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- 01 Jun 2005
- News
One-on-One with Grover Norquist
Norquist Illustration by Rob Barber Grover G. Norquist (MBA ’81) may not be a household name, but he’s definitely a Washington institution. As president of Americans for Tax Reform, which he founded in 1985, Norquist has aggressively...
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Government
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
Toy Story
bucked the odds, winning the company accolades in the press, shelf space at major (and minor) retailers, and the Game of the Year awards at the American International Toy Fair, the industry’s annual trade show, in 2001 and 2002. Like LEGO, Cranium is not a product that...
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- 21 Mar 2024
- News
OC Alumni Get Clarity on AI; Inequality and Climate Change Explored in DC
sorts of negative consequences,” Toplansky says. “My point was that this is a critical part of future business strategy.” He described six different business strategies where AI—through predictive analytics and automation—will that make...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
From Das’s Desk
especially in those critical first few years after HBS. The course will cover a variety of topics, including: Career navigation. How to establish a path through the transitions and tradeoffs as they move toward their personal definition...
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- 17 Mar 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Adam Enbar (MBA 2010)
working with the team, recruiting talent, or building partnerships/infrastructure to help us grow in the right direction.” What’s been the best part of the Flatiron School journey? What’s been the most challenging? “The best part is View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Collective Wisdom
according to Karim R. Lakhani, is that thanks to the Internet, crowdsourcing has moved into new and unexpected industries and organizations, establishing itself as a mainstream strategy for innovating and gaining a competitive edge....
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
deeply ingrained fidelity to certain brands — the kind of loyalty that our parents’ generation felt toward even mundane brands like Tide detergent or Miracle Whip or Sony televisions — is definitely in peril, at least in my opinion. Why...
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- 01 Mar 2006
- News
The Producers
“lottery tickets,” as one alum puts it. (A producer working for one of the big studios has a more stable existence, receiving an up-front fee and offer of net profits, although these are rarely realized.) Diane Nabatoff (MBA 1982) has her own View Details
- 26 Jul 2018
- News
Running the Numbers
Basketball Association was a recently launched, little-known organization, and Gelman had accepted a promising post-college job as a strategy consultant with the Mitchell Madison Group in New York. But her decision to defer the consulting...
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Deborah Blagg
- 05 Aug 2014
- News
A Diversified Portfolio
says Dorsen, "including several of whom had not even been formally invited." While there was a lot of interest in the idea, the principal concern among the group was whether there were enough good companies in the pipeline to generate quality deal flow. More research...
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Constantine von Hoffman
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
entrepreneurs is Mary Kay Ash, a legend as a glass-ceiling breaker and a woman who built a very successful business with a go-to-market strategy of direct selling. Unlike Mary Kay Ash, however, not all aspiring business owners are willing...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Hard Choices
the way I want to discuss it is by asking questions. They may sometimes seem rhetorical, but they’re not. They may sometimes seem straightforward, but they’re not. Because these choices are usually hard ones, and tests not just of intellect but of character. They are...
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Seth Klarman (MBA 1982)
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
Q & A: Jeanne P. Jackson: A New Regime at Banana Republic
and Fortune ranked her among the 50 most powerful women in American business. Business Week said you had "worked magic" at Banana Republic. What has your strategy been? I would love to take the credit for it, but I can't. The changes at...
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- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Dispatches from the Global Classroom
“Rufina, my host mom, lives in a house with a courtyard, a Ford Explorer, a full kitchen, and running water. Not too rough and definitely not what I expected,” writes Michael Newton (MBA ’09) in his journal, a requirement of the Mexico...
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- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Drilling Down
covers all aspects of the energy business. "One idea that I believe will be discredited is the mega-merger theory — that Texaco was too small to be relevant." "Fortunately, there are still strategies that allow a smaller operator to be...
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- 26 Jul 2016
- News
Alumni Capture the Essence of Pokemon GO Craze
locations and retailers to provide ‘real world’ ($) rewards to players.” Many alumni see possibilities and potential in other areas: “Augmented reality can definitely revolutionize e-commerce and mobile-friendly brand apps,” said Ameera...
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Arts, Entertainment
- 01 Mar 2023
- News
March 2023 Alumni and Faculty Books
Edited by Margie Kelley Alumni Books Invisible Trillions: How Financial Secrecy Is Imperiling Capitalism and Democracy—and the Way to Renew Our Broken System By Raymond W. Baker (MBA 1960) Berrett-Koehler Publishers Over the last half century, capitalism has created...
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- 01 Jun 2020
- News
How Sports Should Use Its Timeout
could communicate to your fans, "This is what we've done. This is what it'll look like. This is the expectation to come back, and what we'll do to protect you." So I think it's a whole host of things in terms of your internal staffing, and then your communication View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
View from the Top
goal for his organization that is both ambitious and achievable, a strategy to get the organization there, and the ability to communicate this strategy clearly, simply, and repeatedly. CEOs also need to pick...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Yoga Inc.
phenomenon it pretty much created. “From the foundation of yoga wear, we started a category that before us did not exist,” says Vivien Yeung (MBA 2001), Lululemon’s chief strategy officer. Understanding the public consumption ritual...
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Deborah Halber