Advice for Mothers Pursuing an MBA

the foundation on top of which we built our extraordinary experience. If you have a partner, working together will be essential. Logistics for the kids is the immediate second layer: figure it out as soon as you can and connect with... View Details

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