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- 19 Apr 2023
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A Kick Start for Latin American Startups
capitalists not to get too involved in their portfolio, as it would be a waste of time and companies should be left to do their own thing. But this was a maturing VC ecosystem in Latin America, says Saggioro Leal. "We started to realize... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 11 Apr 2024
- News
Mission Control
four elements that many cultures talk about: fire, wind, water, earth —which one is you? And so, you start off by saying, okay, earth for me is, and then you write all the elements that make up earth. And water is for me. And then you're... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Alejandro Ramirez: A Very Good Time for Mexico
COO and began a major restructuring of the 5,000-employee company. “It was hard,” he admits. “There were people who had been working at the company almost as long as I’d been alive. But I think I was able to gain their support because I... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
One Man Crime Wave
their circumstances. In MacDonald’s world, business — with its repetitive soullessness, automation, ceaseless drive for profit, and backstabbing corporate culture — contributes to the angst that drives these men to self-destruction. The... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Up on the Corner
unsuccessful) plans to redevelop Union Square and other parts of Southwest Baltimore, Dlodlo began by asking residents what they wanted and needed. Everything about Madikizela, from the incorporation of culturally diverse retail to the... View Details
- 22 Feb 2024
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GCC Crossroads Aims for a Bright Future; Seattle Alumni Talk Leadership in Tech; Italy Preps for European Alumni Summit
served as moderator. Among the issues the panelists explored: the key drivers and culture of innovation; the opportunities and challenges of AI, blockchain, and IoT; how companies can prepare for disruption;... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 22 Sep 2022
- News
The Beauty Guide
of the business. That move served her well. She ended up leading Neutrogena, eventually becoming the president of US Beauty at Johnson & Johnson. Today, she is the global brand president of Clinique and Origins, both part of the Estée Lauder View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
- 11 Mar 2021
- News
Leading with Heart
share with everybody that at the end of the eight-week marathon, I would typically ask a couple of students to tell their story about their company or about themselves. And in my class, I remember your sharing that journey of yours. By... View Details
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Generation Next
the conglomerate and Mumbai business circles. Above all, family-run companies in India value loyalty and seniority. But the maneuvers worked. Over the next few years, the business started to rebound, marking a turning point for Godrej,... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- News
Warrior Spirit
business opportunity is that martial arts is the only sport in Asia with broad appeal and local relevance,” says Cui, noting that the Asian world as a whole (with the possible exceptions of Japan and South Korea) generally lacks the 24/7 sports View Details
- 01 Aug 1998
- News
High Honors
Business Administration, Emeritus Alumni Achievement Awards Ralph M. Barford (MBA '52) President, Valleydene Corporation Limited Chairman, GSW Inc. Despite occupying diverse industry sectors, several of Canada's best-known blue-chip View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
celebrate his graduation, he remembers feeling the acute dichotomy between the go-go culture of HBS and the words of a tribal elder: “He was translating back and forth in Omaha,” Keen recalls, “and he said, ‘From what people have told me,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Full Court Press
didn’t exist before.” Growing basketball on the continent entails addressing the logistics and marketing challenges inherent in trying to scale any operation across 54 countries. It also poses a deep cultural challenge—the kind where the... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
company that does business in more than 200 countries and uses more than 25 crops sourced from over 7 million acres in 60 different countries, PepsiCo has an opportunity and a responsibility to use our size and scale to help build a food... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Egon P.S. Zehnder (MBA '56)
Zehnder utters these words with considerable passion, since he created the unique corporate culture in which these qualities are so fundamental. In 1976, as Egon Zehnder International continued to grow and prosper, he decided to give up... View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
innovation, connection, and freedom. In the past decade, it has fallen almost entirely under the control of a very small group of companies like Apple, Google, and Facebook. In Read Write Own, tech visionary Chris Dixon argues that the... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
Image by John Ritter In 2020, the number of women running Fortune 500 companies hit an all-time high: 37, or just 7.4 percent. Of those CEOs, only three (less than 1 percent) were women of color. In their new book, Glass Half Broken:... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Avoiding a Succession Crisis
CEO about as tough as it ever has been. Companies need world-class efficiency, constant innovation, and a customer orientation. This requires a group of talented, dedicated people working as a team across business units and country... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Designing Change
Stecker. “Muzak has a huge music library, and many employees came to the company because they love music. Making music an integral, daily aspect of company culture enabled... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 28 Sep 2018
- News
Pushing Progress at Panasonic
transformation, Bloomberg reports, Higuchi is tasked with reconfiguring company culture: During his first week back at Panasonic, Higuchi got a culture shock of his own. At an internal meeting, he took a... View Details