Filter Results
:
(92)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (92)
- Faculty Publications (3)
Show Results For
- All HBS Web (92)
- Faculty Publications (3)
- Web
From C-Suite to CEO - Alumni
career? What problems do I enjoy solving? What is my unique value proposition? Then, utilize assessment tools available through your company, leadership transition firms, or the CEO Genome Project to provide further clarity on your...
View Details
- Web
Professional Development - Alumni
What You're Looking For? You do not need to have a specific career focus to work with a coach. Coaches are skilled in helping HBS alumni get clarity in their careers and life. Looking to grow on the job? Find Out HowFind Out How Similar...
View Details
- Web
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service - Recruiting
learned way too much about shipwrecks all over the country. It was truly an unforgettable three months. Did I walk away from my summer with clarity for my career? Not really, but I don’t regret chasing joy. I got to refine my business...
View Details
- 18 Jan 2023
- Blog Post
Career Planning and Development: Interview with Career Coach Wendi Zhang (MBA/MPP 2013)
behind reaching a goal tends to be the easier part, even as the implementation may be complicated and cumbersome. The harder part almost always is figuring out the goal, which is unique for each individual and dynamic over time. I believe...
View Details
- 16 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Advice on Advice
In business, good advice is priceless. Managers who are anxious and confused when confronted with corporate challenges can find that a piece of sound advice from a colleague can instill a sense of calm and clarity that leads to more...
View Details
Keywords:
by Dina Gerdeman
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
the case against Holmes is not a slam dunk and explains why even a conviction is unlikely to deter others. The interview was edited for clarity and length. Harvard Gazette: What are your thoughts as the trial gets underway? Eugene Soltes:...
View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- Research & Ideas
Key to Doing Your Best at Work? Be Yourself
ceilings.” When I think about reframing expectations, in terms of what we can all achieve, it’s not stopping ourselves by the stereotypes that are out there and just be who we are. I think that that’s very empowering. And making sure that people reflect on the...
View Details
Keywords:
by Christina Pazzanese, Harvard Gazette
- 15 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Women Leaders and Organizational Change
and Stanford University's Debra E. Meyerson propose a new approach to viewing and solving the women-in-leadership shortfall. Traditionally, three goals for fixing the problem have been considered: fix the women; create equal opportunity;...
View Details
Keywords:
by Mallory Stark
- 04 Dec 2023
- Blog Post
My Summer of Joy with the National Parks Service
visit out to Biscayne National Park in Florida, to observe the team in action, and work with a few community groups. I learned way too much about shipwrecks all over the country. It was truly an unforgettable three months. Did I walk away from my summer with View Details
- 13 May 2019
- Blog Post
The Many Facets of Becoming a Mother at HBS
the most exceptional group of 93+ uncles and aunts to help guide and mentor her as she grows up! It was also a great reminder of how much you can accomplish if you set clear goals for yourself. What do you wish you knew before coming to...
View Details
- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
export is what has often been understood as "export competitiveness". In this thinking, exports become the target and ultimate goal of economic policy. While the crisis has increased the demand for growth strategies, it has also...
View Details
Keywords:
by Christian Ketels
- Web
2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
friendship. To learn. To express feelings. To convey complex information. To laugh. To pass the time. To make decisions. To persuade. To solve problems. In this session, participants will learn a framework to understand their conversational purposes and new tools to...
View Details
- 18 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
Looking in the Mirror: Questions Every Leader Must Ask
clarity about the organization's aspirations," Kaplan says. The leader may have a clear vision in his or her head but has not communicated it effectively throughout the organization. "When there is not a clearly articulated...
View Details
Keywords:
by Carmen Nobel
- 21 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Pandemic Conversations That Leaders Need to Have Now
effective. This type of conversation can provide the clarity needed to personalize our work’s purpose better than an organization’s vision or mission statement, which is often so grand that employees have difficulty connecting it to their...
View Details
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace
computer consulting firm specializing in e-commerce; Akal Security Company; and natural food enterprises such as the Yogi Tea Company), for which he serves as executive vice president. "Our goal is to provide products and services...
View Details
Keywords:
by Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 14 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance
working this into the broader goals of the host country to fit with the government's development priorities. What MCC has in common with Acumen is that it's using the grant as leverage to build the capacity of government agencies to...
View Details
Keywords:
by Julia Hanna
- 23 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
It’s Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits
To transform lofty aspirations into quantifiable impact, nonprofits need to become more familiar with traditional business tools such as business plans, precise mission statements, and goal setting to improve their performance. That was...
View Details
Keywords:
by Manda Salls
- Person Page
Read excerpts from DENIAL
The Edifice Complex: Denial at Sears
Book Excerpt: Denial at Sears (BusinessWeek.com, February 26, 2010)
From Denial: Why Business... View Details
- Profile
Cherian Kurien
ability to engage and communicate such analysis in a clear and easy to understand manner with your fellow colleagues. I was keen on such a collaborative and dynamic learning environment as opposed to a lecture based one. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your...
View Details
- Profile
Robert Leke
the students ensured that I met people with complementary strengths to mine, whereby we could observe and learn from each other. How has your overall HBS experience shaped your goals & career path? HBS helped me become more reflective...
View Details