Reflection - Publications - Faculty & Research

30 Jul 2018
Research & Ideas

Why Ethical People Become Unethical Negotiators

makes sense for me at this moment.” It’s at this self-interested point when ethics are most likely to fall by the wayside. 3. Recalling what happened after the negotiation: During this last phase as they reflect on the give-and-take, a... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

01 Dec 2019
News

Remix

women?” Back in her living room, the cat snuggles closer in spite of the day’s rising temperature, while Dixon reflects on how different her path would be if the #MeToo moment hadn’t happened. “I shudder to think about how I had been... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Chris Sorensen; #MeToo; DefJam; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 1997
News

Donald J. Chiofaro

process, you shouldn't be in this business." Reflecting on his career, Chiofaro says: "I didn't think that real-estate development, which creates hard assets, would have so much volatility. I consider my-self lucky to still be in control... View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

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Key Stakeholders - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

fundamental goal of economic policy is to enhance competitiveness, which is reflected in the productivity with which a nation or region utilizes its people, capital, and natural endowments to produce valuable goods and services.” —... View Details

12 Nov 2018
Blog Post

Student Portraits - Armed Forces Alumni Association

wanted to be I needed to serve a higher purpose than my own personal gain for a while. For me, that meant becoming an Infantry Officer. REFLECTION ON SERVICE: Some of the worst feelings and emotions I have ever felt have come from my... View Details

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Class or Section Secretary - Alumni

LEADERS & IDEAS GIVE TO HBS INVEST IN LEADERS & IDEAS Give to HBS Learn about Planned Giving Recognition for Your HBS Giving According to our records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected... View Details

05 Oct 2020
Book

Want to Be Happier? Make More Free Time

missed her cousin’s funeral and a chance to meet her best friend’s newborn because of work trips—Whillans spent that Christmas alone in her apartment reflecting on her missteps and started writing her book, Time Smart: How to Reclaim Your... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

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2018 Financial Risk and Regulation Survey - Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability

makers, HBS faculty members, and leading HBS alumni to examine and reflect on the events of the fall of 2008. In preparation for this event, the Behavioral Finance and Financial Stability Project (BFFS) at HBS conducted the 2018 Financial... View Details

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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

7 Content Week - Implement: Communication and Structure Assess developer and user perspectives for bias, apply frameworks to communicate an innovation's value, and reflect on management skills for sustaining a culture of innovation.... View Details

14 Oct 2021
In Practice

Reunited and It Feels (Not) So Good: Tips for Managing a Rocky Return

widespread and the timing and nature of the end of the virus as we know it so uncertain that it is impossible to know what the parameters of such an end state. Business leaders should, instead, think in terms of a “next normal.” Their back-to-work policies should View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

08 Feb 2023
Op-Ed

Building an Inclusive Workplace? Prepare to Shield It from Economic Fears

Spending time in reflection is vital. Most leaders need more time to reflect on the last meeting, never mind the last month or quarter. But the benefits of introspection can’t be overstated. Block out time... View Details

Keywords: by Hise O. Gibson and Nicole Gilmore

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Loeb House | About

reflection and engagement. In addition to Loeb House on the HBS campus, several buildings at Harvard bear the family’s name, including the Frances Lehman Loeb Library at the Graduate School of Design, the Loeb Drama Center, and the John... View Details

20 Oct 2015
Blog Post

What to Expect Your First Year at HBS

people. I also did freelance projects for venture capital and private equity firms (which then helped me to gain an internship in venture capital). With all this activity, it’s especially important to build out time to reflect on your... View Details

01 Jun 2011
News

Who Was George F. Baker?

whole School.” The rest, as they say, is history. Named in his honor, Baker Library was designed to serve as the visual and intellectual focal point of the new campus. Today, the library’s renowned Historical Collections reflect Baker’s... View Details

Keywords: Finance

15 Apr 2015
Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

explained why he supported higher taxes on higher incomes: "As a country that values fairness, wealthier individuals have traditionally borne a greater share of this [tax] burden than the middle class or those less fortunate [This is] a basic View Details

Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl

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Brandon Graves

both professional and personal aspects. The HBS experience encourages deep reflection and has allowed me to take early steps at shaping my life post b-school. I am pleasantly surprised by how many takeaways extend to everyday life beyond... View Details

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Reunions - Alumni

Recognition for Your HBS Giving According to our records, you have not made a new gift or pledge in recent years (pledge payments not reflected here). Please consider making a gift today using our online giving form . Thank you in... View Details

27 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Can Being the ‘Token’ Give Women and Minorities a Competitive Edge?

choose an all-white group. Decades of diversity initiatives have failed to drastically alter the American executive suite, especially for Black people, who hold only 3.2 percent of senior executive roles. While the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements have prompted... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Peter G. Harf

nonprofit organization, DKMS German Bone Marrow Donor Database, that currently has 650,000 registered potential donors, the largest bone marrow donor bank in the world. While Harf's wife did not survive, thousands of others have, thanks to his efforts. Asked to View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

25 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Beauty Entrepreneur Madam Walker

Sloan. As the case shows, Walker herself reflected on her path before an audience in 1912 at the National Negro Business League convention in Chicago: "I was promoted to the cook kitchen, and from there I promoted myself into the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Beauty & Cosmetics

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