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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Student Conferences Spark Discussion, Promote Interaction
by HBSAAA volunteers in Atlanta and Boston, the initiative's pilot cities. "We hope this positive, hands-on approach to reading will extend the horizons and imaginations of our youth and will favourably impact their academic performance,"... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Alumni Books
Real Skills for Real Jobs with Real Success by Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) (Viking Adult) As a Big Brother, Chertavian saw how many young, disadvantaged, yet motivated workers were stranded at the bottom of the job ladder. In 2000, he dedicated his life to helping... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
Martin and Giraud em-phasize that Club Med will retain its core concept of the "magic" of the guest experience -- the interaction between guests, the gentils membres or GMs, and their youthful hosts, the gentils organisateurs or GOs.... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
A Class Act
October 1986 Business is typical. Forecasts spell wealth greater than imagination; actuals result in delay-the-dividend/bonus one more quarter. How in God's name I ended up in satellite insurance is beyond me. The mindless, youthful... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
positions in youth soccer, as well as a land trust and a historic preservation commission in her western New Jersey community. "I gather there had been some internal controversy about accepting women, from little comments I heard here and... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 08 May 2019
- News
Lessons from the Ashes
with all these ideas that the company could be taken over and it’s not being well run and a lot of youthful naivete and enthusiasm. So in those first few months of '87 after my dad died, I'd study for my cases that night, go to class. But... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Moir Donelson
creating a youth development program in rural Louisiana while serving in the Army or increasing revenues (by $39 million) as an engineer and administrator at Motorola in Texas (where he also tutored students), Donelson has shown great... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
A Vibrant Brand
In the course of an hour-long interview, Keith T. Clinkscales (MBA '90), president of Vibe magazine, drops close to fifty names. Those mentioned by this 35-year-old CEO of an enterprise that is considered "da bomb" (a high compliment) among its urban View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Leadership on a Global Stage
and youth in Singapore’s “heartland.” He returned to Singapore three years later as a leadership consultant with McKinsey & Company, creating and delivering leadership training and development programs throughout Asia Pacific that were... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
search engine Baidu. Instead of striving and sweating for a good job, a home, and a family, it suggested a minimalist lifestyle of tang ping (“lying flat”). Although the post was later deleted by Communist Party officials, lying flat has nevertheless become a rallying... View Details
- 15 Oct 2019
- News
Innovative Thinking Fuels Nascent Startup Scene
population is under 25, and youth unemployment stands at 28 percent. “The human capital is there,” she says. “And they are thinking outside of the box.” In many ways, BulkWhiz, which has now grown to more than 50 employees and could... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
multinational corporations, including Sears Roebuck, Wal-Mart, Bank of America, and American Express. He has also served on the board of Youth Services International, which provides care and developmental services for at-risk youth. He... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John Batcha: Sowing the Seeds to Fight Hunger
fertilizers, and insecticides, Batcha explains, the average crop yield of corn has increased nearly fivefold in the years between his youth and his retirement from Asgrow, where he worked for 28 years. Batcha took a leap of faith in... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books
Himalayan climbing team, the executive director of an innovative low-income senior housing community, and the founder of a pioneering youth basketball program for girls. Examples of “fixing it” also come from the journeys of entrepreneurs... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
teaching tools. She also served as the COO of Up with People, a nonprofit international youth leadership program. Kim and Coup also have worked on national political campaigns. After reading Jardine’s book, Coup was inspired, even... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Creating Miracles — Charles A. Coverdale (MBA 1971)
assistant, Cynthia Liggon, puts it, "believes adversity is a breeding ground for miracles." "I'm in the hope business," affirms Coverdale, who himself rose from the poor, rough-and-tumble world of the South Bronx as a youth to become one... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
HBS Clubs and Associations
of the Juvenile Justice Fund in Atlanta, which provides resources and services for youth and their families who are involved with the juvenile justice system. “I was able to come back and, with my case studies and notes as a guide, retool... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
$1,500 he and two MIT friends scraped together from personal funds and a $10,000 prize for winning MIT’s business plan contest. In 1996, the youthful trio sold the company to Artisoft for $13 million. Prior to HBS, Cassidy had earned two... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
Shaping the Future of Business: Entrepreneurial Evolution at HBS
opportunity, marshaling of required resources, exploitation of opportunity, and harvesting." In other words, "entrepreneurship" is a way of managing that occurs in organizations large or small, youthful or experienced. Underpinning... View Details
- 24 Mar 2021
- News
Clubs Reaffirm Equity in Community Partners Work; Alumni Angels Invest in Member Education
best what their clients need. Phillips says nine of the club’s Community Partners client organizations for 2021 are in line with its DEI objectives, including Access Education Systems, a STEM program for inner city youth; the Alliance for Community Empowerment, an... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley