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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Business at the Summit
that transcends the confines of “economic self-interest.” Referring to the nation’s financial crisis, Light said, “The times call for serious reflection and deep inquiry.” If timing is everything, then the Centennial Global Business...
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- 01 Jun 2022
- News
Ink: Start Small, Rise Above
Stacey Abrams didn’t dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Her first small business was a consultancy that she launched out of necessity to supplement her salary as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Lara Hodgson (MBA 1998) came to it from a somewhat...
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Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Seth Klarman
investing. It basically teaches you the questions that you should ask, and it makes endless references to the foibles of human nature in the markets. Given the recent credit market meltdown, have we made much progress in figuring out how...
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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
What's the Word?
going to change momentum behind off-shoring.” Back to top She·sesh·un (noun) When female employment numbers were disproportionately affected in the early months of the pandemic, media were quick to run with a new term: shecession. To explain the phenomenon, researchers...
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- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
thousands of young professionals and hundreds of interviews with the world’s top business and nonprofit leaders (among them Virgin’s Richard Branson, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, Third Point Advisors’ Daniel Loeb, and US Navy SEALs’...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Private Sector and Public Interest Meet at Global Leadership Forum
we now enjoy,” Richard Haass told some 640 alumni and guests at the HBS Global Leadership Forum (GLF) in Washington, D.C., in June. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, was the first among a wide array of Washington insiders at the three-day conference...
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- 03 Mar 2016
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Pamela Meyer (MBA 1986)
someone’s “baseline behavior,” so you have a reliable reference point for measuring changes later. Don’t point your finger and say, “Oh, your eyebrow twitched, you’re lying.”...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2017
about the candidates themselves? Morris applies an executive recruiter’s approach to fifteen presidential prospects from 1789 to 1980, analyzing their résumés and references to determine their fitness for the job. Were they qualified? How...
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- 01 Dec 1998
- News
A Journey to Leadership: Luke O'Neill
began operation as a school without walls. Nine "at-risk" high school students - some of whom had been referred by theirschool guidance counselors, others who found Shackleton on their own - set forth in two specially equipped vans on a...
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Deborah Blagg
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
South Africa's Lucille Meyer: Shaping a Practical Presidency
improved infrastructure for water and for jobs, notes Meyer. There is much at stake for Mbeki - only the second black president of South Africa - as he follows in the footsteps of Mandela. Meyer is careful to point out, however, that...
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Morgan Baker
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
hopefully, profitable) local player. But if you want to grow the business, I would suggest you expand to California. The market is five times larger. Do you believe that translates to a $10M region? Your company clearly has great View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
that bridges neurology care for Midtown, Emory University Hospital, and Wesley Woods.” Questions raised by the assembled group make it clear that getting from the point of analysis to execution will take some serious work. “This can’t...
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- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
home as well, since they had come to to help with the baby, and now were staying to help with my treatment. About six months into my treatment journey, I did return back to the startup that I was working with and continued to work with them for a couple of more years...
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- 01 Apr 1998
- News
World Class Learning
feeling like, 'So what?'" someone else comments. * Note: The term "international" in this article refers to individuals who were born outside the United States and are not permanent U.S. residents. According to HBS officials, only those...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
The Case for Studying Financial History
the point of the book was to explain where this extraordinary system came from and to explain it component by component so that readers could understand the financial system as the product of history, and as one of the key factors in...
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- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
career. That became clearer when I got to HBS. I learned that, in addition to being inspired by media, I liked to work on projects that had a beginning, middle, and end, which fit perfectly with the world of film and television. All signs were starting to View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBSAAA Conference Addresses Pathways to Power
extension of BGIE for alumni,” commented Bulls, referring to the required MBA course, Business, Government, and the International Economy. “The program content was timely as always, but we also built on our past history of creating a...
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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
You’ve Been YouTubed
tweeted by Carroll’s friends, posted on social news sites, shared with Facebook friends, and picked up by bloggers. From there it was a quick hop to the mainstream media; by the end of July, the video had been viewed 4.6 million times, with external View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
forward, even if you face obstacles in today’s business environment. While Hilliard is a Harvard Business School graduate, Pivot for Success contains lessons not taught in school. In this book, you will learn the 10 pivot points that have...
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Margie Kelley
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Dare to be Different
successfully offer products that are meaningfully different. As a result, Moon writes a book about business that does not read like a business book. What motivated you to write Different at this point in your career? Well, for quite a...
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