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- 24 May 2017
- News
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi, JD/MBA 1979
but Ogunlesi always showed up, eventually becoming the sole student in the classroom. “The lecturer was my tutor and I didn’t want him to face an empty classroom,” says Ogunlesi. That level of consideration for others, coupled with raw intelligence and View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
A Continuum of Innovation
seen to be—essential to developing the skills and insights business leaders need?) to the personal (How do we make sure that HBS continues to attract exceptional students as well as remarkable faculty and staff who create this... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- 04 Aug 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shackleton: An Entrepreneur of Survival
testament to his leadership skills that eight members of the ill-fated Endurance voyage signed up for Shackleton's next expedition to Antarctica. Martha Lagace: Why was Shackleton's voyage good HBS case material? Nancy Koehn: There are... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders
how these management skills can be acquired through peer networks, the researchers partnered with the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable (iSPIRIT), a think tank that promotes the growth of Indian software product companies. The... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 13 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk
thought the kids would praise me, but the kids did anything but praise me. My son said to me, "Dad, you're really good in sort of rational, intelligent discourse, but tell me, what does your acquired pragmatism do for African Americans?" That's a View Details
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
focuses on those issues and tools of greatest relevance to the managers being trained. For example, managers of a firm like Microsoft need to know how to preserve the patentability of inventions, how to avoid infringing on the intellectual property rights of others,... View Details
- 01 Jan 2013
- News
Roger W. Sant, MBA 1960
however, was proselytizing. "Part of my role was to convince them that I had 'the truth.' That was hard for me given my respect for all viewpoints," says Sant, whose admiration for Mormon values remains strong despite having left the... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 11 Jul 2016
- HBS Case
Neurodiversity: The Benefits of Recruiting Employees with Cognitive Disabilities
time when many bemoan the lack of skilled workers. ASD is an umbrella term for several cognitive impairments, including Asperger syndrome. The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates one in 68 children have been diagnosed with... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
hard to remember a time when they weren’t a regular part of civic conversation. But as Rivkin notes, the data pointed to such concerns long before 2016. “Those of us working on the US Competitiveness Project came to the perspective that... View Details
- 21 Feb 2023
- Research & Ideas
Are Your Employees Passing Up Incentives? Try Promoting the Programs More
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School; Luca Foschini, co-founder of Evidation Health; and Bradford Tuckfield, Kmbara founder. Not just what you say, but how you say it You don’t have to look hard to find examples of thoughtfully-designed... View Details
Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis
- 07 Jul 2003
- Research & Ideas
4+2 = Sustained Business Success
their great skill in those areas with a mastery of any two out of four secondary management practices—talent, innovation, leadership, and mergers and partnerships. We learned, for example, that it doesn't really matter if you implement... View Details
- Web
Driving Impact in Emerging Markets with HBS Alum Nneka Chime (MBA 2015) - Recruiting
role in the Africa Business Club as co-leader of the Africa Business Conference . Leading the conference provided Nneka with a window into how her interests and skills could fit together to drive impact. She and her co-lead brought... View Details
- 16 Aug 2022
- Op-Ed
Now Is the Time for Entrepreneurs to Play Offense
dust has settled a bit, I am seeing the best entrepreneurs realize that now is the time to play offense. The "play offense" playbook is well known to many, but hard to execute during a downturn. With the start of the football season... View Details
Keywords: by Jeffrey Bussgang
- 27 May 2022
- Blog Post
Q&A with the HBS Armed Forces Alumni Association, MBA Class of 2023
grow as a person and a leader. I wanted to develop a new skill set and garner new insights to make me a more effective and diversified instructor for the cadets I will teach at USMA. What do you think helped you stand out during the... View Details
- 02 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
Negotiating in Three Dimensions
undoubtedly a skilled negotiator. Yet, as Bachelder happily informed his client, "When this is over, you're going to be that guy's boss. He knows that. He can't fight you too hard on anything." In... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 May 2020
- Blog Post
5 Reasons to Join a Club at HBS
internship at a leading airline. 3. Leadership Opportunities More than 200 students serve as club leaders and that’s only counting co-presidents and CFOs. HBS is a leadership school and clubs can be an incredible way to sharpen and maintain those leadership View Details
- 04 Oct 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Make Sure the Right People End Up with Power in Organizations?
proposition included Fernando De LaTorre, who commented, “I found (it) hard to work for trust as a goal. I think you work and live your values, and trust will stay in the culture.” Alan Arnett said that “trust comes when you learn to make... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- Web
Five Ways to Rethink Your Job Description - Recruiting
function or product-based keywords to describe the job's area of work. Think about the format and length Job descriptions in paragraph form can be hard to process. Make the beginning easy to scan so candidates quickly know if the job is a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
tries, and fails, to convince yet another cancer patient to opt for the less risky course of treatment. In Supercommunicators, Charles Duhigg blends deep research and his trademark storytelling skills to show how we can all learn to... View Details
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
account individual circumstances. From the 1980s Unilever also honed skills in divesting businesses. Unilever's ability to identify acquisition targets, and to absorb the capabilities of acquired companies, became one of its principal... View Details