advice - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2023
News

March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books

skills and strategies required to move from entry-level and middle management roles to the executive ranks. Pierre offers key lessons and short stories containing practical advice designed to help readers achieve their professional... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Sep 2008
News

The Levitt Brand

Everyone benefited from what was a very simple idea.” Wagner doubts that Levitt would have much patience for the froth of marketing advice available today: “When people write entire books about one tiny idea — he’d already done it, in a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Build a Better Board

frameworks to decide exactly what they're going to do, what decisions they're going to make, what things they want to monitor and oversee, and also the areas in which they want to offer advice and counsel to their CEO. So given that fact,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

19 Feb 2021
News

A Playbook for Progress

if or when they want them. In terms of similarities between the generations, when we asked our 4,005 respondents for advice for women of color in the workplace, the universal answer was never give up. With this level of ambition, we... View Details

01 Jun 1996
News

Four Professors to Retire

on many readers, including President Jimmy Carter, who looked to Stobaugh for advice while developing the country's energy policy. While studying international business, Stobaugh led a team of HBS researchers in 1971 who found that... View Details

Keywords: Elaine Gottlieb and John Prestage

01 Dec 2010
News

Innovation Takes Center Stage

chasing the American dream. I never thought I would be Dean of Harvard Business School.” When Harvard President Drew Faust called on May 4 to inform him that he was her choice, Nohria, drawing on his years of work in leadership, told Faust, “Before I get started, I... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

development advice to the industry. While she finds the part-time work satisfying, she is now considering returning to a full-time schedule in order to work with friends and colleagues she admires. She plans to negotiate flexible work... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

them. Ellis draws on his long distinguished career in client services in the financial markets to provide common-sense and accessible advice to anyone with an interest in maximizing their investment returns over the long haul. Inside... View Details

01 Dec 2015
First Look

December 1, 2015

put flesh on the bones of independence, the USA and USSR were eager to offer aid and advice to promote their own models. The PRC, suffering the consequences of a century-long tangle with imperialism and decades of war coupled with the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 Jun 2015
HBS Case

Consumer-centered Health Care Depends on Accessible Medical Records

to target high-risk patient segments with advice about exercise, nutrition, and other programs in an effort to minimize medical visits. The problem: insurers' claims data is not as current as hospitals' clinical data. In addition,... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health; Technology

31 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

When Not to Trust Your Gut

recall when someone else was faced with a similar situation or to collect data on what you should rationally expect. In addition, ask yourself this simple question: If someone I cared about asked me for my opinion in a negotiation such as this, what View Details

Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman & Deepak Malhotra

14 Apr 2021
News

The First Five Years: Mike Gandy Auzenne (MBA 2016)

best part was the support that I received from my classmates. I was truly surprised at the turnout that we had and the number of my sectionmates that signed up to be a Big Brother or Big Sister after the event.” What advice do you have... View Details

29 Mar 2023
News

Supporting Earthquake Victims in Turkey and Syria

iStock The faculty, students, and staff of Harvard Business School are thinking about the people of Turkey and Syria who were impacted by the recent earthquake. We have all been touched by the loss of life, the hopeful stories of survival, and the rapid response of... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

are all very interesting areas for start-ups. My advice on work-life balance is to first have a clear and detailed contract with your spouse as to what expectations they have of you and what expectations you have of them. Compartmentalize... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

plans are more likely to hire a consultant. Lastly, say-on-pay voting patterns suggest shareholders view positively the advice consultants provide but only when consultants do not provide other services. We also find suggestive evidence... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

29 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 29, 2008

professionals from more than 30 PSFs have yielded four principles for firms to heed as they rediscover this lost art. First, mentoring is personal. Rather than relying on standardized programs, mentors must frequently—and fairly—provide authentic View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

supplier of nose cones and fuselages, a business that many would consider "core" for an aircraft manufacturer. Examples such as these are forcing us to rethink the advice we give about what parts of the innovation value chain a firm... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

company and raised $2.25 million for it, and then we shut it down. We certainly made a lot of mistakes in building out the company, but my number one piece of advice for the HBS community is that HBS offers incredible optionality and... 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