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- 15 Apr 2017
- News
Bringing Markets to Myanmar
It's going to involve tough, gutsy, courageous decisions. You're going to be taking some big risks. And it's going to be the most challenging mission ahead. How do you feel about that? Are you up for it? Are you willing to belly up to... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Springboard Boosts Funding Prospects for Women Entrepreneurs
those of you who are here making presentations today and trying to build companies," he said. "We need people with that kind of courage and vision." HBS senior lecturer Robert F. Higgins, who is also founder and managing general partner... View Details
- 04 Aug 2015
- News
Brazil Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS
big and to really have the courage to face challenging problems and be confident that I could really make a difference. Jakurski continued, noting, “My wife, Maria, and I have been extremely dedicated in our philanthropic work in... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
President Bush and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani exhibited remarkable leadership following the September 11 crisis. I also admire Michigan Governor John Engler, who's shown courage in taking on some tough but important political and... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
empathy, particularly for their employees. And I would say the toughest one to have is courage. Now Chad has to have courage, but I've seen a lot of CEOs that have no courage and their companies don't fare well over time. Now, the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
The Innovation Imperative
made the School great even as we have the courage to change,” he noted. (He elaborates on this commitment to tradition in the Q&A.) In short, Nohria sees two main objectives on the path ahead: innovate to thrive and prosper while... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
This Is What I Do
mission in terms of thought leadership, albeit from a different angle of the global economy.” The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, which grew out of reporting that Lemmon began between her first and second years at HBS, is the true story of Kamila, a View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Alumni Books
(Wiley) Seelert, the chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, based this collection of powerful stories on his most fundamental management lesson: “To succeed in business and in life, you have to know where you’re going, have the courage to take... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
History’s Lessons
of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times by Nancy Koehn, to be published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Printed by permission. Back to the Future Looking to leaders, then and now Why should we look to the past and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
New Ventures New Gains
first location at Boston’s Logan Airport last December. “The fundamentals of the company have not really changed,” she says, adding that the contest gave her the courage to take the entrepreneurial leap. “Having a bunch of smart people... View Details
- 28 Jun 2024
- News
Honoring Leadership in New York; PRIDE Alumni Share HBS Stories
event,” says Stone. “It was gratifying that the event brought the Harvard Business School community together to remind us what moral courage and moral clarity around leadership is. We’ve only given the Lifetime Achievement Award three... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
value systems, and their courage in dealing with a variety of challenges," remarks Gibson, who interviewed 29 alumnae for her dissertation, Bridging the Charles: The First Women Graduates of the Harvard Business School, 1960–1965 (Drew... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Turning Point: Coming to Cambodia
musician to get her first-ever passport for travel outside of Cambodia. In a traditionally hierarchical culture, I showed younger managers how to speak up—and I encouraged their bosses to listen. And what did I learn? I learned humility in the face of greater View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
chicken. If I'm going to have Earl gray or green tea. At the end of the day being decisive, which is the antidote to both of these things, is about finding the power to choose what you actually want and finding the courage to miss out on... View Details
- 04 May 2018
- News
How to Win the Kentucky Derby
that don't turn out the way we think they are. And that's really for two reasons. On one side, they're just not as good as we think they are, because they just don't run to their pedigree or their athleticism. Because a lot of cases, they don't have quite the View Details
Keywords: horse racing
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
The Levitt Brand
to Levitt for that insight. “He had such great antennae. And he was brave. It takes courage to stick your chin out in the air and say this is what’s coming. I always wanted to be prepared for his class. Not that I feared him; you just... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
With No Time to Lose
just surrounded him with support. His legacy will live on at HBS for his balance of courage and humility. He was courageous enough to pursue his dream, yet humble enough to know he couldn’t do it alone.”... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Feb 1998
- News
Women at the Top
But it's innovation that keeps you ahead of the pack." The theme of courage was brought to the fore in the next presentation, "Keeping Creativity Alive," in which MBA Class of 1954 Professor of Business Administration Teresa M. Amabile,... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2018
patients with chronic and sometimes terminal illness and have the opportunity to witness the bravery and courage that facing these circumstances requires. For this collection, the editors chose to emphasize the personal struggles... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
York, New York Amid the complexity and risk in today's world, most people can find reasons for not taking action. A leader welcomes the hard work of simplifying complexity, creating a path to action, and having the courage to execute.... View Details