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the spectrum, and then everyone else is in between. Certainly, we’d like to try to shift the distribution of generosity toward the generous side. To do so, I often ask: How do people develop excuses not to give? Then I try to explore ways... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

01 Dec 2010
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New Orleans Resonance

teachers and staff. Few are accepted but those who are are paid well. “The ability to hire the best is the single most important factor in our success,” said Kleban, who hopes to build a small network of schools. “We are using basic business practices. For too long,... View Details

Keywords: charter schools

15 Apr 2016
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First African American Woman to Receive Harvard MBA Talks Power of Persistence, Resilience, and Courage

competitive, we had to prepare ourselves to be better than our white counterparts just to compete at the same level. “Expecting that things may not always be fair was clearly understood by me. However, that was not an excuse to avoid the... View Details

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Jun 2016
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3-Minute Briefing: Derek Bouchard-Hall (MBA 2004)

of emails from our membership in my first six months here. I still ride regularly, and it’s great that I don’t have to make an excuse for it. It’s understood why the head of USA Cycling would ride his bike. View Details

Keywords: April White; photographed by Scott Clark

19 Jun 2013
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Strong Bonds, New Records

been an excellent way to continue friendships," says Sacks, emphasizing that the other five section reps play a key role. Cochair Ferris agrees. "I have an annual excuse to get in touch with every person in my section," he says. "It is a... View Details

10 Nov 2018
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The 71-Year-Old Ultramarathoner

Breakfast is typically coffee and nonfat yogurt or nonfat cottage cheese, topped with berries and sprouted sunflower seeds. He avoids meat. Wild-caught fish, salads and healthy fats like avocado and nuts comprise lunch and dinner. “My long runs are an View Details

06 Dec 2021
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December 2021 Alumni and Faculty Books

is looking for a plausible excuse to attack before he finally submits his plan to the Politburo in Moscow for approval. Inanovski is relying on the West German Red Army Faction to start rioting in the streets of Bonn, Hamburg, and Munich.... View Details

01 Dec 2017
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A Shared Vision for a Better World

excuse to keep up with them.” Harrold emphasizes two themes in his volunteer work: gratitude and a shared vision for the future. “What the School is doing for business and the economy has a concentric effect that helps make a better... View Details

12 May 2022
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Turning a Moment into a Movement

the face of this challenge. A lot of people are skeptical of a rich white guy coming to the rescue, and I very much didn’t want this to be about that. But at the same time that’s not an excuse to do nothing.” Primus adds that because... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

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Excusing selfishness in charitable giving: The role of risk

There’s No Excuse for Avoiding Strategy

How to End a Conversation Without Making Up an Excuse

How Charitable Organizations Can Thwart Excuses for Not Giving

How to Manage an Employee Who Always Makes Excuses

The Busy Trap: How Keeping Busy Became a Status Symbol

It’s OK to Miss the Office During the Coronavirus Lockdown

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Live With Former Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman Robert S. Kaplan

We're Not As Moral As We Think (And How That Gets Us in Trouble)

I Gave at the Office