career advice - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2022
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Your Family, Your Work, Your Way

help might you get?” is really the first task for so many parents, including me. JH: And what other advice would you have for parents who need a sort of reset at this moment? DD: So if you’re listening to this, raise your hand if you feel... View Details

22 Nov 2024
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Healthcare Club Hosts its 25th Annual Conference; Alumni Step Out for Global Networking Night; Meet the Club Leader: Andrea Fantacone

Healthcare Alumni Conference Marks 25 Years The HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA) hosted its 25th Annual Conference at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge on November 7, and once again offered an exclusive agenda that was jam-packed with industry thought leaders... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Dec 2009
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Alumni Books

No-Nonsense Rules from the Ultimate Contrarian and Small Business Guru by George Cloutier (MBA ’69) (HarperBusiness) Having spent over thirty years guiding business owners, Cloutier, founder and CEO of American Management Services, offers such tough View Details

15 Jun 2021
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Turning Point: Tell Me More

Illustration by Gisela Goppel Illustration by Gisela Goppel By Diane Hessan (MBA 1977) My entire career has been a series of pivots: a friend who convinced me to join his firm, a conversation on an airplane that turned into a new job, a... View Details

Keywords: politics; communication; voting; demographics

01 Jun 1998
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Long-Term Interest: Bill Crozier, a Banker Pegged to the Customer

are important to them over and above the bottom line." As he moves into this new phase of his own life, what advice would Crozier offer to younger executives? "Don't be afraid of giving up ground in the short term for long-term results,"... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

25 Jan 2012
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Is Tax Reform Viable?

face of it, it’s hard to understand the logic of earned income being taxed at about two and a half times the rate of a capital gain. My first thought was of the advice of certain commentators: if I didn’t think I was paying enough tax, I... View Details

Keywords: Administration of Economic Programs; Government

17 Jan 2019
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The First Five Years: ‘30 Under 30’ Edition

friends. It allowed me to add a more global context to the things we were learning at campus. Also, it’s not something I get to do as often for leisure now that I am no longer a student.” Pathipati: I really enjoyed our section activities and events. Class of 2016... View Details

01 Jun 2014
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Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014

modern economy. The alliance begins with managers acknowledging that great employees might leave the company, and with employees being honest about their own career aspirations. Imperiled by Helmut Horchler (AMP 100, 1987) (XLibris) Start... View Details

01 Jan 2003
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Charles O. Rossotti, MBA 1964

Office ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "You have to like what you are doing. Since you spend more time working than doing almost anything else, it makes a big difference if you're enjoying yourself." When Charles Rossotti became commissioner... View Details

01 Jan 2006
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Sir Ronald M. Cohen, MBA 1969

entrepreneur, and as an investor.” ADVICE TO STUDENTS “Positions of leadership, in the broadest sense of that word, should be your goal. As you go off into the world, I hope you'll do what you really want to do rather than what you think... View Details

25 Aug 2014
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The First Five Years: Raymond Hwang (MBA 2010)

medical director of the KishHealth Spine Center? “It’s remarkable how often I use HBS-derived knowledge, particularly since medicine is not a traditional MBA career track. From assessing the financial status of a medical practice to... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

15 Dec 2024
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Alumni and Faculty Books

John M. Lotz (MBA 1971) Pangaea Publishing Group In your lifetime, almost everyone serves in natural, informal leadership “roles:” parent, mentor, coach, teacher, husband, wife, friend, counselor, and more. In your lifetime, you will observe and judge leaders. In your... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

22 Feb 2022
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March 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books

trusted brand in business. Building a Winning Career: A complete guide to securing and thriving in your ideal senior role By William Cowan (MBA 1972) Stradis Pty LTD Do you know how to seek out and win your next executive role? Are you prepared to take the next steps... View Details

01 Dec 2004
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Retirement's Changing Face

creative avenues that interested me.” Holden began his career as a securities analyst, then left to start his own financial-advisory consulting business, eventually concentrating on small, private syndications in real estate. “My View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

01 Jun 2017
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Six Receive 2017 HBS Alumni Achievement Award

Career path: “I have somehow always felt that where I found myself was where I wanted to be at the time. If it wasn’t, then I either got out or stirred things up.” Alter ego: McArthur was part of the inspiration for Eric Mardian, the... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Books

poised to take the entrepreneurial plunge; to graduate-school, college, and even high-school students for whom entrepreneurship is still a distant dream. In Low Risk, High Reward, Reiss offers them all a key piece of advice gleaned from... View Details

01 Jun 2015
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Leadership on a Global Stage

visits for a mix of friendship and advice whenever he gets back to Boston. Jefferson has put his unique mix of military and academic leadership training to work in a variety of positions. His career path... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

26 Mar 2025
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Alumni Explore a Changing Hong Kong; Meet the Leader: HBS Club of Singapore

Conference Looks at Future of Hong Kong as a Global Leader The HBS Association of Hong Kong (HBSAHK) celebrated the club’s 45thanniversary in February, with its 2025 Signature Conference at Cloud 39, a rooftop ballroom at The Henderson skyscraper in central Hong Kong.... View Details