A turbulent year for healthcare policy, 2017 was capped off with a spree of healthcare mega-mergers. Some transgressed traditional industry boundaries, reflecting the evolving dynamics of a sector in dramatic flux since the 2010 implementation of the Affordable Care Act. CVS’ $69bn acquisition of Aetna, the nation’s third largest insurer, introduced the possibility of converting… Continue reading Goliath vs. Goliath: Hospital Mega-Mergers and the Fight for Your Healthcare
Category: General Management
What Are the Elites To Do
You may wonder why this subject has anything to do with you as you work hard at school, try to find a job, and balance a hopefully fulfilling and busy personal life with everything else that is going on. For most of you, let’s not even talk about your current balance sheet and cash flows.… Continue reading What Are the Elites To Do
HBS to DBS: Larry Culp’s General Management Journey
“If you were the CEO of an airline, could you be as engaging with the baggage handlers as you are in the boardroom?” – Larry Culp The case method, which is used across all HBS classes, places students in the tough position of the decision maker. Often operating from the perspective of the CEO, students challenge… Continue reading HBS to DBS: Larry Culp’s General Management Journey
From MBA to Fortune 500 CEO: Fireside Chat with Steven Reinemund, former PepsiCo CEO
It is hard to know what to expect when going to meet a Harvard Business School case protagonist in person. In our HBS cases, most CEOs spend an awful lot of time staring out of windows in heavy contemplation. Windows, it seemed, were critical to learning. This robust theory was unequivocally overturned when I met… Continue reading From MBA to Fortune 500 CEO: Fireside Chat with Steven Reinemund, former PepsiCo CEO