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Amer M. Lahham
relentless. And I am finally here. Next to me is my Israeli counterpart. He too likes drinking whiskey and smoking cigars. We sign, we shake hands, and we laugh. It is my turn to make a speech, and I am no longer that thirteen year old....
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- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Thumbs Up Down Under
September 11, they had interrupted their departure preparations at the Chelsea Piers to race to Ground Zero to assist with rescue efforts. Wilson, a severe asthmatic, used his knowledge of the condition to aid medical technicians treating victims of View Details
- 24 Sep 2014
- Op-Ed
We Need a Miracle. New Nuclear Might Provide it.
On September 4, the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) published its 2014 International Energy Outlook. Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its latest World Energy Investment Outlook. Both watchdogs tell us the same story. Energy...
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- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
for young people to start smoking tobacco cigarettes, or even lure ex-smokers back to the habit. This has created a dilemma for health regulators, says Quelch, interviewed before the FDA's action. Do they regulate e-cigarettes in order to...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Joss Kent (MBA 1997)
Joss Kent’s (MBA 1997) first memories are of being on safari. “I remember the smoke rising from the fire to boil water,” says Kent. Safari was the family business: His grandparents and father founded luxury adventure-travel company...
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April White
- 12 May 2015
- News
A Flash of Insight
debris toward Brooklyn. The smell of smoke remained in the air for weeks as charred pieces of office documents and personal effects drifted down onto his rooftop garden. “I remember spending long moments staring out of our windows toward...
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- 16 Oct 2018
- News
To Lead and Serve
the thought process to lead well. On 9/11, I was in the Pentagon and the airplane came in directly underneath my spaces. Every ceiling tile came in. Smoke filled the spaces. There were 10 there. We all got out. I went back in to verify...
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- 30 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
Reflecting on my service
genesis of my public service comes from growing up on Long Island, where the September 11th attacks affected me intimately. Over forty people from my hometown were killed; my uncle survived only because of a timely smoke break. As an...
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- 19 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
China’s Complicated Relationship With Mother Nature
Despite its name, the Great Wall of China began as a series of smaller, isolated defensive fortifications. Those structures grew and were later unified into the imposing structure that exists today. The Great Wall is a great metaphor for the Chinese economy. By...
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- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Tedlow on Tires and the Meaning of Life
step" toward death. As Peter Gay, Freud's biographer observed, "Freud's inability to give up smoking underscores the truth in his observation of an all-too-human disposition he called 'knowing-and-not-knowing,' a state of rational...
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- 25 Jan 2013
- Research & Ideas
Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela
day and night, with just a slight pause from about 11 pm to 3 am. You smell the Mela before you see it—a combination of wood smoke and dust. And to see it is like nothing I've witnessed—and I've done field research in cities from Vietnam...
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- 13 May 2002
- Book
Bringing the Master Passions to Work
passions thus can erect their own smoke screens. When in their grip, we get to choose between deception and self-deception. Either you truly believe that you are firing your friend for the good of the firm, or—if not—you might realize...
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by Mihnea C. Moldoveanu & Nitin Nohria
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Chili recipes
time before they're butchered. They're also solely grass-fed, no grain feed at all. All this makes for a tastier and richer lamb (though not necessarily gamier). Add coriander powder, garlic powder, smoked paprika, cumin powder, a little...
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- 01 Dec 2022
- News
Road to Recovery
which people can be encouraged toward healthier behaviors through the framing of choices. One approach that has proven effective in weight loss and smoking cessation has been leveraging “loss aversion,” even if that’s just the loss of a...
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- 16 Aug 2018
- Blog Post
A Day in the Life as a ‘Spreadsheet Ranger’
Team is called out at random times throughout the week to respond to local fires. It is dry season and you can often smell smoke in the air! 8:15am – After some “good mornings” with the staff, my co-consultant and I map out our plan for...
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Nonprofit / Government
- 20 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Airplane Design Brings Out the Class Warfare in Us All
buckle up, and general rule-breaking, like smoking in the bathroom. Popular explanations for bad behavior include crowded conditions, long delays, and shrinking seats. The researchers also evaluated other possible rage-inducing factors,...
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Michael R. Bloomberg
economy, a record-low crime rate and a healthier New York. His smoking ban in public places was a landmark decision. Some believe his legacy will last for generations to come. “There are many things we have achieved that I am proud of,”...
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- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Doing Something Real
high-profile California. To the consternation of the trial bar, his advocacy group placed three initiatives (ultimately unsuccessful) on the state's March 1996 ballot. On the smoking front, Tobias, a Slavic languages and literatures major...
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Andrew Tobias (MBA '72)
- 10 Sep 2007
- Research & Ideas
High Note: Managing the Medici String Quartet
Robertson working for you as your key software developer, drug researcher, or designer, he would be a handful, to say the least. There are key people in these kinds of businesses, and they are what they are. One of the managing partners of the design firm told me how...
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- 01 Mar 2004
- Lessons from the Classroom
Mission to Mars: It Really Is Rocket Science
extent. After all, in 1999, Congress wasn't pleased to see $200 million of its money go up in smoke (or up in space—there is no smoke in a vacuum). Politically, the next missions had to succeed. Another...
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by Sean Silverthorne