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- 01 Dec 2004
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A Life by Design
here’s your process for innovation.” Ross thinks she has the answer — simple in its expression but profound in its implications: “It’s all about reinventing the way we work together.” Back to the Drawing Board Since January, Ross has been spreading her View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
- News
The Making of a Movement
able grow the idea even bigger and faster, and sustain it for longer. The Linns decided the answer to the latter question was yes, and they believed the “someone” was MSK. Upon making that determination, they offered to let the famed... View Details
- 19 Jan 2017
- News
Finding Purpose in Profit
investors and our society. This is what Michael Porter refers to as ‘shared value.’ I believe in the power of capitalism and the power of human ingenuity to get us out of the holes we’ve dug for ourselves.” Another B Lab–inspired idea... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Letters
he always remained open to a better idea if someone truly believed in it. I only had a few days before I would have to cancel my HBS trip. Knowing that Grove by reputation was, above all, a manufacturing maven, I called Professor Bob... View Details
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
A Healthy Profit
the biggest bang for my buck?" Payne talked over her ideas with HBS professor Howard Stevenson and HSPH Dean Barry Bloom (whom she calls Antares's "midwives"). They in turn brought together Chu and David Bloom (no relation to Barry), then... View Details
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
life so you can see your grandchildren grow? Do you yearn to be healthier so you can be there to support your family, but have no idea where to begin or how to achieve this longevity goal? In Longevity: Reinvent Yourself at Any Age, Ellis... View Details
- 13 Mar 2019
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The First Five Years: Sierra Smith and Taylor Wiegele (both MBA 2017)
Taylor Wiegele and Sierra Smith on Shark Tank (photos by ABC) How did you come up with the idea for Zorpads? Sierra Smith: “We started Zorpads as part of a school project for FIELD 3 (which apparently no longer exists as required... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
unfamiliar with complex management, he proved a superlative administrator, with a sure sense of managerial hierarchies . Most of all, Hamilton wrote—hundreds, ultimately thousands of pages: orders, letters, reorganization plans, essays on strategy, View Details
- 01 Apr 1996
- News
Stewards of the Seventh Generation
of future generations to meet their own needs," it is slowly becoming a part of the lexicon of business leaders around the world. Easy Being Green? "One of the problems with turning the idea of environmental sustainability into a viable... View Details
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Lords of Strategy
firm’s approach differed from BCG in that it kept its work closely held and its ideas proprietary, thus earning itself a reputation for being secretive. In another departure, Bain vowed the firm would work with only one client per... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Can Manufacturing Keep Its Edge?
spending on R&D. It’s unclear whether manufacturing’s overall contribution to the economy will shrink along with its employment base. The sector’s future is a topic of heated debate between those who see the United States shifting to an economy of View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Balanced Equation
just part of my DNA. My father also worked for GE, and I think that gives me an affinity for the frontline managers: When I was growing up, I had no idea who the CEO of GE was, but I knew who my dad’s boss was because it affected his... View Details
- 09 Jun 2017
- News
Curating the Cuisine of Southwest China
document her recipes. And I thought the food is just amazing, yet it's a region of China that is not very well known. But over the years, those recipes got shelved a little bit. Only two years ago, WildChina was celebrating its 15th year anniversary. And we thought,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
to reconsider the idea that the CEO is somebody who simply leads an economic entity. We have to think about what it means in the 21st century for businesspeople to see themselves as part of the stewardship and leadership of our society.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Promise & Perils
very little of the variation in sales growth and margins.” Accordingly, Oberholzer-Gee advised that “it is a not a good idea to dismiss a company’s investment potential because it is in the interior of the country.” Second, the importance... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
The Devil You Don’t Know
and thus more reason to reduce consumption still further. Many people think that this is an important part of what was going on in the 1930s. And Keynes said that if you want to solve a problem like this, you have to rely especially on fiscal policy. The View Details
- 12 May 2022
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Onboarding
bit. JH: When I spoke to Tosh, she said that Xerox was a very forward-thinking company and one of her superiors said, you need to go be on a board. And sort of introduced her to the idea and supported her through that effort. What would... View Details
- 13 Dec 2017
- News
Skydeck Live: What Really Motivates American Voters?
thing, Joe, is people now believe that the primary message coming out of the Democratic Party is resist. But just resistance alone doesn't do it. People want fresh, innovative thinking, new ideas from probably people who are new leaders.... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
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Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
nine secrets to happiness, each of which takes a common ideal, flips it on its head, and casts it in a completely new light. He provides step-by-step guidelines for applying each secret to live a happier life today and discusses such View Details