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01 Oct 2002
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People Watching

Moore: a success story worth of People. Photo courtesy Time, Inc. In 1991, Ann Moore (MBA '78) saw an opportunity where others saw no chance — building a national magazine out of people's interest in celebrities View Details

15 Jul 2024
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A Sporting Chance

The fall that had such a profound effect on Jorge Perez de Leza’s life would later have a big impact on others with disabilities as well. “When you hear somebody say that in one minute your life changes—it really can happen,” says Jorge Perez de Leza (MBA 1996), the... View Details

17 Apr 2014
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Striking a Balance

University and specifically at Harvard Business School, and how that, over a long period of time, it will make a difference by addressing these issues,” says Silk. “It allows this institution to be... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Sharing Knowledge of Innovation in India

faculty immersions in the region and developed opportunities for engagement with alumni and the local community. “There is great sharing of knowledge that can be done by the... View Details

03 Jan 2018
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Finding Faith in an NFL Locker Room

intently for what I have to say. I have always sort of felt this bi-vocational call to business and ministry. But never thought that an opportunity of any sort related to this would come open. But I'm... View Details

24 Oct 2018
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Exploring the Future of Work for Women

Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of India recently hosted its first conference devoted to exploring gender issues in the workplace of the future. The Future of Work: Accelerating Gender Parity Conference, held on September 21 in Mumbai, was an invitation-only View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jan 2007
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Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968

shifts into opportunities for even greater success. In 1985, Martin Sorrell was ready for a change. He had spent nine years at Saatchi & Saatchi, helping the London-based advertising firm reach superstar status with his strategic View Details

01 Dec 2012
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The Accidental Pioneers

woman's perspective for their study group; I was asked to join several of them." Case in Point Anniversaries offer opportunities for reflection. March 8, International Women's Day, will see a School-wide discussion of a new case on 50... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia

01 Oct 1999
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A Message from Dean Clark

case discussion bringing together students and executives from around the globe. The technology offers tremendous opportunities to enhance the HBS tradition of bringing the real world into the classroom. It... View Details

01 Dec 2015
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Enjoying the Chance to Reconnect

Despite the significant demands of his job as a partner in the fast-growing New York venture firm Thrive Capital, Patrick Chun appreciated the opportunity to be a major gifts cochair for his 5th Reunion. “It’s great to reconnect with... View Details

10 Dec 2015
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Leveraging Curiosity to Broaden the Impact

hesitant about applying to HBS to further his education, but learning about the School’s generous financial aid policy prompted him to go forward. “I’m honored and extremely humbled by the opportunity that... View Details

22 Nov 2017
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How to Build a Winning Culture on a Losing Team

My faith is very important to me. That provides me an opportunity to reflect and listen and learn. And I've just gotten older View Details

30 Apr 2021
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Revealing the Rules

off to the side, wondering if there’s something I’m just not getting about the party. When I looked left and right, I realized so many of these interactions that unlock opportunity are a function of factors... View Details

11 May 2017
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Going with the Flow

“If I look back at my career, I’ve focused on liquid assets: blood, water, and beer.” That is the wry encapsulation Cynthia Fisher (MBA 1990) uses to describe her professional activities. Like Fisher herself, it is smart, efficient, View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

04 Sep 2019
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Accelerating Allston

the Allston campus and to the creation of innovative programs that give opportunities to students who are driven to build, lead, and create companies that have the potential to... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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AASU Looks Ahead

meeting titled "How Will We Maintain Unity as a Race in the New Millennium?" Six panel discussions took on issues that ranged from global capitalism to emerging high-tech opportunities to balancing work, home, View Details

22 Mar 2023
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Dean Datar Meets with Alumni in Los Angeles

(BiGS), which he described as an interdisciplinary research enterprise that will position HBS as an intellectual hub for examining the most critical issues and opportunities of our times—from climate change... View Details

01 Dec 2002
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Serving through TechnoServe

to ask the right questions — ‘Who is buying cashews?' and ‘What is the best way to enter that market?,' for example. It isn't rocket science, it is basic technical help.” While Tierney thoroughly enjoys the View Details

30 Mar 2015
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Raising the bar to provide quality education

goal. In this interview she talks about the value and challenges of providing opportunities for all students. “I had a wonderful career at Goldman Sachs, so when I was 40 I was able to say that I’d had... View Details

01 Dec 2007
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Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho

array of sectors before recruiting begins. Over an eight-week period in September and October, students learned about more than twelve different industries by attending an informational overview session; an alumni panel to share advice... View Details

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