The president of Shell Oil Company and the chairman of Simmons & Company International tackled three fundamental questions from distinctly different perspectives at the 2006 HBS Energy Symposium. The 2006 HBS Energy Symposium opened on October 24 with the daunting aim of answering three fundamental questions: What drives our world? How does our future look?… Continue reading Are We Ready for Change?
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Taking Measure on the Inevitability of Success
EC and KSG Dual Degree student Jonathan Kelly reflects on thechallenging thought that success as individuals is not inevitable and what this means to us as students and to Harvard Business School as an institution. I attended a panel recently where a Harvard Business School faculty member challenged the audience to recognize that our success… Continue reading Taking Measure on the Inevitability of Success
Advice for Social Enterprise Field Study Researchers
1) Know where you can add value.Are you best suited for lifting sandbags, grassroots organizing, or high level analysis and strategy? Think about your strengths as a business student and see how they can be applied to the situation. It’s natural to want to do something “hands-on,” however there might be people better able to… Continue reading Advice for Social Enterprise Field Study Researchers
HBS Appoints New Dean
Jay Light was appointed the new Dean last week. Light, a 35 year veteran of HBS, has been acting Dean since last August. The appointment was greeted enthusiastically by professors, who rose in standing ovation at the announcement. However, students were more cautious (see poll results below and Letters to the Editor on page 2).… Continue reading HBS Appoints New Dean
JetBlue President: Keep Your Seatbelts Securely Fastened
HBS students love JetBlue. Maybe it’s because of their vision? Tele-vision that is. We’ve come to love the JetBlue experience, but the airline is now facing severe turbulence. Last week the Hospitality and Travel Industry Club hosted Dave Barger, president and COO of JetBlue, who shared amazing insight to the development of the airline and… Continue reading JetBlue President: Keep Your Seatbelts Securely Fastened
Career Perspectives: Hospitality
RC: Noah BrodskyCompany: Four SeasonsWebsite: www.fourseasons.comIndustry: Hospitality: Food & LodgingPosition/Function: Restaurant ManagerLocations: Costa Rica and MauiResponsibilities: Managed the fine dining restaurants and bars So is it really as good as it sounds?Yes! The lifestyle is fantastic. I went to the beach every morning before work, played golf twice a week, and ate lobster and steak… Continue reading Career Perspectives: Hospitality
Empty Promises: Social Enterprise in the RC Curriculum
This week we opened the course platform and found our second, that’s right, our second, nonprofit case in the required curriculum: Arvadin. Though members of the HBS faculty have written 164 social enterprise cases, RCs have discussed only two in class. For a school that boasts, “We educate leaders who make a difference in this… Continue reading Empty Promises: Social Enterprise in the RC Curriculum
Scenes from Sundance
How do film directors celebrate after screening their film at the Sundance Film Festival? They call Mom. In the Clockwork Caf‚ on Main Street in Park City, Utah, a director tried repeatedly to shoo a friend off the phone so he could make that all- important call. And no wonder. Out of 3,148 submissions, only… Continue reading Scenes from Sundance
Dufrense Piece is Welcomed New Addition to Art Collection
Me Lighting Lauren Bacall’s Cigarette in “Written on the Wind”Angela Dufrense2004Oil on canvas63 by 60 inches Last week I found myself sitting in one of the project rooms at Spangler around dusk. The sun had just set and the sky was this amazing blue color that was both dark and bright at the same time.… Continue reading Dufrense Piece is Welcomed New Addition to Art Collection
The Energy Industry: Opportunities Abound in Tackling Geo-Political Tensions, Environmental Distress
Whether headed to a club on Friday night, or pondering the implications of a strategic career decision, the vast majority of us want to feel that we’re making choices that will leave us looking good…no, not just good, hot. On Friday night, that choice (for ladies that is) might involve a little black dress. When… Continue reading The Energy Industry: Opportunities Abound in Tackling Geo-Political Tensions, Environmental Distress
"What Happens in Vegas…": Highlights from the Las Vegas Trek
Over Columbus Day weekend, 42 HBS students and partners embarked on the second annual Las Vegas Trek, sponsored by the Hospitality and Travel Industry Club. What follows is an account of the “official” Trek activities; for anything else that might have happened in Las Vegas… well, you will just have to join us next year… Continue reading "What Happens in Vegas…": Highlights from the Las Vegas Trek
Reach the Beach: HBSers Persevere in Country's Longest Distance Run
Ask some HBS students what they think of Bretton Woods and you may get some slightly pained expressions that betray a fierce bout with one of BGIE’s most intimidating characters. But for Kate Kohler and the five other ECs who joined her in a two-day relay that spanned 208 miles of New England terrain last… Continue reading Reach the Beach: HBSers Persevere in Country's Longest Distance Run
On-Campus Interview Series: Oliver "Ollie" Corlette, Star of the HBS Rugby Team and True Renaissance Man
It is hard to believe that Oliver “Ollie” Corlette once called one city and country his home. He grew up in Sydney, Australia, but over the past decade he has made the world his home. Some of his recent travels have taken him to Argentina, Barbados and China, just to do the ABC’s. Before coming… Continue reading On-Campus Interview Series: Oliver "Ollie" Corlette, Star of the HBS Rugby Team and True Renaissance Man
The First Ever Retail and Luxury Goods Conference: From Goodie Bags to Growth Strategies
If you make more than $350,000 per year, chances are, you favorite place to shop is Target, followed by none other than Costco! Even the most fashion conscious shoppers are pairing their $5,000 Hermes Bag with a $15 t-shirt from Target. Leaders from specialty retailers leading the retail and luxury goods industry descended upon Harvard… Continue reading The First Ever Retail and Luxury Goods Conference: From Goodie Bags to Growth Strategies
Peak Performance
Dear Editorial Team, I would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about the putting behavioral science to work on the competitive fields of sports and business. As a Psychologist, I have traversed diverse terrain including over a decade of teaching at Dartmouth Medical School while consulting as the Sports Psychologist to a number of… Continue reading Peak Performance
Letter from Larry Summers to the Faculty Regarding NBER Remarks
Dear Colleagues: At the request of Professors Grosz, Hammonds, Skocpol, and others, I am making available a transcript of my remarks at the January 14 conference as well as the questions and answers that followed. Although I had intended them as informal and speculative, and was reluctant to reopen wounds, I want to be responsive… Continue reading Letter from Larry Summers to the Faculty Regarding NBER Remarks
