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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Joe Toplyn (MBA 1979)
just a numbers cruncher. That was the first time I had ever considered my Harvard MBA to be a career liability. Producing a television show well requires a surprising amount of general management expertise. So much of the job is analyzing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Inside MBA Admissions
hosted 28 events in fifteen cities in the United States, with several aimed specifically at women and minorities. The office also hosted events at more than thirty colleges to connect with the “early career candidate pool” in an effort to... View Details
- 15 Nov 2024
- News
Driving Change
Speaking to nearly 700 alumni at the Women’s Leadership Summit last week, HBS Professor Robin Ely addressed both current and emerging challenges facing women in leadership roles, while emphasizing the critical importance of continued progress. “Today, we face a fresh... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry
ten careers for the 1990s, with 50,000 to 85,000 new chefs needed annually. What's behind this boom? A big factor has been women entering the work force; they don't have as much time for shopping and cooking. Today, that traditional... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
With the understated charm that has won him legions of fans on the big screen, Hollywood legend Paul Newman came to HBS in mid-October to talk about his successful second career as a social entrepreneur. During his daylong visit, Newman... View Details
- 18 May 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Anjali Vaidya (MBA 2010)
Optimize for people. Many variables will influence your career choices after HBS—geography, industry, function, company, manager, salary, equity, etc. Sometimes there are correlations between these variables, like high-growth companies... View Details
- 25 Aug 2014
- News
Wendell P. Weeks, MBA 1987
moments when I am a good leader and there are moments when I am not,” he admits. Having devoted his entire career to Corning—both the company and the small town where it sits on the Chemung River—Weeks’s success is hard to miss, whether... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Jul 2013
- News
The Nature of Business
constructive dialogue between environmentalists and the rest of society. His own career path could have been a case study for the book. After graduating from Harvard Business School, Tercek spent 21 years as an investment banker at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
Art by John Weber Related Links Virtual Learning Series: Understanding Users of Social Networks Career Webinar: Leverage the Power of Your LinkedIn Network Tweets are in the air we breathe. Most of us know that “friend” can also be a... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
What’s the Big Idea?
Professor of Management Practice Robert Eccles has spent his academic career burrowing deeply into the arcane subject of corporate reporting—not the hottest of business topics. At least not until now. With the publication of One Report:... View Details
- 11 May 2020
- News
Passion for Your Startup Doesn't Have to Mean Constant Stress
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Up to the Highest Heights
(Above: photo by Rick Pryce) Bill Tai (MBA 1987) is as renowned for his devotion to kiteboarding as for his savvy investments. Ten years ago, the “Kite VC,” as he is known in Silicon Valley, married his two passions with the debut of ACTAI, an invitation-only... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 03 Jan 2011
- News
Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders
- 17 Apr 2019
- News
Give It to Me Straight
they think I'm incompetent or because they think I'm a jerk?" And I went, "Which is worse? I don't want to be either." Surely, those are not my two choices. So I spent a lot of time throughout the rest of my career wrestling with this and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Flying High
travelers with the promise of private-flight amenities without the costs of ownership. Most of those startups have pursued a shared charter model—an Uber-like, asset-light approach at odds with most successful aviation business models. Subramanian, who has spent the... View Details
Keywords: April White; aviation; airlines; entrepreneurship; leadership; innovation; Air Transportation; Transportation
- 26 Sep 2018
- News
Funding the Earth’s Natural Infrastructure
accessible for future generations,” he says. For Coady, a DC resident who traces his interest in environmental protection to childhood summers spent exploring the wilderness of Upper Michigan, the Crow’s Nest preserve is the most personal accomplishment in a long View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Net Gains
Mark Tatum (MBA 1998) On his first day at HBS, Mark Tatum (MBA 1998) went to the career office, told them he wanted a job in the business of sports, and came home with a printout of every relevant alumnus in the HBS database. Then he hit... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 16 Jan 2014
- News
Learning from Helping Others
as director in October, leaving a healthy program that now feeds 13,000 people 20,000 meals a year on a modest budget of $100,000. She hopes to pursue a career in public relations and photojournalism, but continues to volunteer at All... View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
Karmic Kickstart
for a significant “rebirth” against my wife’s giving up a highly successful career that she greatly enjoyed. We also wanted to go into a situation where both of us could be highly productive and effective, so finding a country where... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
"Rising to the Challenge" Program Addresses Post-9/11 Issues
"Put aside the consulting firms and investment banks for a while," he exhorted students in the audience. "We need you now!" Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children, changed his own career path as a student. In 1962, at... View Details