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01 Mar 2015
News

Cracking Conferences

New York’s World Business Forum? Margaret Molloy (MBA 2000), frequent conference-goer and global chief marketing officer and head of business development at Siegel+Gale, a global strategic branding firm, has developed a few go-to strategies to ensure attendees come... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services

01 Mar 2009
News

My Real Career

Francisco Bay; dressed in Prada and Manolo’s; and had the token perfect child at home with a nanny. How times have changed in ten years. I now sheepishly drive a grimy, carbon-coughing Suburban and shop at Target. My primary professional... View Details

Keywords: Liesl Pike Moldow; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services

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Board Diversity Network: 2024 Fall Events Recap - Blog: RGE Report

twice—ask what you can do better and focus on continuous improvement. Finally, at the November HBS Women’s Leadership Summit , alumni heard a diverse group of women directors reflect on their board service and share advice from the top on... View Details

19 Jul 2011
News

Brightening the Future

in the Philippines, Jaime “Jim” Ayala (MBA ’88) decided to put his considerable business experience to work improving the lives of some of his native country’s poorest citizens. Explaining his 2009 decision to leave Ayala Land, which had... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services; Personal Services

09 Dec 2008
News

Last Look - December 2008

Our thanks to Tom Barry, Ed Jones, Ira Krauss, Henry Kuehn, Rodger Marting, Michael Owen, and John Williams (all MBA ’69E), who identified members of Section E welcoming home their MERC II (Managerial Economics, Reporting, and Control)... View Details

Keywords: Keith Larson; Educational Services; Educational Services

07 Aug 2019
News

“The Star of the North”

occupies top “best-of” lists in other categories, such as energy and innovation. U.S. News and World Report’s state rankings placed Minnesota at number two in 2018, citing its low unemployment rate. The Twin Cities, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, are View Details

Keywords: Maureen Harmon

16 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019

Recommendations are based on analyses of individuals’ career histories in the professional services sector and other settings, such as appliance manufacturing, oil and gas, health care, and education. The article proposes strategies on... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2007
News

Mission Possible

services organization cofounded by Tierney and Jeff Bradach, then a member of the HBS faculty and now Bridgespan’s managing partner. The organization works to boost the performance of nonprofits and foundations, thereby View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Margie Kelley; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services; Educational Services

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

from opioids), Shumway also cites domestic abuse and criminal records that prevent reintegration into society as primary factors that contribute to homelessness. “A disproportionate number of the homeless are also veterans with mental health challenges related to their... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

03 Jun 2016
News

Again in a Great City

tightly to volatile gas prices and the faltering auto industry. From a resident’s point of view, life in a city with inconsistent municipal services and simmering racial tensions could be even more tenuous. While many suburbs prospered,... View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly

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Zayed Muhammed Yasin

Zayed Yasin spent his summer internship in a location most people would envy: Mayaguana, a small island in the Bahamas. Unfortunately, he was too absorbed in constructing an emergency services site—a project that combined his... View Details

30 Aug 2021
News

One and the Same

rather than a weakness.” Wooldridge has been working to subvert gender imbalances ever since. In May, she was named director of the Workplace Gender and Equality Agency (WGEA), a government entity devoted to promoting and improving gender... View Details

Keywords: wage gap; COVID; women; equality; leadership

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MBA 2025 Alumni Technology Transition - Alumni

Lists will no longer work after June 12. The Alumni Web site has an online application, the ( Email Your Class/Alumni Messaging Service ) that allows you to email your section or your class after graduation. To send an email message to... View Details

01 Oct 2000
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Willoughby G. Walling II: A Learning Experience

improvements in Chelsea, but I wouldn't hold that initiative up as a model for change," he observes. Walling's experiments in art started ten years ago, when he took a set of paints with him on vacation in Montana. "It was a pretty place,... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

01 Mar 2015
News

We Have Liftoff

HBS entrepreneurs who want to remain plugged into the Harvard network after graduation have a new home on campus. The Launch Lab—located directly across from the i-lab on Western Avenue—is now open to startups with recent alumni from any... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Rental and Leasing Services; Rental and Leasing Services

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need

The credit crunch and subsequent collapse of the nonprime mortgage market claimed many victims, including hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income Americans who lost their homes and savings. Today, regulators and policymakers are... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Financial Services; Financial Services

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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

starts September 24th Enroll Now Gain a systematic approach for delivering standout services and experiences that provide a competitive edge and build customer loyalty. 4 weeks 5-6 hours per week 4 modules Self-Paced This course earns you... View Details

01 Dec 2007
News

Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?

drove productivity in the IT sector. These entrepreneurs, and so many others, have fundamentally improved our economy by making goods and services better, cheaper, and more accessible. But can you name any... View Details

Keywords: Regina E. Herzlinger; Health, Social Assistance; Management

04 Sep 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 4, 2018

to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. Researchers and businesses want to know what factors facilitate or inhibit creativity in a variety of organizational settings. Individual Creativity in the Workplace... View Details