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- 27 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 27
focused factory hospitals, one academic and the other a private, for-profit firm. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/313030-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 413-121 Ensina! In 2011, a group of passionate social entrepreneurs in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
tremendous analogies here to corporate innovation. Q: The case describes tension between a driving creative passion and the lure of easy work. How did Paul Robertson and the group manage that conflict? A: The ensemble's dream was to... View Details
- 04 Jun 2007
- Research & Ideas
Is Health Care Making You Better—or Dead?
mother gave me a copy of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. I was very struck by that book. I find the writing, in retrospect, really wretched, but the kind of passion that said, "Here is an awful system," was pivotal in getting food... View Details
- 17 Jun 2020
- Blog Post
Black MBA Students Pen Letters to the HBS Community: Letter 2/5
words to share how outraged and disappointed I am by the continued extrajudicial killing of Black men and women. I feel a deep tension as I am inspired by the energy and passion of those that have gathered to stand together across the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
their aspiration. Over dinner, Seth spoke passionately to the group about capitalism and the responsibilities of business leaders. His words resonated with many and I am delighted to share them here, for all the School’s alumni, with his... View Details
Keywords: Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
The Fab Four
access to funding. It wasn’t a startling, night-and-day change from the private to the nonprofit sector; it was more a normal, evolutionary process. Any successful organization starts with people with a gleam in their eye, who can get View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Mission Possible
impact. Having worked at Endeavor as an HBS Leadership Fellow after graduation, Ko had no doubt that she wanted to stay on past her fellowship year. “I really believe you need to be passionate about what you do. Being intimately involved... View Details
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
loving, and having more passion because we are crafting meaningful lives instead of just happy ones. Thank you so much for having me. Skydeck is produced by the External Relations department at Harvard Business School and edited by Craig... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
first daughter was eighteen months old, Ania Camargo and a former CSC Healthcare colleague founded Case Associates, a company that does short-term consulting projects. "We wanted to apply the skills we'd learned at CSC and do something that we felt really View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
- 20 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 20
Snack Foods, located in Austin, Texas, manufactures, markets, and distributes snack foods and frozen treats. The CEO is passionate about maximizing shareholder value and believes in keeping tight control over costs and operating the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
Built for Speed
product.” And then, if you’re GE, you might feel a whole lot safer making a $20 million bet. Just as gearhead energy is crucial to propelling Local Motors’ new auto designs, the passion of the FirstBuild makers is key to pushing... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
wonders he had previously overlooked helped him cope, and he realized the power of the beauty he observed could help others, too. Despite his physical limitations, he began traveling the world to pursue this passion that made him feel so... View Details
- 14 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 14
collected from users to suggest tailored coping mechanisms for avoiding relapse. In September 2016, six months after quitting her full-time job to focus solely on Addicaid, Frons struggled to transition what was once a passion project... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
Wasserman, Jeffrey J. Bussgang, and Rachel GordonHarvard Business School Case 810-053 As his major-league pitching career was starting to wind down in 2006, baseball all-star Curt Schilling decided to become an entrepreneur. Looking to focus his tenacity and his View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Rescue & Recovery
office was, and one by one passionately voiced their thoughts and feelings about the situation to each other and our local leadership team. People did not hold back,” Jacobs recalls. “Not even a little.” Gisel Kordestani (MBA 2003) was... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
differentiate entrepreneurs: thriving in uncertainty, a passion for ownership, and unique skill at persuasion. In this article Butler dives deep into the skills, mindset, and traits of entrepreneurs, explaining what the stereotypes about... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
to apply to the semester-long program, which begins Aug. 31. The academy, which has a sliding-scale fee, expects participants to spend 10-15 hours a week on courses and projects, exploring topics they are passionate about through... View Details
- 06 Feb 2025
- News
How to Judge Your Next Job
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Clay Christensen was a legendary professor and thinker and his “Jobs to Be Done” theory—this idea that customers buy products to solve problems—was one of his iconic intellectual contributions.... View Details
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
about butts in seats—it’s about helping people learn and make progress in life. That experience set me on a trajectory to convert a passion for education into my career. Now I am leading a transformation at the world’s largest education... View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios