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- 01 Mar 2014
- News
The Solution to the Global Food Crisis Just Might Come from Nigeria
farms on credit; district managers track production and dispense advice throughout the season. At harvest, Babban Gona provides transportation and support, including access to tractors that can do in one hour what would take a farmer 10... View Details
- 15 May 2020
- Research & Ideas
Find Your Pragmatic Path through Radical Uncertainty
communicating with those who depend on us for advice and leadership. We must be willing to explain why we can’t answer all the questions. Credibility is a critical commodity in a crisis and it must not be wasted. “Who to trust” is a... View Details
- 13 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 13
literatures to organize these factors. We then provide some tactical advice and worksheets for entrepreneurs to consider when selecting the location for their new venture. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Exit Interview: HBS Dean Kim Clark
basically to rethink education. It's on a roll, and we have an opportunity to make it even better. Q: Any words of advice for your successor? A: First, I'd say fall in love with HBS and embrace its mission and its people—they're what I... View Details
Keywords: by HBS Alumni Bulletin Staff
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
sense of accountability. The expectation is that, by affixing his or her name to the document, the CEO will verify its accuracy by asking more rigorous questions: Do I trust the level of analysis? Am I getting the right advice from the... View Details
- 26 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Manager or Mentor? Why You Must Be Both
his teaching career at Wharton. As a newly minted twenty-nine-year-old professor there, he said, he found himself the recipient of a steady stream of practical advice from the senior faculty. Don't hang back by the blackboard when... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Feb 2021
- Blog Post
The Rise of The Sixes: Interview with CEO and Founder Franci Girard
who have watched me grow in my career and supported me on this journey.” Commit to the Entrepreneurial Journey When asked for any advice Girard would share with fellow alumni and students considering entrepreneurship, she had four... View Details
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Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization - Recruiting
Insights & Advice 14 Jul 2023 Building a Culture of Awareness and Accountability in your Organization Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Industries All Locations Alumni Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging Recruiting Strategies Student &... View Details
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
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 demonstrates his instinct for... View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 25 May 2021
- Blog Post
Aisha Fatima Dozie is Igniting Confidence as the Founder of Bossy Cosmetics
beauty company.” Experienced founders shared their expertise on starting a business, beauty industry professionals gave advice about which trade organizations to join, and fellow HBS alumni helped her feel secure following her passion. “I... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
(Baldini & Castoldi) Forchielli offers sardonic advice to Italians, as seen in the book’s blurb in the Italian Amazon: If you are young, quick, just emigrate. Read a lot, especially the foreign press. If you do not know English, at least... View Details
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
find legal advice at low prices. Lexoo had recently invested in a new vertical focused on larger companies. The latter had more repeated business and the value of their jobs was higher. Lexoo could become their “go-to” place across a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
they seek advice from others. However, increasingly companies that operate in high-anxiety settings (like financial services, health care, and education) are deploying self-service technologies (SSTs), through which anxious customers... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 17
considering such a path, the authors offer practical advice for each stage of the process. Think it through. Do you have the right qualities for the job (managerial skills, confidence, persuasiveness, persistence, a thirst for learning,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2017
- Research & Ideas
For Women Especially, It Pays to Know What Car Repairs Should Cost
low cost, and it makes a difference.” Wendy Guild Swearingen is a writer and editor based in Western New York. Related Reading: Fix This! Why is it so Painful to Buy a New Car? Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar Deconstructing the Price Tag Has information and... View Details
- 06 Apr 2016
- Research & Ideas
Should Entrepreneurs Pitch Products or Ideas for Products?
her belt, the likelihood of the sale being a spec drops to about 40 percent. Advice for the novice seller Apart from investing in the idea to further resolve uncertainty, other ways for unknown writers to gain access to prospective buyers... View Details
- 24 Nov 2009
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First Look: Nov. 24
decision analysis. Drawing from each of these fields but methodologically distinct from them, negotiation analysis has mainly adopted an "asymmetrically prescriptive/descriptive" orientation. It develops the best possible advice... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 05 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Ten Deadly Mistakes of Wanna-Dots
Then hand over the technical work to them (that way nobody inside has to learn anything new) but refuse to take their advice about how the site should look (after all, you're the industry experts). Use more than one vendor—so you can have... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Case Study: Inside Story
with individuals will make it harder to go back and create a stickier product experience. My advice is to focus on learning and building within the existing parent communities, where Saga will be able to both win with the right first... View Details
- 30 Apr 2021
- News
Revealing the Rules
skills in the house, spent his after-school hours submitting hundreds of job applications on her behalf. But even after following all the advice he could mine from Google and the public library, they didn’t get any call-backs. It was Ng’s... View Details