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Andrew Goldin

for important issues with their local communities." Support for his goals Andrew says HBS has been "extremely generous with financial aid and with helping me resolve finances, especially with the summer fellowship. They've... View Details

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Navigating a Career in Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Navigating a Career in Education When I was at American Express, I thought that business school would be a good way to learn about different career options and to possibly transition into an area that would be more mission-driven. Careers... View Details

25 Aug 2022
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Ink: The Three-Step Startup

need. This is often the biggest weakness in entrepreneurship. Many people, especially tech people, lead with a solution in search of a problem. I also often see entrepreneurs leap from the see stage to the scale stage. They layer lots of... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

labs and venture capital-backed firms, you see that there are both very real strengths and some serious limitations," Lerner says. "Much of the motivation for writing... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Dec 2012
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Alumni Book Briefs

process large amounts of data. But how can the strengths of each be combined for maximum benefit? Citing the latest neuroscience and his research with experts in mind-machine combination, Prensky shows how... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2018
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From Das’s Desk

Reflective Leader. Led by HBS professors Tom DeLong and Scott Snook, participants delved into case discussions about authentic leadership, explored their personal strengths and... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

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Jonathan Assayag

other strengths emerged. "Having spent so many years learning from lectures, the case method is really refreshing. Under the guidance of professors and in discussions with your classmates, you figure... View Details

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Behrad Mahdi

"the turnaround was done, and it was time for me to leave. That's when I began to think about going to business school. I had learned so much — unpacking my experiences would be very rewarding. I had View Details

08 Jan 2019
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New Year, New Career Goals: Coaches Offer Advice for 2019

a priority this year! Do you want to develop a skill that needs some work? Are there strengths you have that are not being developed in your current role? Are there new systems you'd like to learn? Identify an area for improvement View Details

07 Feb 2005
Research & Ideas

How “Career Imprinting” Shapes Leaders

analyze their own companies and how they create next-generation executives. And execs early in their work lives should use this information to think long and hard about the... View Details

Keywords: by Mallory Stark

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Predoctoral Experience | Research Associates

professional and academic strengths and opportunities for growth, and to prepare for the doctoral application process. Why choose to be a... View Details

27 Aug 2019
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Sweating It Out in Philly; Whiskey Flights in Portland

part of the club’s June networking event, which included a fireside chat with Freeman, founder and CEO of boutique fitness studio SLT (Strengthen, Lengthen & Tone). SLT combines cardio, Pilates, and View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

24 Jul 2000
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Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

"They are like personalities," whose strength is their consistency of quality and service. "They are the source of a reputation that customers can trust," added Jeanette Sarkisian Wagner... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

01 Sep 2010
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Alumni Books

Greatness by Mitt Romney (MBA ’74/JD ’75) (St. Martin’s Press) Romney asserts that America’s strength is essential for its own well-being and the world’s, but its national advantages have eroded. The United... View Details

07 Aug 2019
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“The Star of the North”

The leaders of Granite Equity, a nontraditional private investment and holding company in St. Cloud, Minnesota, know the strength of the area in which they sit. They aren’t looking for portfolio businesses... View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

01 Apr 2002
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Q&A - Mark Fields

usually transformed itself rapidly when faced with gaiatsu, or foreign pressure. It happened in the 1850s when Commodore Perry arrived and again in the aftermath of World War II. The country is going through the same sort of thing right... View Details

Keywords: auto; Mazda; Ford; Mark Fields; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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Our Work Together | About

shared your thoughts and perspectives with me during this time—thank you. We can and must find a pathway forward in the months to come, building on the strengths that have been... View Details

05 Oct 2016
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Harvard to Open Life Sciences Lab

world.” She added that the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is a BSL-1 rated facility, which means that teams will work with materials that pose no danger to anyone outside the lab. The Life Lab will also play an important role in Harvard’s ongoing efforts to bring its... View Details

Keywords: Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services; Scientific Research and Development Services

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Note on January 6 Events at U.S. Capitol | About

and democracy have been prevalent for a number of years. Yet the issues have taken on new urgency. Today, we must recommit ourselves to enhancing the role business plays in serving society—by increasing the prosperity of its people View Details

11 Mar 2020
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Making It Rain

to gather weather data in an entirely new way—by extracting information from things like cell phone signals. When wireless signals hit atmospheric conditions like rain, for example, they lose strength. “We can reverse engineer the signal View Details

Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov

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