coaching - Publications - Faculty & Research

10 Apr 2023
Video

While a Senior Vice President for global consulting firm Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), Cheryl was invited to join their International Center for Executive Options (ICEO) practice where she is a Confidential Advisor and Coach to C-Suite and... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Investment Banking; Financial Services (All); Investment Management; Financial Services (All); Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Health Care; Retail

23 Jan 2019
Blog Post

Leaving an Unhappy Job: How to Look Before You Leap

As a career coach at HBS, Matt Spielman (MBA 1999) has heard the groans of frustrated professionals who are unhappy in their current jobs and faced with an urgent question: should they leave immediately or wait until they've secured their... View Details

23 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Career Journeys | John Guzek

HBS Career & Professional Development sat down with students to talk about their career journeys. John Guzek (MBA 2023) recounts the origins of his desire to combine social enterprise with entrepreneurship, and how his career coach... View Details

Research Summary

Strategic Human Capital

My research focuses on the links between managerial background, job attributes, organizational/firm characteristics, and firm performance. Broadly speaking, I am interested in how a manager's skills, knowledge, connections, experiences, and other attributes... View Details

April 2025
Case

Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics (A)

By: Linda A. Hill, James I. Cash and Lydia Begag

Joe Mazzulla's leadership journey with the Boston Celtics began in 2016 when he served as an assistant coach for their NBA G-League affiliate. In 2019, he was promoted to a "behind-the-bench" assistant coaching role with the Celtics, before being asked to become the... View Details

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Educators

20 May 2014
News

Manage Your Team’s Collective Time

Career Coach

Erika Osterling

talent. She has coached hundreds of executives through career transitions, job search strategies, interview preparation and offer negotiation. Erika enjoys helping students and alumni work through formulating a career vision, augmenting... View Details

Keywords: Energy; Oil & Gas; Energy; Private Equity; Financial Services (All); Manufacturing

Career Coach

Rich Schneider

Rich (HBS’74) has been a Career Coach since 2009 and works with both students and alumni. He retired from a 35 year career in management consulting that year and is presently active in several capacities: Partner in Sage Partners, a... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Health Care; Manufacturing; Sports

11 Apr 2025
Video

HBS Alumni Career Video | Lindsay Muller (MBA 2024)

Career Coach

Philippe Taieb

Philippe (HBS '99) has been a Coach at HBS since 2006. He has been fortunate to work with scores of MBA Students and Alumni having a wide array of backgrounds (e.g. Investment Management, Consulting, Entrepreneurship, General Management,... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; Consumer Products; Education; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Government; Health Care; Manufacturing; Social Enterprise; Sports; Clean Technology; Energy

01 Feb 2016
News

CEOs and Coaches: How Important is Organizational 'Fit?'

04 Aug 2020
Blog Post

HBS Career & Professional Development Responds to COVID-19

Kristen Fitzpatrick (HBS '03) is the Managing Director of HBS Career and Professional Development (CPD). In this role, she also coaches alumni and MBA students. Through her interactions with recruiters over the past decade, Kristen is... View Details

28 Oct 2015
News

Why Millennials Are the C-Suite’s Secret Weapon for Innovation

25 Feb 2021
News

EU’s largest HR and leadership conference makes a return

12 PM – 1:30 PM EDT, 02 May 2025
Webinars: Career

Establishing Your Professional Identity: How to Develop Your Unique Personal Brand

Whether you're looking for career direction, in career transition, or seeking a promotion, a strong personal brand can build your confidence, your focus, and accelerate your career trajectory. In this workshop led by executive communication coach Andrea Wojnicki (HBS... View Details

23 Jul 2024
Video

Leveraging the HBS Network Now

12 PM – 1 PM EDT, 28 Oct 2015
Webinars: Career

Harnessing Social Media for Thought Leadership, Networking, and Job Searching

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Klout, Hootsuite, Blogs #Overwhelmed? The world of social media for business professionals is getting increasingly complex. Sasha Grinshpun, HBS MBA 2002 and founder/ executive coach at sasha360.com, will provide the best-in-class... View Details

Career Coach

Whit Collier

business. He can expand upon careers within these diverse areas within the wealth and investment management ecosystem, and advise students interested in these fields. Whit is thrilled to be a coach focused on serving others in their... View Details

17 Apr 2025
Blog Post

From Tech to Coaching: Empowering Women and Minority Leaders with Yue Zhao (MBA 2013)

mentor. I sought to be a great manager as much as I was a great product leader—to be the kind of role model I wish I’d had. These experiences drew me to coaching. When I reached a point in my career where I had more financial flexibility, I made the leap to launch a... View Details

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