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- 12 May 2022
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Onboarding
but you have to know enough to know how the strategy has to work. HR is also important to the upper levels to make sure the talent is there and the right kind of talent for the organizations. Best of all in all my boards, it was mostly... View Details
- 08 Jun 2018
- News
My First Job: Selling Shoes, Surviving Black Monday, and Shaped by Chicken Lenses
things were slightly different. At school you could just be right and that was great, and at work you needed to do things in a way which could be implemented. So it's not just being right, it's being practical about other people's... View Details
- 03 Dec 2024
- News
From One to Many
a hub-and-spoke leadership model to one that elevates teams; he also shares the impact of his ongoing relationship with Baker Foundation Professor Len Schlesinger. What’s the best first step to take to introduce a culture of teamship? The... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Lessons from Private Equity
the generally superior returns generated by private equity firms? The answer is delivered in Lessons from Private Equity Any Company Can Use (HBS Press, 2008) by Bain & Co. chair Orit Gadiesh (MBA ’77) and Bain partner Hugh MacArthur. The authors argue that many... View Details
- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Empowering School Leaders to Meet Today's Challenges
looks forward to taking the new course, Leading Learning, this year. “Because of the CSML program, I’m much humbler and listening more. If I hadn’t listened to the doctor and other advisors, I wouldn’t have known the best way to prepare.... View Details
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- 25 Feb 2020
- News
Teachable Moments
their best moments, can lift people up, and in their worst, let them down.” Teaching by Heart isn’t designed to be an academically rigorous analysis of teaching, he adds. It’s personal, based on decades of classroom experience and his... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA: Chris Howard (MBA 2003)
Batchelor Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and the boardroom Similarities between submarines, the classroom, and the boardroom Richard Kondo Blending military leadership and private industry best View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
What Makes Israel Tick?
Israel is a paradox. It’s small, lacking in natural resources, preoccupied with security, and highly diverse. Yet it generates an outsized number of start-ups, attracts huge sums of venture capital, lures corporations to set up research facilities, and boasts some of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
The Military and the MBA
Gene Markowski Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Unlearning some of the lessons of the military Richard Kondo Blending military leadership and private industry best practices Blending military... View Details
- 06 Dec 2017
- News
Puzzle Master
had this advice for those interested in mergers & acquisitions: “...the best thing you can do is to develop an expert-level knowledge or—if applicable—execute one of the many workstreams required for a successful transaction,” she said,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
A Smooth Stretch
is a certified yoga instructor, has created a foundation to help spread yoga teaching and practice throughout society, including among at-risk youth. Said Hanna, “I wanted to build a brand that inspires people to be the View Details
- 13 Nov 2020
- News
Faculty Focus Their Research on COVID-19 Issues
Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. Developing ideas that have tangible, real-world impact—not just in academia but in practice and policy—has always been a vital part of HBS’s DNA. So not... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Books
world. Lorsch and Carter found that even when best practices are followed, implementing them is difficult or often carries deleterious side effects. The authors therefore propose that boards must be designed... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“Your chances of getting a generally accepted best practice in your average American hospital are a coin toss. That’s not Six Sigma by a long shot.” — HBS professor Richard Bohmer describing problems with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
From Bytes to Bites
in Rose Pistola, a restaurant specializing in the cuisine of Italy’s Liguria region. The San Francisco eatery was an immediate hit, winning the 1997 James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant in the country. Over the next three... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
Tools and Training for a “Wicked Problem”
When Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller (MBA 2005) outlined his citywide plan to address homelessness in September 2018, his approach included some time-tested best practices from cities with more experience... View Details
Keywords: homelessness
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
Get Well Soon
CEO, he convinces Kotagal to lead the hospital’s improvement efforts as senior vice president of quality and transformation. Anderson, a practicing attorney with expertise in the quality improvement methods used by manufacturing firms, is... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Books
more conservative companies and aggressive, born-digital dot-coms, highlighting best practices from e-culture pacesetters as well as cautionary lessons from Internet laggards. The book defines the skills... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
decisions, many critical choices still come down to human judgment, based on the best available insights. Visiting Professor Davenport and his coauthor relate 12 stories of organizations that have successfully tapped their data assets,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
@Soldiers Field
Courtesy American Writer’s Museum; Baker Library, HBS Baker Library, HBS “Industry at its best is the intersection of science and art,” Polaroid founder Edwin Land wrote more than 50 years ago. On display through July, Baker Library’s “At... View Details