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- 09 Mar 2021
- News
Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Opportunity
college immediately following high school or who are adult learners. Because we are a large commuter institution with thousands of students coming to us from all over the state and because many students are working at the front lines of...
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Jennifer Gillespie
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
commuting from Boston to FTD in Detroit, Whitman accepted a position closer to home at Hasbro. “I liked the toy industry,” recalls the mother of two boys. “My sons got to be testers, and I enjoyed being a general manager of a great...
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- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Security Chief
thought he was too old. “I’ll be 35 when I graduate,” he told Alita. To which she famously replied, “You’re going to be 35 anyway.” Discussion over. With only one week left before the last admissions deadline, Parker hustled to complete his application. Thus began a...
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- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
task. It meant 10 hours of commuting every week, not getting much sleep, and not really taking care of herself the way she would have liked. But Matthews knows that the expertise she got from her time at HBS is what will allow her...
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Constantine von Hoffman
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Andrea Silbert
noting that word of mouth is the organization’s best marketing tool. While the ups and downs of the economy pose a challenge, Silbert says that with careful planning, CWE has weathered the recent economic downturn well. The mother of two toddlers who View Details
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
The Taxi Wars of Jakarta
of dried bananas, peanuts, and magazines from hawkers; rattletrap buses belch black filth; and all notions of right-of-way are wishful thinking. Average round-trip commutes of about 50 miles take four hours, prompting some to keep...
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- 20 Oct 2016
- News
Smart Moves
INRIX analytics offer similar benefits to corporate customers, Mistele adds, providing greater efficiencies to company fleet operations, commuting time estimates to realtors and home buyers, hourly traffic patterns to retailers and...
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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
One-on-One with Edwin Reed
numerous ministries and eleven affiliated corporations, its 350-person staff, and its total assets of more than $92 million. After three years of commuting to Virginia Union University for Friday and Saturday classes, Reed received a...
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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Afghanistan’s Hope and Light
brand name “Smart”), Khoja is as busy as ever, continuing to commute from his home in Dubai to Kabul 10 or so days each month (“I can take a 4:20 a.m. flight and be at my desk by 7:00”) and devoting the rest of his time to overseeing the...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2017
- News
City of Dreams
slowly—moving the ball down the field. A central pillar of the megapolis plan, it is likely to be among the first to see completion. For starters, the first 25 kilometers of a new light rail line will shrink a painfully slow commute from...
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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Making the Case for Leadership
programming vision, to recruiting and motivating a growing team of employees (some of whom, like Swan, were commuting from other cities at the time). Also in play: managing a tight, closely watched budget while walking the line between...
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- 22 Aug 2019
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Catalyzing Africa’s Tech Sector
think the first thing I realized was, "This is huge." Lagos is very populated. If you're commuting back and forth to places you don't get to really experience it sometimes. Being in Paris, being on the train, and just literally being in...
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- 08 Sep 2016
- News
How We Make It Work
1999), program manager, Strategic Decisions Group Diane and Peter Escher (both MBA 2009) Children: Hazel (4); Josh (2) Diane and Peter both work for startups in downtown Seattle, commuting to different floors of the same building. Diane...
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- 01 Dec 2019
- News
John McArthur
commuted to West Point on weekends to be with my family. During the week. I lived in the dorms on the HBS campus. On two occasions when my wife visited Boston, Dean MacArthur allowed my wife and I to stay in the Dean’s house on campus. It...
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- 10 Mar 2021
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New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts
has forced companies to rapidly advance their digital footprint, using cloud storage, cybersecurity, and device tools to accommodate their new remote workforce. Experiencing the benefits of remote working—including nonexistent commute...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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September 11: A Community Reflects
recently to active duty. Neil Smith (MBA '84), who lives in nearby Manhasset, wrote, "Unfortunately, it's towns like ours that have been hit very badly by this terrible and senseless act. From commuting professionals to the firefighters...
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Susan Young;Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
From Where We Stand
the men around you. Also, carefully consider your career choice, since some are easier to navigate than others, and all have different trade-offs. Finally, choose the right partner, limit your commute to seven minutes or less, learn how...
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