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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014
to shift performance to a high level. The Trek: Adventure and Enlightenment on a Climb to the Summit of Kala Patthar, above Mount Everest Base Camp in the Himalayas by David Schachne (MBA 1990) (Relevant Corporation LLC) Schachne tells... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Steven C. Watson
Mills: Her Excellent Adventures Amy S. Langer: Fighting the Good Fight Jeremiah P. Murphy, Jr.: Improving the Coop's Numbers Andrew H. Tisch: Family Matters View Details
- Web
Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
new and adventurous attitude on the part of the business community." 67 In 1987, Doriot died at the age of 87. From an era of conservative investment and large corporations, the patient visionary and calculated risk taker paved the way... View Details
- 28 Apr 2022
- News
Finding Her Place
relate his adventures in Southern California. It was a long time before the family learned that Billy, who had mental health issues, was living on the streets of Pasadena. Hudson recalls not even knowing what “homeless” meant when her... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Of Myth and Merlin: T.A. (Tom) Barron's Literary Odyssey
manages to combine sophisticated concepts of physics with high fantasy in a marvelous way." Heartlight was followed by the equally acclaimed The Ancient One and The Merlin Effect, contemporary mythic tales featuring an adventurous young... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Amy S. Langer
sounds corny, but it's true.” — Margie Kelley DISTINCT YET OF A PIECE PROFILES FROM THE CLASS OF 1977 John R. Davis: Nature's Blessing Michael F. Cronin: A Focus on the Fundamentals Ann M. Fudge: Enhanced Perspective Steven C. Watson: Course Change Karen Gordon Mills:... View Details
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
continued running ultramarathons and adventuring in her free time after she graduated and became a consultant, but soon realized that she had to make a choice. “Adventure,” Stroeer says, “was the thing that grabbed my soul and that made... View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 24
book: Adventures of an IT Leader (2009). In our Adventures book, we experimented with mechanisms to facilitate active learning such as Jim Barton's "living whiteboard," whereby Barton kept a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Mar 2003
- What Do You Think?
Are Conditions Right for the Next Accounting Scandal?
have been more active in reviewing the mergers of the major firms as the industry consolidated over the last fifteen years." Several responses hinted at the need for audit committees to be more adventurous in their selection of... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
inefficient markets efficient”—intrigued Whitman enough to move her family across the country for what the less adventurous might have considered a risky endeavor. Whitman’s 25 years prior to joining eBay seem tailored to preparing her to... View Details
- Web
Visionary, Innovator, Educator - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
new and adventurous attitude on the part of the business community." 67 In 1987, Doriot died at the age of 87. From an era of conservative investment and large corporations, the patient visionary and calculated risk taker paved the way... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Carving a Niche
high-tech materials feed directly into Faction’s product design. Faction also hits the aspirational note so many products use to their advantage. You may not be interested in leaving the trail to land a kangaroo flip, but wouldn’t you like to feel that same sense of... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Lego Stays on Script
interlocking bricks and figures: “He was talking to himself and telling stories. He had a much bigger adventure in his head than what was physically in front of him. I realized it would touch people universally if we could make a movie... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Ink
Valley to Swaziland: How One Couple Found Purpose and Adventure in an Encore Career Quoted (iStock) “We’ve now surveyed thousands of executives at hundreds of companies, and they’re always shocked to see how poorly their strategy is... View Details
- 02 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
Paul’s Sabbatical Story: Hypothesis-testing by sabbaticals
paradise. But it did help him to find passion in his job. After this sabbatical, Paul left consulting and joined a company which shared his passion for travel and exploration: Airbnb. He credits his adventures and time off for helping him... View Details
- 18 Mar 2021
- News
Authentically Leading with Blind Ambition
Chicago. About this program When most people were preparing for the adventure of adult life, Chad E. Foster was watching the world he grew up with fade to black. But going blind in his early 20’s didn’t stop him from living. Becoming an... View Details
- 23 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Propel Your Career Forward with Some of Our Favorite Books
new entirely. Chasing after the success of your competition can put you in a position of constantly copying instead of innovating. To make your company or your offering distinct, you need to be more adventurous in your approach, even if... View Details
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
Lydia M. Marshall: Gumption and Grace
is totally energizing," she says with satisfaction. This adventurous spirit, however, is nothing new. As a high-school student at a Quaker school, Marshall, a Rochester, New York, native, spent a "terrific" year in Germany, where she... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 1
recrafting the cases from multiple industries to include one industry; (3) integrating the key characters of monomyth hero's journey; and (4) writing the case dialogue for the protagonist, Jim Barton, hero's journey. The result was our novel-based Harvard Business... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
compass. Without that special information about ourselves we are susceptible to great periods of wasted time, pain and suffering. Forever Young by Scott Kyle (MBA 1993) and Karyn Langhorne Folan (Liv Mas Press) A romance adventure The... View Details