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17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

camp in Uganda, and you heard a woman's song. Heaney: I was over in Africa doing some work, and in Africa, many of the organizations need very specific skill sets, medical training, logistics experience. I didn't have those, so I had to... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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Addressing the housing needs of India’s poor

master classes for construction workers. The organization is currently exploring international collaborations. “Government policies should foster the self-construction market and see it as a solution to the View Details

17 Dec 2024
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Solving the Underemployment Crisis

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details

01 Sep 2003
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Books

genius was in how he organized experimentation,” Thomke told a gathering of colleagues during a recent HBS research symposium. “He knew that if you don’t get rapid feedback on new ideas, they often grow cold... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Nov 2015
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Start-Up Leaders Embrace Lobbying as Part of the Job

A recent story in the New York Times that details entrepreneurs’ growing interest in shaping policy highlights the lobbying efforts of Hello Alfred, a personal butler service founded by Jessica Beck (MBA 2015) and Marcela Sapone (MBA... View Details

01 Sep 2011
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Extraordinary People

role that is most important to Harf is being the cofounder and chariman of DKMS, the blood cancer cure bank. Now the most successful organization of its kind in the world, he launched it in 1991 after losing his first wife to blood... View Details

22 Apr 2021
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Leading for a Better World in Boston; Virtual Event Showcases Japan Fellowship

racial inequities, the murder of George Floyd, and the growing movement for justice and change with panelists from organizations on the front line. They included Omar Blayton, CFO of Sunwealth, a solar... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Aug 2013
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Women's Business Leader

growing segment of new businesses in our economy and the trend is growing. Under Carla's leadership, the NWBC will be an effective advocate for women-owned small businesses, ensuring they have access and opportunity and make a strong... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

16 Nov 2015
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Connecting with Indigenous Traditions

Sprinkles lives now stands in stark contrast to his early years growing up as a military brat. The son of an Army sergeant, he attended Vanderbilt University on a Naval ROTC scholarship. He graduated as a naval officer, then served on two... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

01 Oct 2001
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Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

In addition to the well-established network of HBS clubs in cities all over the world, a fairly recent development is the growing number of associations that have been formed around alumni interests. Over the past few years, two of these... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2005
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Venture Capital’s Comeback

grow a successful company, observes Deborah A. Farrington (MBA 1976), the founder and cochairman of StarVest Partners in New York City. “We are back to the reality that it takes seven to eight years to build a company prior to going... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 2002
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Karen Gordon Mills

with a group of other investment professionals, has $250 million under management and specializes in later-stage invest-ments in companies that could use a boost in capital to grow substantially. “Our operating philosophy is to invest... View Details

05 Aug 2015
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Bringing New Life to an Iconic Magazine

Growing up in Washington, DC, David Bradley (MBA 1977) aspired to be a politician, not a businessman, but figured he should have a strong financial base in order to launch his political career. In 1979, he formed the Research Counsel of... View Details

18 Apr 2022
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Book Smart

of going to the library and bringing home a stack of books,” recalls Risher. “We didn’t have a lot growing up but that was something we could do.” He wanted the children of Guayaquil to have the same opportunity. Risher’s solution was... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Author Charley Ellis on Goldman Sachs

individuals who knew hard times growing up. Weinberg was pure Brooklyn and flaunted the fact that he dropped out of school in junior high. Whitehead’s father lost his job and sold porch furniture door-to-door in New Jersey during the... View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Oct 2002
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John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger

John Batcha (MBA '54) was ready to grow his own organization. With a $50,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation, he teamed with Partners of the Americas, the largest private volunteer organization in the... View Details

10 Oct 2018
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Working with a Giver’s Spirit

entrepreneurs to become really large and successful,” says Ayala. “The way they create this multiplier effect is by helping scale up a very special kind of entrepreneur that we call the ‘high-impact entrepreneur.’” Endeavor Philippines has assisted entrepreneurs to... View Details

01 Jun 2024
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Outside Voices

In just 15 years, Greece managed to seesaw from one economic extreme to the other, from almost breaking the eurozone at the depth of its debt crisis to becoming one of the fastest growing economies in Europe in 2023, according to the IMF.... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Pete Ryan; immigration; repatriation; innovation; public policy; Greece

01 Apr 2001
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Making A Difference: HBS Club of Puget Sound Reaches Out to Young Alumni

1997), she took the initiative and organized a successful event. By creating awareness and encouraging participation through flyers, telephone calls, and e-mails, Kwiker quickly established herself as the driving force behind the HBS Club... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

10 Mar 2021
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Shattering Glass

count. There are many organizations nowadays that know how to count the numbers—but they still have cultures that are not inclusive. In your research, you found that many women in college today don’t see gender inequality as a career... View Details

Keywords: April White; gender equity; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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