Tag: management

BostonTrek 2002

This is the second in a series of articles profiling companies that are participating in BostonTrek 2002. With each new installment, it becomes more and more clear that there are still many great high tech jobs in the Boston area. Empirix was founded in September 2000 as a carve-out from Teradyne to pursue the opportunity… Continue reading BostonTrek 2002

So Much For Balance

Before I arrived at HBS, everyone told me how tough first semester would be. The CFO at my former company, idealab!, an HBS alum, laughed menacingly as he congratulated me on my admission. “You couldn’t pay me to do my first year again,” he chuckled. “But I’d do second-year again in a second.” At my… Continue reading So Much For Balance

What gives Us the right?

Recently, I attended a conference with many other students from HBS. I was shocked when I overheard a student rudely tear apart the business model of seasoned entrepreneur’s latest venture. The speaker was clearly too professional and gracious to do anything other than nod politely, but it made me ask myself an important question. What… Continue reading What gives Us the right?

Dow Jones VP Tells The Journal's 9/11 Tale

Among the businesses that evacuated their Lower Manhattan offices on September 11 was The Wall Street Journal. In an unprecedented display of newspaper crisis management, The Journal still published that day. Richard Tofel, the assistant to the publisher of The Journal, told how at HBS on January 29. HBS community members can watch the video.… Continue reading Dow Jones VP Tells The Journal's 9/11 Tale

Crimson Reflections

According to Crimson Greetings organizer Nigel Downing, the event remains unchanged from year to year. “The method is tried and true,” he says. While it’s true that this year’s event, like last year’s, takes place in glitter-filled universes under the watchful eye of well-dressed upper management, it’s in fact an entirely different event. Why? Because… Continue reading Crimson Reflections

HBS Fidelity Investment Challenge – Winter 2001

And the winner is … Julian Wang (OC) with an amazing performance of +444% in only two months. He is the winner of the Winter 2001 HBS Fidelity Investment Challenge that took place between February 12th and April 20th. Julian will be leaving HBS with a $2,000 check for wining this competition. Congratulations to him.… Continue reading HBS Fidelity Investment Challenge – Winter 2001

Secrets to Growth Revealed

There is no question that “growth” is back at the top of any CEO’s strategic agenda. “However, the mindset that has developed around growth projections is totally unrealistic for most companies – even considering the past decade of strong, economic expansion” argued Chris Zook during his growth strategy presentation last Thursday at HBS. The event,… Continue reading Secrets to Growth Revealed

Lucent: Like a Phoenix Rising

Jay Carter, COO of Lucent’s Sales and Marketing organization, was on campus last week to share some of the lessons learned from the recent troubles in the battered technology sector and to layout the turnaround plan for the technology giant. A standing-room-only crowd turned out to hear the talk, which was sponsored by the Manufacturing… Continue reading Lucent: Like a Phoenix Rising

FACE IN THE CROWD: James Carroll (OI)

James Carroll (callsign: Dipper) has a certain calmness, good-natured humor and confidence about him. One might, at first, attribute it to the maturity that marriage and fatherhood brings… or a Virginia upbringing. Certainly factors. But after an hour long interview, I am convinced his soundness is firmly rooted in his 14-year tenure with the United… Continue reading FACE IN THE CROWD: James Carroll (OI)

More Hell Week Horror Stories

Some more doozies worthy of mention. Keep them rolling in to jkayloe@mba2002.hbs.edu. Twenty minutes into a lunchtime interview with a Boston firm, our protagonist was surprised when a cell phone started ringing in the room. The interviewer excused himself, took the call, and found out that his wife had gone into labor with their first… Continue reading More Hell Week Horror Stories

Recruiter Newsflash

ManufacturersDaimlerChrysler AG (DCX) is preparing a management shakeup as part of a sweeping restructuring, The Financial Times reported on its Web site Tuesday. Chairman Jurgen Schrempp is to take control of a new “executive automotive committee” overseeing the group’s Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler divisions, as well as its commercial vehicle activities and the alliance with Japan’s… Continue reading Recruiter Newsflash

Entrepreneurship Program at HBS Wins Top Award

The entrepreneurship program at Harvard Business School (HBS), which has offered courses in entrepreneurship for more than a half century and counts among its 65,000 graduates some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, won the top award for MBA programs nationwide from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), an organization devoted… Continue reading Entrepreneurship Program at HBS Wins Top Award

HBS Professor John Dearden Dies at 84

John Dearden, a professor at Harvard Business School (HBS) for more than thirty years, died on Friday, January 9, at a nursing facility near his home in Woodstock, Connecticut, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84. An authority on managerial accounting and a pioneer in the use of computers in business, Professor… Continue reading HBS Professor John Dearden Dies at 84

Harvard Tops for Working Moms

According to Working Mother magazine, Harvard University ranks among the ‘100 Best Companies for Working Mothers’. Harvard was the only University included on the list this year and is the third University to be named in the history of Working Mother’s annual survey. “The award recognizes the University’s outstanding work/life benefits and programs,” acknowledged Polly… Continue reading Harvard Tops for Working Moms

John Mack on the Current State of Wall Street

John Mack is getting softer, and he thinks that Wall Street is coming along with him. At least, so he said to an audience of HBS students on Monday, October 20 in Spangler Auditorium. In a speech hosted by the HBS Finance Club, Mack, the CEO of Credit Suisse First Boston, spoke about the improvement… Continue reading John Mack on the Current State of Wall Street

Croissants, Leadership & Reflection with

Dr. Daniel Vasella, CEO, Novartis AG, received the HBS 2003 Alumni Achievement Award last week. He has had an extraordinarily successful career, switching from the medical field to the management sector in 1988 and rising to become CEO of Sandoz in eight short years. After Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy merged, he was made CEO of the… Continue reading Croissants, Leadership & Reflection with

Casting Aspersions

I was innocently reading an article about London’s financial regulation in The Economist last week when I had to stop mid-yawn and laugh. There they described one of the world’s largest management consultancies as “highly regarded by those who work for it.”Ouch. When you are also one of the largest recruiters of Harvard graduates that… Continue reading Casting Aspersions

Bob, Bachelorettes, and a Biscuit

While many of our classmates were anxiously awaiting the start of company presentations, we were holding our breath for the premier of “The Bachelor.” We don’t know about you, but we would much rather hear 25 women tell us why they are perfect, than hear 25 companies tell us why they’re not hiring. For the… Continue reading Bob, Bachelorettes, and a Biscuit

Building a Happy and Healthy HBS Community

Doctor’s Orders: “Eat better, sleep more, exercise more, and obsess and stress less”. Chances are, between classes and company presentations, study groups and social events, most HBS students will be hard pressed to follow these recommendations, or even to manage three out of the four. Nevertheless, Dr. Bruce Biller, Medical Director of Business School Health… Continue reading Building a Happy and Healthy HBS Community

HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program

From New York City to Nicaragua, nine members of the Class of 2003 are headed to nonprofit and public-sector organizations as part of the year-long HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program (SLFP). Attracted to SLFP for a range of reasons – the expansion of career possibilities, passion for an issue, exploration of the challenges and opportunities… Continue reading HBS Service Leadership Fellows Program

Class Day Speech of Lisa Lewin

I’ve been thinking about how hard it’s going to be to walk away from this place in June, leaving behind 900 unbelievably dynamic classmates; my lax sixteen-hour work week; free beer every Friday; biweekly vacations and, of course, endless opportunities to learn. I was trying to compare how I feel today with how I felt… Continue reading Class Day Speech of Lisa Lewin

Summer Fellowship Program

Jesse Souweine spoke with Eve Bould about her experiences last summer working for The Nature Conservancy Can you briefly describe the organization you worked for? I worked for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in their San Francisco office. The organization appealed to me because of its pragmatic, business-minded approach to conservation. TNC’s mission is “to preserve… Continue reading Summer Fellowship Program

A Walking Tour of HBS

Harvard Business School is proud of its long tradition of educating business leaders. While the stately beauty of the HBS campus is a constant reminder of its distinguished past replica watches, the School takes pride in its history of change and its ability to adapt to the evolving needs of its students, business, and society.… Continue reading A Walking Tour of HBS

Jeanne Munn

Thinking about a summer internship in social enterprise? Want to know how your MBA skills would be applied? Wondering how the experience would meet your goals and interests? Jesse Souweine, Vice President of Careers for the Social Enterprise Club, asked Jeannie Munn, a 2002 Summer Associate with Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). Can you describe the… Continue reading Jeanne Munn

Harvard Team Heads to Paris for L'Or‚al Business Competition

Three students from Harvard, Marc Novakoff (OJ), Hector Lopez (OJ), and Sachin Palod (OF), will head to Paris to compete in the finals of the L’Or‚al e-Strat Challenge. Team Sino (NYU) and Team Locos (Harvard) will test their corporate management skills against teams from France, Taiwan, India, Poland, Brazil and Israel in this unique business/educational… Continue reading Harvard Team Heads to Paris for L'Or‚al Business Competition

Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship

Thinking about a summer internship in the nonprofit or public-sector? Wondering how the experience might meet your goals and interests? Have questions about fellowship funding? Jesse Souweine, Vice President of Careers for the Social Enterprise Club, sat down with Margot Dushin, Associate Director of the Initiative on Social Enterprise, who oversees the Social Enterprise Summer… Continue reading Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship