courage - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2023
News

That Was Then, This Is Now

help them passionately give voice to uncommon beliefs. To encourage people to proclaim their dreams as loudly as their successes. To help them find the courage to stop trying to have it all and start having what really matters. To strive... View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

Bühler Group, Stefan Scheiber is mapping a courageous plan to combat food waste and climate change. Ranjay Gulati hears from Scheiber about how he challenges his own company, its customers, and himself to face sustainability problems... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity

dominance and oppression reproduce structural inequalities in organizations. 2019 Symposium 04–05 APR 2019 The Courage of our Convictions Our 7th annual symposium is inspired by the way resistance movements such as #MeToo and... View Details

02 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

What Makes a Good Leader?

forward to lead his country to victory in World War II." The lesson, says Nohria, is that Churchill and other great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act.... View Details

Keywords: by Deborah Blagg & Susan Young

11 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Quiet Leader—and How to Be One

everybody to do it. You have the famous example of Rosa Parks, saying, "I'm not sitting in the back of the bus." Well, while that was a remarkable act of courage on her part, and in some degree was kind of a spontaneous event,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Feb 2001
News

What Makes a Good Leader

His courage in the face of adversity was inspirational." Of course, knowing your audience is also essential. "Great communicators have an appreciation for positioning," states John Kotter. "They understand the people they're trying to... View Details

Keywords: Management

Profile

Taylor Walden

classroom moment? Undoubtedly, my most memorable classroom moment was when I took the leap and pitched my startup idea to my section mates during the second day of The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) this semester. It was a defining moment that encapsulated the essence... View Details

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Batten Hall | About

Harvard Business School presented Batten with its highest honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, recognizing him for reaching the “pinnacle of your profession,” and citing his life as “a landmark to admirers of courage and conviction.” In... View Details

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Dispelling Myths About HBS Through My Summer Venture in Management Program Experience - MBA

African American society. I am grateful to Harvard Business School for providing me with this opportunity to adapt, rebuild, and propel myself toward unrestricted heights. You Might Want to Read From Harvard to Miss New Jersey: A Journey of Perseverance and Self-Belief... View Details

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Curriculum - Business & Environment

at scale – but where is such a movement to come from? In this small, discussion-based seminar we will practice learning to hold all that is happening and nonetheless finding the courage and the skill to act. Risks, Opportunities, And... View Details

10 Mar 2021
Research & Ideas

Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself

we don’t give a lot of space to, though it’s almost as important or maybe even more important, is what if you’re the person who doesn’t feel welcome or cherished for the views and differences that you bring forward? And that’s where having this View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette

2011
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Detour: My Unexpected, Amazing, Life Changing Journey With OnStar

By: Chet Huber

Detour is the story behind the launch of OnStar’s now well known blue button, as told through the eyes of its founder and CEO of over fourteen years, Chet Huber. It’s a personal narrative that describes the events that led up to General Motors’ unexpected choice... View Details

Keywords: General Motors; OnStar; Technological Innovation; Business Startups; Transportation; Safety; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Success; Business History; Auto Industry

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11 Apr 2022
Research & Ideas

A World of Difference: What Keeps Companies from Becoming More Inclusive

clear desire; the leaders are courageous enough to take action; they recognize there is messiness in doing it right; and they are okay with errors they and others will be making along the way. The number of places that don’t belong to any... View Details

Keywords: by Jen McFarland Flint

16 May 2023
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS (part 2)

past two years at HBS, I have become more confident and courageous to share my unique experience. I embrace my roots and take great pride in my Asian identity. I have realized that my heritage makes me stand out as a great dancer at the... View Details

22 Sep 2023
News

Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

Photo provided by Harvard University Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Who was the most important person you met at HBS? And why? This is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck, and when my colleagues set up on Spangler Lawn during Spring Reunions... View Details

Portrait Project

Siddhartha Yog

love and care; and often lay my soul bare experience pain; have the courage to be strong again sing loudly with a touch of madness; better that, than wallow in sadness. Laugh a lot, shed some tears; learn to face all my fears risk being... View Details

18 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

Hazard Warning: The Unacceptable Cost of Toxic Workers

their numbers, but they weren’t a good corporate citizen essentially,” Minor says. “So what he basically says is you have to close your eyes to their great productivity and have the courage just to terminate them.” Minor echoes Welch’s... View Details

Keywords: by Roberta Holland

Portrait Project

Feiran Wang

enabled by her courage to embrace me in her life as her only child, even if it was an unconventional choice that disappointed her family. I want to carry on her courage in my life. I want to see people with... View Details

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

to advance African Americans in that part of the company. And that's what we're doing, and we're going to have to tie it to people's compensation in a clearer way. Neeley: That's amazing. Those are clear examples that I'm sure people will appreciate hearing about and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

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Wabantu Hlophe

pastime; it was a trusted teacher, imparting lessons of creativity, exploration, and resilience. In the worlds of God of War, Far Cry, and Uncharted, I internalized a simple truth: the power to affect change comes from imagination and the View Details

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