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- 04 May 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Do Managers Think?
proactively seek out the doctor . A good manager needs to get more involved in 'preventative medicine .'" Akhil Mehta, before observing similarities, pointed out that " human life is almost never involved in managerial decision... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Mar 2013
- News
Bringing It Back Home
worldwide orphan program, and a woman from Ghana who was doing social justice work there," says Jernigan. "I found that the lens through which people approach a problem based on their own experiences to be quite intriguing. As I presented... View Details
- 24 Jul 2020
- News
Reimagining Chicago’s Schools
Chicago high-rise with 90 students in the fall of 2019. This fall, they will have 360—on their way to 1,000—mirroring the numbers at the West Belmont campus. Ultimately, says Zaikos, Intrinsic will give 2,000 Chicago students every year the chance to View Details
- 10 Oct 2018
- News
Building Paths to Success
Social Venture Partners International; and, closer to home, from Jan Owen, a well-known Australian social entrepreneur who joined SVA just after it was formed. “The experiences and content those people shared with me was invaluable. In... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 15 Sep 2015
- News
Easing the Costs of Saving a Child
then-22-month-old Christina. Initially reluctant to begin the adoption process, Taylor recalls the experience as life changing. “We immediately fell in love with her, and when we brought her back we started... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- Profile
Oliver Bladek
about what you do or say, but how you're perceived. One action can be seen in different ways that lead to different outcomes. For me, the lesson is to not get frustrated when I'm misunderstood, but to ask myself, 'Why did that person hear me that way?'" Friends... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
according to one study—and the limited lifespan of patent rights. What can the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators do to improve conditions? We put your queries to Fred Hassan (MBA 1972), a managing director at Warburg Pincus whose four decades of... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A Force for Good
fine, large health-care company, and also to make a difference in the health-care delivery system in this country. And in fact, it couldn’t have been done without him.” McArthur looks back on the HCA experience as part of a bigger... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Innovation Takes Center Stage
note. Nohria explained his belief that people’s life stories deeply influence the way they conduct themselves as leaders. In his own case, he described the profound effect his father, the CEO of a large electrical equipment manufacturing... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson
- 03 Apr 2017
- What Do You Think?
How About Investing in Human Infrastructure?
Hare said, “Should we do better in investing in people? They’re an asset of course we should!” Guy Higgins and Lewisman agreed, with conditions: “ (as with the GI Bill) make the offer to men and women who have some life View Details
- 27 Nov 2017
- Research & Ideas
Beware the Lasting Impression of a 'Temporary' Selfie
llSource: iStock Think that probably inappropriate Snapchat selfie is safe from leaking into your professional life because it disappears? Think again. Features on some communication apps like Snapchat and Instagram Stories allow you to... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2014
Life by David M. Culver (MBA 1949) with Alan Freeman (McGill-Queen's University Press) Innovation Zeitgeist: Digital Business Transformation in a World of Too Many Competitors by Alistair Davidson (MBA 1976) (Eclicktick Consulting) Denial... View Details
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Supply Chain Analytics - Course Catalog
will be centered on supply chain and operations, most classes will have equally important takeaways related much more broadly to human-algorithm (or human-AI) collaboration, i.e., how human employees can work together with AI and algorithms to improve business... View Details
- 28 Apr 2016
- Blog Post
3 Concerns I Had about HBS
Compare them to the salaries of alumni, and you’ll realize the math works. 3: The section experience would feel suffocating There’s no denying it: 900 people is just a lot. Coming from a large undergraduate environment, I knew that my... View Details
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Africa - Global Activities 2021
also learned that there are going to be people with very different life experiences and viewpoints from me and that it’s important to connect across these divides,” Raji notes. She adds that she will... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Class Acts
difficult for women to fit in. The experience made me realize how important it is for women to form networks." So when Ma attended the WSA Women's Admit Day - a one-day introduction to life at HBS - and met... View Details
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Finding Professional Purpose: Building an Impactful Career that Reflects your Values with Lisa Tanzer (MBA 1993) - Recruiting
company in the educational toy space through an IPO and strategic exit (SmarterKids.com), and helped develop TV shows and product lines for major networks like PBS, Disney, and Cartoon Network (CookieJar Entertainment). As President of View Details
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
'Rooted' In Innovation
team, novel biotechnology that extends cassava’s shelf life from three days to 18 months. The process transforms the cassava tuber into nutritious food products that provide alternatives to wheat flour. The first product CassVita... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
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Commencement 2020 Address | About
for which they were grateful that day. I enjoyed this exercise so much that, even though they have outgrown this ritual, I still practice it daily. Social scientists have found that regularly expressing gratitude can markedly increase one’s happiness, peace of mind,... View Details
- 25 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Walking Away from a $3 Billion Deal
It's no secret that private equity firms have enjoyed massive profits in recent years. In Private Equity Finance, a course in the second-year MBA elective curriculum, students follow the life cycle of a deal in order to learn more about... View Details