Could Mindset - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2023
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The Imposter Among Us

Edited by Jen McFarland Flint; Illustrations by Peter Arkle It was their rst day at Harvard and like the rest of his cohort, Edgar Wallner (PMD 22, 1971) will never forget meeting Robert Gaines-Cooper. Frankly, it would have been difficult to miss the Englishman, who... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

22 Feb 2024
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Combat-Tested Cancer Coaching

amazing. I did it all perfectly. No regrets." And it was not the case. I read those journals and I could constantly read between the lines and see things I was missing, things I wasn't picking up on that were probably bothering my kids,... View Details

31 Jul 2023
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Striving for Imperfection

that, Conn says, the rules of strategy that he learned in business school no longer apply. So how do we change the way we solve strategic business problems? In this episode of Skydeck, Conn talks with Associate Editor Jen Flint about his new book, The Imperfectionists:... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

22 Sep 2023
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Skydeck Voices: The Most Important Person I Met at HBS

that appealed to me, but more importantly, his personal lessons in terms of how he led his own life along the dimensions of focusing on family, focusing on health, while at the same time doing good for communities. I think that dramatically shaped my thought process... View Details

07 Nov 2023
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Love and Money

efficient in finding love. But on the flip side, money can actually hinder a lot of people from finding love. The way that happens is that I think there's a mindset among wealthier people that they are always looking for the best. They... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Case Study: The Home Team

Illustration by Jon Krause Illustration by Jon Krause Brendan Kennealey (MBA 2006) wasn’t even searching for a business idea. A couple of years ago, the Wilmington, Delaware, native met up with an old friend who’d bought a new house. Over dinner this friend enumerated... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Real Estate

05 Feb 2019
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The First Five Years: Karan Shah (MBA 2016)

our growth strategy to diversify the business portfolio. One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that everything we do has a well-documented system and process. A day at work could involve any or all of the activities I mentioned... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

Enterprise Fund was doing on the ground and to see what else I could do in Egypt—and that was too difficult to judge from the United States.” In September 2018, she returned to Cairo. At Consoleya, a Cairo coworking space: “I’m cautious... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Jun 2023
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An Engine of Innovation

with at least one Harvard undergraduate or graduate founder could access the resources of innovation and entrepreneurship. These include a wide range of courses and programs; maker, media, and AR/VR studios; experienced mentors; and... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2023
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End Game

passionate about the notion that business could be a force for good. Within a few decades, many of the success stories were acquired by large corporations (L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Colgate-Palmolive, and Amazon, in the case of the companies... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Miscellaneous Store Retailers; Retail Trade

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth. You’ll never look at failure the same way again.... View Details

11 Mar 2021
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Leading with Heart

she was sweating and she could barely breathe. Her eyes were almost closing. Her forehead was filled with sweat. And I said, "Aisha. Can you tell me whose thumb this is, is it mine? Or is it your brother Ishaan’s?" And then I leaned close... View Details

12 Nov 2021
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Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

moment? What new business opportunities could come from the efforts to both mitigate and adapt to climate change? Over the course of several days, we are releasing a selection of alumni responses in the hope that this spurs further... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Pamela Thomas Graham on September 11

than three months into her tenure at the business news network — turned her attention to determining what services and coverage CNBC could provide at a time when the U.S. stock markets were closed. On the morning of September 11, Pamela... View Details

Keywords: terrorism; leadership; television; news; stock market; decision making; Finance; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information

01 Dec 2001
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BOOK: You Can't Enlarge the Pie

psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, argue that too many government decisions and initiatives are shaped by psychological biases and unproductive thinking habits. The result, they say, is a public-policy mindset that's... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

11 Jun 2021
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The Power of Resilience

actually holding my newborn baby in my arms when I got the call, and could see on the phone that it was the breast surgeon calling. And I knew that the fact that she was calling on a Saturday, with the results of my biopsy, that it... View Details

01 Mar 2018
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Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness

mindset to make you more strategic or more efficient with your time—but there’s not much research on that yet. Recently, we studied how people could spend their discretionary income to promote happiness:... View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Sep 2024
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Far-Reaching Impact

knew its impact could extend far beyond her own situation. It meant she could devote herself to Rocket Learning, the nonprofit she had launched in 2020 with her brother, Azeez Gupta (MBA 2019), which... View Details