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- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
before. 5. One cofounder is usually “first among equals.” Notwithstanding the previous rule, usually one of the cofounders in a successful venture proves to be the outsized, driving personality. That person’s quick decisions and a deep... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- News
A Man, and a Plan, in Africa
to a decision within a strictly limited time—just like real life!” A volunteer for his class's 40th Reunion planning committee, Bloom will have a chance to share additional HBS memories when the Class of 1972 meets on campus this October. View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Ali Allawi
I stayed in a hotel until the house was ready for occupancy. But then as the security situation deteriorated, I made a decision not to live in the Green Zone. I didn’t want to be associated with the kind of bubble environment that emerged... View Details
- 01 Apr 1997
- News
Guitar Hero
imported guitars from Japan. Recalling his decision to buy the company, Juszkiewicz explains, "Gibson had such a storied association with this country's emerging musical genres and with pathbreaking artists such as Maybelle Carter in... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Eight Among Many: Nancy J. Karch
apprenticeship." On the client side, Karch appreciates McKinsey's focus on helping clients make constructive changes. "This place is driven by values," she notes. "Our decisions to work with clients are based on whether we can help them,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Neil MacKenna on Effective Job Search Strategies
only time you get an offer is when you have literally helped the decision maker feel you are a safe person to hire, and you will help his or her reputation by being there,” says MacKenna, who has made a video of his teachings, which is... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
CEO, having first served six months as COO. Since 9/11, it’s hard to think of a business with more growth potential than security. Even before that fateful day in 2001, GE executives made the strategic decision to build from scratch a... View Details
- 31 Jul 2019
- News
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
to compete with Sprite. So why don't we come up with something called Crystal Pepsi?" And that happened. So it's these decisions to launch products that you think will achieve something but you really don't know why you're doing it. It's... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Redefining Success: Women & Work.
tend to focus their energies more intensively on one of these goals at a time." On and Off Buttons In Bulletin interviews with nine HBS alumnae, many of whom attended the Charting Your Course program, a variety of reasons were mentioned as contributing to the View Details
- 18 Feb 2021
- News
Jumping In, Fighting Bias
marketing, and transitioned to an entirely new industry, accepting the role of CMO at Sequoia Capital. She made the decision after drawing on the advice of a handful of personal advisors, including Judy Zhu (MBA 2009), founder and CEO of... View Details
- 27 Oct 2017
- News
The Best Business Advice I’ve Ever Received
and I was trying to make a decision whether to leave this particular company or not. And he just blurted that out, sort of. And it has always stayed with me and helped me make a lot of decisions in my... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Leslie Hale (MBA 2001)
that’s not where I wanted my career to go. I saw how hard my parents worked. I didn’t want to be an entrepreneur. But growing up just a step away from the decision makers was like the Hamilton song. I knew I wanted to be in “the room... View Details
- 01 Dec 2017
- News
A Shared Vision for a Better World
Harrold returned home, he earned a master’s degree in political science but ultimately realized academia wasn’t for him. “I decided I was better suited for the business world where strategic and decisive thinking are more valued,” he... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Gardella Joins Alumni Career Services
firm who is reconsidering his decision to take early retirement; an alumnus who wants to spend more time with his family after two years as a management consultant. Gardella envisions his primary role as that of a "facilitator," putting... View Details
Keywords: Caroline Chauncey
- 21 Nov 2013
- News
Case Study: BlackBerry and Thorsten Heins
BlackBerry Messenger limit his market? Was the decision to release a touch-screen version before the phone with a physical keyboard—a favorite of the business class—a strategic error? Should he have re-focused on enterprise users? Willy... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
the School had made a strategic decision to become more diverse. There were also a number of international students and people from West Point and the Navy Nuclear Sub program. I had a lot of respect for the military people and shared... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2016
of immediate usefulness. Global Risk Agility and Decision Making: Organizational Resilience in the Era of Manmade Risk by Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte (PLDA 6) (Palgrave Macmillan) The authors call for a greater sense of urgency from... View Details
- 13 Mar 2020
- News
Expanding Cancer Care
able to impact the work that we do, improve the quality of care that we give to our patients, and also make our clinicians more efficient. One of the things that we focus on doing is creating clinical decision support pathways for our... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Christina Ehrenberg: The Examined Life
I’ve learned to lead from behind rather than from the front.” Ehrenberg’s decision to enter the private sector was driven largely by the realization that she could help more people by mastering the business and management of health care,... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You
consumers upfront to avoid making bad decisions that incite criticism. I prefer a more collaborative, co-creative approach with consumers—understanding how they are likely to respond to key branding changes before they are made, rather... View Details
Keywords: April White