Chinese Political Thought - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Apr 2019
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Give It to Me Straight

thought you all cared about me." Now I realized that I have failed Bob in six really important ways. I have failed, first of all, to solicit feedback. I've failed to solicit both praise and criticism from Bob. So those are the first two... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2024
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Back to School

alumni who throw pots, drink wine, tell jokes, and collect baseball cards—for fun. (And, yes, some have turned their passions into their professions.) How to: Jump Out of an Airplane Our instructor: Alejandro Montagna (MBA 1996), skydiver I never View Details

Keywords: April White; illustrations by Josh Cochran

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

talents and trials to lead with authenticity in all areas of life. The Entrepreneurial Guide: The Key Principles of Building and Growing Your Business By Srikanth Gaddam (OPM 43, 2013) Independently published Do you ever think that your idea or product could help... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2010
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$how Me the Money

and there’s no question that multinationals play at the edge of what is appropriate, and that should be corrected. But I would hesitate to have those kinds of financial dealings thought of as equivalent to the problems of drug money, or... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Legal Services; Professional Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2011
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Coming Full Circle

entrepreneur who initially thought he’d have a career in the private sector before pursuing academia. He spent the summer between his first and second years as an MBA working as a consultant and discovered he loved the process of... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2016
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Alumni Books of 2016

the French exiles and describes their businesses and their successes. “Once you have been trained to be a management consultant, writing comes relatively easily. One gets used to thinking and putting one’s thoughts together whenever time... View Details

17 Feb 2015
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The First Five Years: Diogo Castro Freire (MBA 2012)

reminded me of how effective film can be at sharing a complex topic with large audiences. “But a particular and obvious question puzzled me: Why haven’t films like Chasing Ice, The Island President, and An Inconvenient Truth, to name a few, succeeded in creating the... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Entertainment; Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries; Information

01 Oct 2002
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Banishing Balkan Ghosts

medicine required for recovery.” “Those experiences were invaluable for what I'm doing now,” Djelic continues. “I learned that you can't wait for better conditions because they'll never materialize. There's always political risk involved.... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Jan 2006
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Ann S. Moore, MBA 1978

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Time Inc. Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION Vanderbilt University, 1971 B.A., Political Science LIFELONG LESSON FROM HBS "Trust is a powerful tool in helping you lead. You... View Details

16 May 2018
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ALUMNI NVC Finals and Regional Roundup

to hear from the business, political and community leaders from Hong Kong and beyond,” says Alison Chan (MBA 2002), the Conference Chair and club president. "This is the event that our alumni look forward to attending every year.” Held at... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Apr 2000
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Real World Issues Aired at Student Led Conferences

Association, and the Asia Business Club provided attendees with an opportunity to engage in lively discourse, thoughtful reflection, and gala celebrations. AASU Conference: A Call to Action "Leading the Restoration: Black Business... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Jun 2000
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Going Public: Raymond M. Jefferson

his achievements, and in charge of a unit in Okinawa with a classified mission. Looking back on that day, Jefferson recalls, "I never thought one incident would change my life forever." During an afternoon exercise, an explosive device... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Jun 2022
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June 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

book offers the steps necessary to building the new principles and guardrails to empower flexible, high-performing teams. And it teaches readers to lead with purpose, to manage and measure differently, and to believe that by letting go, they’ll get more back than they... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Oct 2000
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The Entrepreneurial Venture

characterized by a high degree of mobility of capital and labor. Opportunity-seeking entrepreneurs are plentiful: They can gain access to human and financial capital; they can overcome barriers to entry; and they can succeed in economic, social, and View Details

01 Dec 2018
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Hard Choices

the polls instead of their hearts or brains. They listen more to political consultants than to voters. Our short-term-maximizing politicians fail to tackle longer-term societal challenges such as climate change or unaffordable entitlement... View Details

Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)

01 Jun 1996
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Keepers of the Flame

trying to form a culture." Explains Wallace, "This job reinforces the need to have a general management focus. You have to understand the totality of the entity, not just a piece of the operation. If I only thought about finance, I'd lose... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Sep 2024
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Alumni Books

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books 20+ Years of Urban Rebuilding: Lessons from the Revival of Lower Manhattan after 9/11 By Patrice Derrington (MBA 1991) and Rosemary Scanlon (PMD 42, 1981) Routledge Following the destruction of the World Trade Center and the... View Details

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Healthcare Alumni Conference Marks 25 Years The HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA) hosted its 25th Annual Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 7, and once again offered an exclusive agenda that was jam-packed with industry thought leaders... View Details