Filter Results:
(49)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (219)
- Faculty Publications (8)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (219)
- Faculty Publications (8)
Page 1 of 49
Results →
Sort by
- 19 Jan 2012
- News
What's Your Story? How Personal Narratives Impact Leadership
- 15 Jun 2018
- News
Skydeck Live: The Science of a Meaningful Life
they should make to have moments like that, what would you tell them? As I was listening to this and kind of thinking about the narrative in my own life, the common thread was one, an element of perseverance and kind of a challenge that... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Very Continental
infrastructure, technology, and agribusiness. “There’s a lot of common sense, hard work, and relationship-building that needs to happen,” she notes. “But I refuse the ‘doomed’ narrative for Africa. It’s easier for me to tell someone to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Bless this Stress
narrative that stress is killing us. Yes, plenty of studies have documented the ways in which it can negatively affect our mental and physical health. But the truth isn’t necessarily so grim, she says. After all, stress is as natural and... View Details
- 11 Oct 2023
- News
Soldier On
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force veterans, he served six years in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Singing to the Corn
the white man’s world. You’re my own blood. But be wary of that outside world because they worship money. And Wakonda, the creator, doesn’t want us to do that.’ “Then he said, ‘When you’ve walked the four hills of life and it’s time for... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
third, alumni are playing a large part in shaping the course and will be actively engaged in the classroom experience next fall when the course is first offered. Underpinning Crafting Your Life is the aspiration to prepare graduates for... View Details
- 19 Jan 2023
- News
Forged in Fire
went blind because I'm mentally strong enough to deal with it"—which, by the way, means I'm mentally strong enough to deal with all of the other curve balls that life throws at me. Fundamentally, if we can revisit the View Details
- 20 Jul 2022
- News
Wired to be Inspired
leaders to recognize that, yes, you need to do a lot of time on plumbing, but don’t forget the job of a poet. In that context, then I try to unpack what is a poet as a leader. And one of the pieces I talk about is how they build a grand View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Faculty Opinion: No Magic Bullet
Finding your passions. What tasks do your really enjoy? Which activities bring out your best? It is difficult to perform at a high level without having a passion for key elements of the job. Understanding yourself. What is your life... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Leading Questions
“whether it’s for an individual leader, a team, or a company.” To find these answers, Synthesis asks open-ended essay questions and applies narrative psychology in its assessments. “There are no trick questions, no multiple choice,”... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 11 Apr 2018
- News
The First Five Years: Regan Turner (MBA 2013)
about veterans: that we all have PTSD, are unemployed, etc. So, I’m often combatting those narratives before I can get down to the real task at hand. I’ve also had to work with a remote team to build all of our city-based operations from... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Beyond the Numbers
tell a tale, the unassuming Robinson is a kind of John Grisham of the corporate financial world. For the past 25 years, he has been teasing out the narrative thread behind companies' financial data and helping them use the information to... View Details
Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey
- 25 Oct 2018
- News
Bringing the Background into Focus
passion for art in night classes, working her ways towards a master’s in art history. After traveling during a paid non-compete period, Murrell made a change. “With some time and reflection, I realized I wanted to place my art endeavors at the center of my View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Are They Now?
on the inner life of executives and leaders.” For many years, he maintained a private clinical practice while serving on the faculty at HBS, where he taught his popular elective, The Psychodynamics of Leadership, and conducted research... View Details
- 03 Nov 2020
- News
One Paramount Priority
adversary for a range of reasons. “We have a divisive president—and the extremes get the air time, both among our political leaders and the media. The algorithms created by our social networks fuel the fire even more. This all reinforces a View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
narrative about themselves. How long will this take? It depends. Career changes take longer than transitioning between related jobs. “My general advice,” said Radtke, “is that it takes seventy meaningful conversations to turn up three... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Faculty Books
Productivity: Boost Your Results, Reduce Your Hours by Robert C. Pozen (Harvard Business Review Press) Senior Lecturer Pozen offers practical tips on how to prioritize efficiently and maximize time at work while leading a full and productive personal View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a Twenty-First Century Leader by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell (Harvard Business Review Press) This fictional narrative about newly minted CEO Jim Barton allows readers to... View Details
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Book Review: Hooray for the Huddled Masses
to create. But life in America, which began when he left Iran as a one-year-old, taught him about the qualities that immigrants bring to the country—perseverance, entrepreneurialism, a willingness to adapt to new cultures—that made it... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon