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22 Sep 2023
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Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

taxation. Which you might not think would be like the pick for the most influential life person, right? You probably think LEAD or something like that. But Hank was so focused on encouraging us not to just think about the specific implications of tax policy and how to... View Details

30 May 2024
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How to Have Effective Conversations

fraught in a business setting. So tell me what you mean and how you can explore that in a sensitive way. CD: Well, the first thing to recognize is that social identities are not just the scary things we think about, right? They're not... View Details

25 Apr 2024
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Origin Stories

your life, particularly early on. Gerald Schwartz: I think the real influence in where I grew up was where my father was. I had a wonderful relationship with him. DM: In this special edition of Skydeck, associate editor Julia Hanna asked... View Details

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

his company so we could move east and get better care for me. And so I'm reading all of this and I'm thinking, I cannot believe the toll that cancer and illness takes on the patient, but also on everybody around them. And it really made me think so much differently... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Again and Again

discuss otherwise.” Professor Michael Norton; photo by Steph Stevens “Who stands on the right? Who stands on the left? We have all of these very carefully scripted rituals around the fact that, eventually, we have to get down to business... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

29 Nov 2021
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How Bonuses Get Employees to Choose Work Over Family

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Which is the best dating app? Can money actually buy love? When do you talk about money in a new relationship and how do you broach the topic? How can... View Details

24 Mar 2022
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Rituals at Work: Teams That Play Together Stay Together

Keywords: Rituals

01 Sep 2023
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Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees

business opportunity. In just 30 years—the span of a single generation—genealogy has grown from the domain of historical societies, microfilm, and the Mormon church to big data, artificial intelligence, DNA testing, and staggering private... View Details

Keywords: April White; Illustrations by Fabio Consoli; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

15 Feb 2024
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Startup Shepherds

of the e-commerce site, the pair focused on building relationships with designers; ultimately, however, it was mastering the logistical challenges of renting clothing that set them apart. “It’s been where we’ve invested a ton of time and... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Mar 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

himself up to pursue his passionate competitive ambitions, Finn commits to becoming a great rowing coach. But his growing achievements are upended when a tragic incident reignites his rivalry with Rupert and unearths the long-buried family secret behind his toxic View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2023
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Solving for Z

positions for every job seeker, resulting in significant labor shortages in sectors ranging from business services to manufacturing. Gen Zers, meanwhile, will comprise approximately one-third of the workforce by 2025. And they are... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

20 Dec 2023
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New School

1992) says now. “You need to have an outstanding team; you have to have the right product; you have to have the business systems; you have to be the right kind of organization.” For Waldron, that means being a company with purpose every... View Details

01 Nov 2020
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Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

01 Dec 2023
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Endless Possibilities

parent company. “It’s a place for possibilities, to explore and create relationships that are meaningful to the user.” Iosotaluno notes that trust, safety, and empowerment are key when it comes to user experience; to that end, more than... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Mar 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Community

and investment firm, Fung considered the role crypto would play in a diversified portfolio. Her research introduced her to the underlying blockchain technology, and the revelation that led her to launch Co:Create: that these tools could help View Details