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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
Hewlett-Packard in Colorado Springs, Colorado, notes, "I came back with specific tools for doing my job, but it's learning from the experiences of others that broadened my own awareness as a manager." Following TGM's final session,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Rationale for Non-Rationality: Why We Make Bad Choices
counter-productive, negative effects." Although the brain's chemistry is beyond our control, Jensen suggests that being aware of the pattern gives us an advantage in dealing with it. "Neurological 'muscles' can be strengthened just like... View Details
Keywords: Laura Singleton (MBA '88)
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds
made me much more aware of human limitations — others’ and my own. “My hope,” he adds, “is to use what I’ve learned through this ordeal to help others in overcoming similar challenges.” Feagler, his wife, Kitty, and their new daughter... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- News
A Walkabout to the Ocean
environmental career that started on the banks of the Rhine River. Merkl grew up in Cologne, Germany in the 1960s—a time when the Rhine was so polluted that anyone even daring to wade into it risked arrest. "It stank, literally," recalls Merkl. "But then, around age... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Banking on HBS
Bank after a distinguished career as a Wall Street investment banker. "I wanted a program that would stimulate their thinking and make them aware of different approaches to problem solving and implementation of alternative courses of... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
Next Level
drama. Once a person is aware of the tendency, Bond says, they can adjust for it, which will allow more people to have space at the table. Wright has seen this play out regularly. “She surprises me almost every day in that way,” she says.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
Ashish Dhawan (MBA ’97), founder and senior managing director of ChrysCapital, a private-equity firm based in Mumbai. Even so, Dhawan believes that a growing awareness of the outside world and a sense of competitiveness in the Indian... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
@Soldiers Field
turnaround. Hilfiger also shared the story of his first company, which went bankrupt in 1977—an experience he referred to as “my MBA.” Some 500 members of the HBS community attended a candlelight vigil on Spangler Lawn organized by the African-American Student Union to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Sun Dress
Barrow: Offering a line of clothing that provides protection from the downside of solar energy. A native of sun-splashed Australia who now resides in Minneapolis, John Barrow (MBA 1989) has a fashion tip for Americans: cover up, mates. Seriously. Skin-cancer View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
New Economy Notables: Thomas S. Volpe
great." Learned at HBS As most people move through the educational system, they become aware of what they can't do — their options gradually narrow down. My experience was just the opposite. HBS expanded my horizons by making me View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
will climb Mt. Fuji along with medical, research, and public-policy personnel in a venture sponsored by the Breast Cancer Fund of San Francisco. The climb has been organized to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and to... View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
witnessed the tremendous success of SSP-SA in its first two years, she is keenly aware of the potential that the program has to influence the country’s future. Modeled after the Student/Sponsor Partnership in New York City, the SSP-SA... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Insight: Yenball
off the modern era of Japanese players in the American major leagues—Greyser says team owners have also become acutely aware of how Japanese players can boost their clubs' bottom line. Of course, just acquiring players doesn't necessarily... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It
aggressive play earned him over two thousand minutes in penalties, and he was acutely aware of the clash between his job and his role at home as a loving husband and devoted father. Changing teams also meant repeatedly uprooting his wife,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
School of Hard Knocks
Role-playing, between a baby boomer and a millennial, for example, on how often one should be recognized for a job well done, also helps increase employee awareness of other perspectives around an issue common to all. According to a 1995... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
To Educate Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World
the School's first-ever capital campaign was marked by tradition, awareness of the vital role of business education in today's world, and deep appreciation and respect for the School's role in educating leaders for the future. “Harvard... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Amy S. Langer
organization's top spot, she transformed NABCO over the next decade. Under her leadership, NABCO has used an innovative program of corporate partnerships in cause-related marketing campaigns, linking breast cancer awareness to everything... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Keys to the Kingdom
management. But Bloomberg defended the appointment, saying that Rhea brings much-needed financial skills and expertise to the job. Said Rhea, “I’m keenly aware of the challenges facing public housing today and the need to ensure that this... View Details
Keywords: Real Estate
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Alumni Books
Kiss Your BUT Good-Bye: How to Get beyond the One Word That Stands between You and Success by Joe Azelby and Bob Azelby (MBA 1997) (HarperBusiness) The Azelbys want to help professionals become aware of the things they do, or fail to do,... View Details
- 15 Dec 2024
- News
Crucible: Give It Up
hindsight, we both recognized it. Relationships are just like anything else in life: They are what you put into them. The hard times brought us closer together. Today we have an awareness of our connection with one another that didn’t... View Details