Category: Leadership

From Competitor to Coach: A Conversation with David Boudia

Gabriel Ellsworth (MBA ’20) talks with U.S. Olympic diving champion David Boudia. David Boudia has had the most successful career of any American diver in this century. After making his Olympic debut at Beijing in 2008, he brought home two medals from London in 2012 (gold, men’s 10-meter platform; bronze, men’s synchronized 10-meter platform, with… Continue reading From Competitor to Coach: A Conversation with David Boudia

Leadership and Happiness

Robert Waldinger joins HBS Professor Arthur Brooks in his Leadership and Happiness class to share insights from the longest study on adult life ever performed. Alex Smith (MBA ‘23) reports. I hesitated to write this article because, as an RC, I selfishly wanted to keep the secret of Arthur Brooks’ Leadership and Happiness class under… Continue reading Leadership and Happiness

Women in Business: Building a Successful Life

Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) reports on the Women’s Student Association 31st Women in Business Conference Every year the Women’s Student Association (WSA), like many other clubs on campus, holds a conference to bring together women from across the world and offer a forum to reflect and discuss a relevant theme. This year, the conference theme… Continue reading Women in Business: Building a Successful Life

Women Hold Majority of Section Leadership Positions in the Class of 2023

Women proudly represent 55% of section leadership positions as compared to being 46% of the general population of the class. Temi Ojuade (MBA ’23) speaks to some of these amazing women to share why they decided to run for these positions. Before I looked at the election data, I strongly held the hypothesis that women… Continue reading Women Hold Majority of Section Leadership Positions in the Class of 2023

Female ECs Answer Top of Mind Questions from Female RCs

Temi Ojuade (MBA ’23) asked fellow female RCs for questions they would like answered by female ECs and worked with Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) to get these resourceful answers.  This article was inspired by two things we have heard repeatedly about asking questions at HBS. First, you should ask any question you have because there… Continue reading Female ECs Answer Top of Mind Questions from Female RCs

Bringing Equal Gender Parity to the Investing Industry

To achieve the global mission of having equal gender representation in leadership positions across industries, it is important to drive the shift in power in the hands of more women at all levels. Arushi Jindal (MBA ’23) begins with her own industry, finance and investing. I grew up in an extended family where I am… Continue reading Bringing Equal Gender Parity to the Investing Industry

Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need to Hear But Are Rarely Told

Ziana Kotadia (MBA ’22) talks to Professor David Fubini about his latest book What is your latest book about? Hidden Truths is my attempt to “pull the curtain back” on what it means to be a leader. Other CEO books are not only biographies but generally also an exploration of the developed theories of leadership.… Continue reading Hidden Truths: What Leaders Need to Hear But Are Rarely Told

Pioneering Animal Welfare in the Light of the Law—In Conversation with Katherine Anne Meyer

Katherine Anne Meyer

“Animals do not speak ‘humanese,’ so they rely on people to advocate on their behalf.” Katherine Anne Meyer is a Director of Animal Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School and has over 30 years of animal advocacy experience under her belt. However, this description falls short of fully depicting Meyer’s contribution to our… Continue reading Pioneering Animal Welfare in the Light of the Law—In Conversation with Katherine Anne Meyer

Truths and Myths About the First Year MBA Experience: Evidence From the Class of 2021

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How does the first-year HBS MBA experience differ across the student population? A class-wide survey of second-year students sheds light on this question. HBS students are a diverse population—different demographics and life experiences have shaped each of our journeys to and at HBS. We, a team of WSA members, conducted a survey investigating the HBS… Continue reading Truths and Myths About the First Year MBA Experience: Evidence From the Class of 2021

Tackling the Pipeline Problem

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MBAs need to prepare to be held accountable for building a more diverse workforce. In June 2020, while addressing his company’s response to the Black Lives Matter movement, Charles Scharf, the otherwise highly regarded CEO of Wells Fargo who was charged with turning around the bank after the scandals and missteps of his predecessors, asserted,… Continue reading Tackling the Pipeline Problem

Ruffin’s Journey to Forbes, Playing off the Court

Ibe Imo writes on Melcolm Ruffin’s (MBA ’20) journey to becoming a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. In New York City, December 3, 2020, Melcolm Ruffin (MBA ’20), age 29, became a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree. Ruffin’s career is another rendition of Black masculinity in American sports and entertainment. Realizing his hoop dreams would… Continue reading Ruffin’s Journey to Forbes, Playing off the Court

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Black Girl Magic in Classical Ballet

Ibe Imo, an HBS Online participant, writes on La’Toya Princess Jackson, an I-lab Venture Program participant, and her life journey that leads her to launch an original ballet production; with resilience and defiance, she confronts norms and reimagines possibilities to create spaces for Black boys and girls. La’Toya Jackson (Princess) was born in Fort Worth,… Continue reading Black Girl Magic in Classical Ballet

How Star Women Succeed

Noelia Lombardo Gava (MBA ’22) reports on the EC seminar that focuses on career challenges and opportunities of female protagonists. As we dive into the third edition of this section, it is important to reflect on the amount of single stories we have about female leadership. Single stories told by women all over the world… Continue reading How Star Women Succeed

Much More than the Abaya

Ibe Imo, an HBS Online participant, reports on the remarkable work of Baraa Luhaid to help promote women empowerment in Saudi Arabia through her cycling abayas. Baraa Luhaid, who is only 28 and who participated in the Harvard Business School Online program “Accounting and Finance” this year, has spent six years looking for good trouble.… Continue reading Much More than the Abaya

Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World…by 2030?

MBA students have been pulling HBS towards the future, but our ecosystem needs a boost — and the time is now. The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Of course, the type of difference—whether positive or negative—has continued to be left strategically vague, with a… Continue reading Leaders Who Make a Difference in the World…by 2030?

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Making the Right Bets

Upoma Dutta (MBA ’21) speaks with Kevin Mayer (MBA ’90) about the leadership philosophies and self-discoveries connecting his past, present, and future. By many measures, 2020 has so far been an unprecedented year—a year in which even the best-laid plans went awry and even the most grounded of us were pushed off-course. Some experts say… Continue reading Making the Right Bets