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- 15 Oct 2017
- News
Bonuses are the enemy of progress
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
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
- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Wide Horizon
Journal with the headline “Autism Research Should Be Financed Like Venture Capital,” arguing that the concentration of capital in autism research was sti ing innovation. “Researchers should be rewarded for stretching beyond conventional... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Money Does Grow on (Family) Trees
marriage license or death certificate. “It’s a sense of euphoria,” he says. As he constructed a family tree that stretched back to the early 18th century, Diamond also began to think about how the process could be improved. His own search... View Details
- 22 Feb 2022
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New Urban Order
trucking-tech company, has a simple goal: Get goods where they need to go as efficiently as possible with a limited labor force. For TuSimple, that means a focus not on the cities themselves, but rather on the long stretches of highway... View Details
Keywords: Kathleen Fu, Deborah Blagg, Julia Hanna, and Maureen Harmon; illustrations by; energy; environment; sustainability; entrepreneurship; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Utilities; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Waste Management and Remediation Services; Corporate Services
- 27 Oct 2015
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Sweet Success
changes,” Turner notes. “The quality then is inferior, but some producers mix it in with their better grades to stretch yield. We decided not to do that.” Turner also links his brand’s flavor to a purification process inspired by his... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Inside the Bestseller List with Charles Duhigg
write my to-do lists is very different, specifically tailored to what science says is the right way to write a list. You put your stretch goal—your biggest aspiration—at the top of the page. Under that, you break that down into tasks, so... View Details
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
John Read
amount of tension to stretch my limits while keeping me safe. After an hour, I finally came up over the top of the rock, and to my surprise there was my son on belay. He was given that assignment, without my knowledge, by a very wise... View Details
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
Futures Made Bright Through Opportunity
to help finance his education. “My original goal coming to HBS was to eventually work for a big technology company. The fellowships have enabled me to stretch and pursue my entrepreneurial passions more,”... View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- News
Wired for Innovation
customers in Arkansas, Tennessee, and other states in the Mid-South and Southeast. “Picture a 700-mile stretch of overhead, direct-current wires that requires easements from thousands of private landowners and approvals from dozens of... View Details
- 16 Jul 2019
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The Making of a Movement
let our emotions dictate our decision. We had to objectively assess whether we were the right people for that role,” David observes. And so began a conversation about the best path forward—a running dialogue that stretched from their... View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
The Best-Laid Plans
adds. “The journey itself has been very rewarding. I’ve had the opportunity to stretch myself and the organization in ways I didn’t expect.” The ability to pivot is obligatory in high-tech ventures like EyeView, winner of the 2008... View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
wanted to be outdoors," he says. A typical day on the farm runs 12 hours minimum, often stretching around the clock during calving season. "Twenty heifers may start giving birth in the middle of a snowstorm," says Whiteside. "Once I was... View Details
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Long Run
in his path. Langford, 65, is far too genteel and affable for that, as anyone who knows him will tell you—and plenty of people in Georgia know Jim Langford (MBA 1984), whose family roots in the state stretch back to 1853. But those same... View Details
- 17 Jun 2021
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Investing in a Post-COVID World; Exploring the Pandemic’s Impact on Gender Equity
March, the news was grim. The significant economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched the global gap by an entire generation. “Last year, we were a mere 99.5 years from real gender equity,” says Heather Stark (MBA 1999). “Now, one... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
MBAs on a Mission
of the city,” says Houston, adding that one of the museum’s primary goals is to provide a venue for world-class traveling cultural exhibits that have skipped Dallas in the past. Along with managing construction-related details, Houston’s... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
community, see this new government as the now-or-never chance to finally set the country on solid footing. But Mitsotakis is clear that his goal is not growth at any cost, and it’s not just about business interests: To truly transform... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 1997
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Growing Together
resources are stretched very thin, we've had to become very entrepreneurial," Britt explains. "To generate income we license toy companies, retailers, and park operators to use our Sesame Street characters, and we publish are own... View Details
Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry
- 04 Jun 2025
- News
Slice of Life
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. In 2018, Bill Crawford (MBA 2006) founded Righteous Slice, a pizza restaurant in Rexburg, Idaho that has been steadily earning critical acclaim. It has... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
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Leading In a New Era
located on the company's front lines, many are feeling the need to push the strategy process deeper into the organization. At the top of the company, the critical task is to frame strategy within a broader sense of purpose — according to Bartlett, "a View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry