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- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
over a period of two years builds that discipline, which I believe is critical and can give a company a competitive edge." But Maddy would be the first to acknowledge that the HBS experience is not just what you learn; it's also whom you... View Details
- 15 Nov 2013
- News
Helping Bright Ideas Shine Again
capital firm he opened in 2004 (and closed in January 2013) that focused on the Internet, software, and mobile spaces. The experience taught him some important lessons, among them the benefits of restricting his number of investments.... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Books
traces the experiences of nineteen new managers over the course of their first year on the job. Based on six years of intensive field research and data analysis by HBS professor Linda Hill, the book explores... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Rival Visions
After its war of liberation from England, America was bankrupt, disjointed, and devoid of experience in governance. "The new country could have broken apart because of its financial problems," HBS professor emeritus Thomas McCraw writes... View Details
- 30 Apr 2019
- News
Leading Schools That Change Lives
result of a recent $10 million gift to Salesianum’s endowment. “A $10 million gift is rare for any secondary school,” Kennealey observes. “The impact was tremendous and has gone a long way toward making our experience affordable for all... View Details
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Starting Up and Starting Over
himself had detected a groundswell of impending postwar entrepreneurialism among his fellow GIs, based on conversations with them during his service in the Pacific. Back at Soldiers Field in 1946, Mace, with the backing of Dean David, set... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
exploring the feasibility of canopy tours of the rainforest. “I was interested in startups and had experience in Latin America, so it seemed like a good fit after HBS,” recalls Skelly. “We wound up building what was essentially a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
The Transformers
That experience led him to assign several Bain teams to analyze the viability of setting up a nonprofit consultancy. The need quickly became evident. Bain research turned up “some 3,000 solo practitioners who offered consulting services... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
knowledge of a market tends to make it more efficient and to intensify competition," Sprinkle noted. "This means that each of us had better start experimenting in this realm right now." At lunch the next day, Vincent H. Tobkin (MBA '75)... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
September 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books
includes laughter, music, eating well, and finding joy at any age; the role of caregivers and their critical impact on extending your lifespan; how your environment and demographics affect aging, and how to adopt new technologies and advance research on aging. User... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Daniel Vasella
Vasella Illustration by Dennis Balogh Twenty years ago a young doctor with a hankering for business experience gave up his clinical practice in Bern, Switzerland, and moved to East Hanover, New Jersey, to try his hand at drug sales with... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Read All About It!
same time, American families flocked to locations such as Walt Disney’s Disneyland to experience new forms of leisure. Shopping itself became another form of entertainment, as the number of shopping malls skyrocketed: In 1945, there were... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
The Biggest Industry You’ve Never Heard Of
a blue-haired magician named LeBlanc across the Fields of Justice, hurling spells at the enemy’s minions. He narrates the chaotic game, often profanely, as he and his four teammates confront their opponents, another team of gamers. Each... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything, authors Conn and McLean—both veterans of McKinsey & Co.—offer a seven-step, systematic approach to creative problem solving, developed in top consulting firms, that will work in any View Details
- 18 Apr 2022
- News
Home Grown
it might be a career path he could follow, too—but his father, knowing him well, suggested he work in a field where the results were more immediate. That guidance set Tewari on an entrepreneurial journey with no guarantees and plenty of... View Details
- 20 May 2016
- News
The Most Creative People in Business 2016
honored: Mark Fields (MBA 1989) President and CEO, Ford “For steering Ford in a more adventurous direction” Abby Falik (MBA 2008) Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year “For channeling teenage wanderlust toward social good” Katrine Bosley... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Global Mission
scale and scope of HBS. To round out our global package, we profile three alumni who have had considerable success applying their MBA skills to cross-border business opportunities. Pictured on our cover, Mark Fields (MBA 1989) has worked... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
GoodMark from General Mills is just part of his story. His experiences in the corporate world and as a husband, father, philanthropist, and community leader are examples of how to weather storms and thrive, not just in a career but in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
done in the interim. Is my trouble normal? “Unemployment or underemployment is anxiety-provoking,” observed Davis. “This is especially true of MBAs who think they are expected to have ‘perfect’ careers.” Davis said she helps people “de-shame” from past View Details
- 09 Dec 2021
- News
Higher Returns
was very different when you started your first business in 2000. And I wonder if you can talk about your career evolution—how your professional experience sort of offered you a perspective on the ideas that you elaborate on in the book?... View Details