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- 23 May 2018
- News
The Work-Life Balancing Act
In a recent Harvard Business Review blog post, Jackie Coleman and John Coleman (MBA 2010) write that their decision to start a family “changed nearly everything in our working and personal lives.” From sleep schedules to finances, free... View Details
- Profile
Patrick Akl
Growing up in Lebanon, Patrick Akl lived with a fascination for consumer electronics – and with the ever-present fear of war. “We often had to sleep in an underground bunker,” Patrick says. “And the conflict caused setbacks in my father’s... View Details
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Julio Cedeno
the Latino Student Organization's (LASO) co-vice president of admissions. "My philosophy is to say ‘yes' to everything," Julio says. "I prioritize people – speaking to prospective students, going to as many social events as possible, whether it's just... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy
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Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Etching and engraving by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634–1718). [Bologna, 1678]. 27 x 20 cm CA i3 x Number twenty-two from his series of fifty engravings illustrating Italian proverbs. A thief steals the purse of a sleeping old man. 21 Le... View Details
- 08 May 2012
- News
Screen Saver
Apkon: With Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg, celebrating the Jacob Burns Film Center's 10th anniversary. Stephen Apkon’s first movie memory is a little hazy. He’s pretty sure it was Mary Poppins, showing as the first half of a drive-in double feature (children were... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Ask the Expert: Auto Pilot
predominant use case we have in mind is shared rides. Fully driverless cars can be optimized for the passenger instead of the driver, so we see a scenario with multiple types of cabins, and people can call up the one most suited to their needs. You might have a View Details
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
the Smartphone Addiction Published: May 14, 2012 In her new book, Sleeping With Your Smartphone, Leslie Perlow explains how high-powered consultants disconnected from their mobile devices for a few hours every week-and how they became... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Going Against the Flow
was difficulty with the English language. "Studying cases my first year was a nightmare," he recalls. "I'd seldom get to sleep before 2 a.m." But he perse- vered, graduated as a Baker Scholar, returned to Brazil, and worked for a number... View Details
Keywords: Dun Gifford, Jr.
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Andrew H. Tisch
president of the Jewish Communal Fund and currently heads the New York City Parks Foundation. The father of four, Tisch strives to strike some balance in his very full life. As it is, however, he normally sleeps only four-and-a-half hours... View Details
- 13 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Building a Village: Learning and Living at HBS
during joyous occasions like welcoming new babies, receiving job offers or getting into graduate programs, or finally getting our little ones to sleep in their own beds at night. And we also rally around each other in times of sadness or... View Details
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Kilimanjaro
Augusti, held her hand for several hours during the final climb up the mountain. “He was my savior. There is no way I could have done it without him,” said Linda, who at the end of the climb gave him her brand-new sleeping bag to show her... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Your Keyboard Is Listening
NeuraMetrix is also studying the potential of using typing cadence to diagnose or monitor ADHD, depression, and REM sleep behavior disorder, with more trials planned. The next step is commercialization. They have begun their efforts in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ink: Q&A with Kathy Wang (MBA 2011)
would sleep for two hours, so I would aim to work for an hour to an hour and a half each day. If it didn’t happen, I’d make up for it at night. There was a period of about two weeks when he was waking up every half hour. I sat by his... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Is Cash the Best Form of Charity?
thatched-roof hut. GiveDirectly payments allowed him to buy building materials and livestock. The family now sleeps under an iron roof fitted with a solar panel and raises goats and cows. “My proudest achievement is that I now own several... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 21 Jul 2016
- Blog Post
Coming Out and Finding Acceptance at HBS
the section during my talk, and they promised that they would be there. Though I was resolved to be very clear and open, I was still afraid, and didn’t sleep much the night before. As I stood in front of the classroom giving my talk,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Case Study: Moment in the Sun
“connected wellness,” with the lamp as the starting point and shown as a sleep aid rather than smart lighting. Ario can assess co-branding the device with players that have established a value proposition around View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Road Taken: One Family's Worldly Adventure
occasional Saturday soccer game with cell phone at the ready. But for Dick Simon (MBA '80) , his wife, and three children, last year quality time meant — among other memorable adventures — camping together at 12,000 feet under a full moon on a snowfield in Bhutan,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
A CEO Goes Undercover
Before working for our aquarium, she had been homeless for eighteen months, sleeping with her son on the floor of his daycare center while she searched for employment. So what then was my takeaway? I learned the family culture our company... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Big Bailouts, Little Debate
Congress for the authority to take them over, it was granted without much debate. I’ve spoken to almost every lawmaker, regulator, and executive who might have influenced that decision, and none indicated they lost much sleep over the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Curb Your Smartphone Habit
MIT, she grew deeply interested in “spending long periods of time living with and living like” the people she studied, “trying to understand the world from their perspectives.” In her new book, Sleeping with Your Smartphone: How to Break... View Details