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Clubs News Clubs News Global Networking Night 2023 Another successful Global Networking Night (GNN) is in the books, after alumni around the world held nearly 60 separate events on October 25. The annual GNN features alumni gatherings—some in person, some... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Aug 2014
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Jonathan M. Nelson, MBA 1983

studied music and hosted a late-night jazz radio show. When he graduated from college, Nelson took a job with Boston-based Wellman International and immediately set off for China. “I had no idea what I was getting into,” he says. “But it... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2012
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Wynton Marsalis, Entrepreneur

Jazz and classical trumpet player, composer, bandleader, historian, raconteur, and nine-time Grammy winner Wynton Marsalis appeared at the Harvard Innovation Lab in February, ably backed by a quartet of HBS professors. In a panel... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

26 Feb 2008
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The Right Stuff

a memorable column about Brighton’s 16-8 championship victory over West Bridgewater, told the gathering that in the playoff round, Brighton topped suburban schools that had “a lot more stuff than you: booster clubs, facilities, all that View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

01 Apr 1997
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Managing a Master

that city. An avid jazz fan, he dropped into a local club to check out a young trumpeter he'd heard about. Arrendell remembers, "I was impressed - Wynton was hot. Since we were the only two black guys in the place, he came up to me after... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Lazar

01 Mar 2025
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Origin Story: Ricky Cordova (MS/MBA 2025)

South of the border: “Both sides of my family are from northern Mexico; my mom’s side is from Hermosillo, Sonora, just a four- or five-hour drive from Tucson.” On the beat: “I was captain of the drumline in my high school marching band and played in the jazz band with... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

26 Feb 2008
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The Right Stuff at HBS

and Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy, who wrote a memorable column about Brighton’s 16-8 championship victory over West Bridgewater, told the gathering that in the playoff round, Brighton topped suburban schools that had “a lot more stuff than you: booster clubs,... View Details

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

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Does Jazz Music Need Star Power?

What Managers Can Learn from Jazz Improvisation

Can Wynton Marsalis and Lincoln Center Save Jazz Music?

Negotiation and All That Jazz

The Jazz Process: Diversity Breeds Success

Resilience is key to jazzing up your prospects

Legendary CEO Shares Four Ways To Get Employees Jazzed Up Again

Q&A: Michael Wheeler on the importance of improvising

Wynton Marsalis Connects the Dots between Artists and Entrepreneurs at the Harvard Innovation Lab

Breaking the Cycle of Responsiveness at Work

Does high stress trigger creativity at work?

Some See Two New Gilded Ages, Raising Global Tensions

Emotions as a negotiating tool

Global Networking Night; Sweden Club Holds Climate Forum