Reaching Your Potential - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2011
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Peter Harf, MBA 1974

detergent part of Benckiser public. Subsequently, in 1999, this company merged with Reckitt & Colman, forming Reckitt Benckiser. The new firm thrived, reaching a total shareholder return of 16.5 percent per year over a period of 10 years.... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Getting Personal

situations; similarly, there’s untapped potential in being able to establish electronic connections with consumers in ways that are not necessarily based on having a huge database of past consumption. Clearly, you have a passion about... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Nov 2016
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A Solo Sail Around the World

educational opportunity, allowing students around the world to follow his voyage with a series of lesson plans. “With the partners we have, we certainly have the potential to reach two or three million... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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After the Revolution: Putting the Internet in Perspective

"Put yourself in 1980," HBS professor Richard L. Nolan challenged alumni during his spring reunion presentation "The Exploding Internet: Impact on Business and Society." "If you're IBM, who's your major competitor?" Answering his own... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

17 Aug 2015
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The Play Alchemist

asks. “To me, that's where business comes in. If you want to create a meaningful impact with your ideas, you have to be able to devise a system that can allow your product or service to View Details

22 Jul 2019
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A Way Forward for Women

instinctively understood—and has taken great advantage of—the collective network potential in terms of shared experiences, peer counseling, coaching, relationship cultivation, and ongoing support systems.” Bonnie Hagemann Benko joined... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

01 Jun 2018
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Case Study: Tip the Scale

liquor). Fast and accurate, it’s also scalable, if you have room to add more carousels over time. —Dan Wallace (MBA 1986) Got a case? To take part in a future “Case Study,” send an outline of your company’s challenge to bulletin@hbs.edu... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Saving Grace

jobs an average of 11 times in the course of their careers, and beyond the potential to misplace all that paperwork, any number of things can happen before a person reaches retirement age, says Romina Savova... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint

04 Sep 2019
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Turning Point: Step Change

the importance of applying that same potential toward being strategic. It was a progressive understanding that I came to because different people reached out to me along the way, and I was receptive to what... View Details

01 Dec 2020
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Invest in the New Abnormal

need to proactively reach out to potential and current customers about products and services, digital and delivery options, health safeguards, and payment plans,” Deshpandé advises. “Whether demand has... View Details

01 Feb 2001
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A Miller's Tale

Norwich, Vermont. In 1996, realizing that none of their children wanted to continue the business, the Sandses began to turn over ownership to their 150 employees. "Seeing the men and women who work here strive to reach their full View Details

01 Aug 1998
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Year-End Roundup: Dean's Award, Other Honors Conferred as Class of '98 Graduates

Rubin, shared his experiences and lessons learned from his many years of service with Goldman Sachs and in government. He encouraged students "to do your best with the utmost focus but at the same time reach... View Details

01 Jun 2013
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Faculty Books

habits of quantitative thinking, and deal effectively with an organization's "quants." What You're Really Meant to Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential by Robert... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

28 May 2019
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019

Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books How High Can You Soar? Eight Powers to Lift You to Your Full Potential by Jennifer Adams (OPM 51, 2018) Beyond Words Publishing What is holding you back from View Details

01 Mar 2005
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Online Job Bank Debuts

bank’s listings include part-time work and temporary consulting assignments suitable for people at any career stage. The job bank plans to reach out to the Fortune 500 and other companies to inform them of its services and to increase its... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2007
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HBS Launches Unique Deferred-Admission Program

timing.” The program is aimed at second-semester college juniors with significant leadership potential who are beginning to explore career opportunities. Applications are due by July 1, with acceptance decisions delivered in September.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2024
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Thirteen years ago, Marcelo Claure, founder of wireless services company Brightstar, discussed with a reluctant Steve Jobs the idea of launching a trade-in and recycling program for iPhones. It was a business move that expanded the market and created a new profit... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Meyers

29 May 2019
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HBS Career Coaches Hit the Road to Serve Alumni

Clubs News Clubs News A team from HBS Career & Professional Development (CPD) hit the road in March with a goal of bringing career education and coaching services to alumni in 27 cities in the U.S. and Canada over a 12-week span. The initiative, called Renew View Details