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- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
into a major multinational marketing services organization. The firm Sorrell bought a stake in was Wire and Plastics Products plc (soon to be renamed WPP Group), a maker of wire shopping baskets. In 1986 he became chief executive of WPP,... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Five Honored for Missions Accomplished
who find better ways to address these needs will add value through new companies and services. James Dimon (MBA ’82) Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Dimon Read complete profile. Before joining JPMC in 2004, Jamie Dimon had been a top View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
of employees, entire organizations vanish. The vanishing act cannot be blamed solely on competitive forces. Most organizations that self-destruct experience failure because employees were not committed to the mission and direction of the organization . Third, leaders... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Letters to the Editor
hope the School’s researchers will make a record of the number of MBAs from HBS and other leading business schools at each level of the companies and government agencies that have played a role in the demise of our financial system. How many HBS alumni have served on... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Answering the Call
interesting, Berg notes. Once, during an MBA class attended by Lincoln’s president, a student declared that he had high regard for Lincoln but he preferred three-piece suits and executive dining halls to eating in a company cafeteria. A... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Screen Saver
take a company rooted in its history, in one kind of business, and develop a strategy and execution around migrating that experience from the traditional venue of our retail stores into new business areas and channels of distribution,"... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Faster, Bigger, Stronger: Supersizing the NFL
headquarters in New York, one of the executives charged with growing the league's reach and revenues is Peter O'Reilly (MBA 2002), vice president, fan strategy & marketing. "My focus is on strengthening our year-round calendar for our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Drawing on the Crowd for Innovative Problem-Solving
gains from those participating in his Executive Education courses and shares them with students in his MBA elective Digital Innovation and Transformation. And as cofounder of HBS’s Digital Initiative, he brings together faculty, students,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Jennifer L. Scott
design one of the most innovative student-driven initiatives to hit the HBS campus in years. The contest provided students with the opportunity to develop a business idea from concept through execution - an experience, Scott notes, that... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 24 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni New Venture Competition Finalists Named
and prepared meals designed just for kids. Alumnus: David Parker, MBA 2009 Region: Northeastern US/New York Pluma: Pluma is a mobile professional development and executive coaching platform for a new generation of leaders. Alumna:... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
this type of manager, the School has introduced a comprehensive, six-week Executive Education program called The General Manager (TGM). The course enables participants to step back from their day-to-day responsibilities to gain a broad,... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Conversation with John Doerr (MBA '76)
entrepreneurs. You need well-led, superbly executing teams. The great entrepreneurs know how to assemble outstanding teams, but, more than that, they also know how to inspire and grow them over time. In fact, the best entrepreneurs are... View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Losing Our Competitive Edge
high-tech industry after high-tech industry. Unless business executives operating in the United States recognize the importance of manufacturing and grow wiser about outsourcing, the industrial commons — and the country’s economy — will... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
A Juicy Story
Yoffie, noting that the case is used as part of the MBA required curriculum in the Strategy course and in numerous Executive Education programs. It can also be taught with a video presentation by John Sculley, Apple’s CEO from 1985 to... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
absence of investment opportunities or from indecision among corporate executives. Once such indecision becomes widespread, it can quickly become self-reinforcing. Recent record corporate profits will only exacerbate this situation. If chief View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
called upon Wall Street and corporate executives “to create a new environment of integrity and accountability.” He seemed uniquely suited to lead that effort. Donaldson was cofounder, with two HBS colleagues, chairman and CEO of the... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
said, look, I just had to do lots of tough stuff. And let's say in 2015—14 or 15—my executive assistant, who's a woman named Cathy Lorenz, she moved with me from Milwaukee to Connecticut. We'd worked together for almost 20 years. She... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
Authentic Leadership course, that Foster met Bill George, who's taught leadership at the School since 2004 and is now an executive fellow. Foster describes the experience of meeting George and reading his professor's bestselling book,... View Details
- 10 Aug 2022
- News
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
opportunities for young executives coming up when there are senior executives who have a lot of wisdom and a lot to contribute who want to stay on and stay and be engaged? And so, I'd be curious what your... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Teaching for the Ages: the MBA Classroom in the 21st Century
overheads? I recall that in my day a particularly endearing, if mobility-challenged, professor would repeatedly collide with the overhead projector while executing the complex tango steps inherent to case-method facilitation. No such... View Details