In a joint effort, the Harvard Crimson Kids Club, Dean Nitin Nohria, and his wife Monica hosted one of the largest and most well-attended Halloween events for Harvard Business School families, despite a few challenges and unreliable weather predictions. At 10 a.m., Monday morning Crimson Kids Committee Chair Vanessa Theurer was watching the weather closely… Continue reading Halloween at the Dean’s House
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Partner Perspective
Have you all adjusted yet? I think I have… I’ve finally memorized what TOM stands for, met some wonderful partners, and discovered that Whole Foods is dangerous to my paycheck. Yeah, I think I’ve settled in here. However, one little thing that continues to be tough about life as a business school partner is getting… Continue reading Partner Perspective
HBS Real Partners-EC Partners Hit the Slopes in STEAMBOAT
In the midst of 450 EC students, partners shredded the pow’ on the EC ski trip. Partners and students flew to Colorado over President’s Day weekend to ski and ride the fresh powder slopes at Steamboat Resort.Comprised of a complete mountain range: Mount Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, Thunderhead Peak, Pioneer Ridge and Christie Peak, Steamboat Resort boasts 320 inches of total… Continue reading HBS Real Partners-EC Partners Hit the Slopes in STEAMBOAT
Real Partners – Chocolate Brunch and Other Sweet Ideas For Your Sweetie
Chocolate is a staple for partners. For the last two years in January, the Partners Club has indulged in the decadent chocolate feast at the Chocolate Bar in the Café Fleuri Restaurant at the Langham Hotel. This all-you-can-enjoy buffet takes place every Saturday afternoon and features an array of scrumptious chocolate desserts, including the legendary… Continue reading Real Partners – Chocolate Brunch and Other Sweet Ideas For Your Sweetie
Meet the Kids of HBS
Having children is one of many milestones that students and partners may experience at HBS. Whether your first or third child, HBS is a proven family-friendly place. The MBA Program welcomes children to campus life and the Partner’s Club Crimson Kids offers support for parents and daily activities for children. You may see them parading… Continue reading Meet the Kids of HBS
Real Partners of HBS – Partners On The Payroll
Are you wondering why that administrator looks so familiar? Do you swear you’ve seen that partner around campus before? Would it be impossible to imagine a HBS staff member at your section retreat? Well, it’s quite possible a partner has emailed you about your Prematriculation checklist, set up a career coach meeting for you, or… Continue reading Real Partners of HBS – Partners On The Payroll
Real Partners of HBS – Apple Picking: A New England Tradition
Flag football season, fall foliage, section retreats, pumpkin carving, section vests, and Halloween-autumn around HBS is a special time. Students and partners can be found outdoors enjoying the last days of mild temperatures and taking part in true New England traditions. For starters, apple-picking is a popular activity and fun for all ages. Just 20… Continue reading Real Partners of HBS – Apple Picking: A New England Tradition
Real Partners of HBS – From Military Life to Business School
“Army Wives”, the highest-rated drama series in Lifetime’s history, follows the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of wives living with their spouses and families on an active Army post. They face deployments, abuse, hostage situations, adultery, and post traumatic stress disorder, just for starters. While the series is busy depicting the lives… Continue reading Real Partners of HBS – From Military Life to Business School
The Balancing Act – A Healthy Relationship versus Student Life
Uprooting a family, making new friends, moving into a smaller apartment, finding a new job, managing chaotic schedules, and dealing with financial stress are some of the obvious challenges that partners may experience when relocating with their student to HBS. While the HBS experience is said to be transformational and some of the best years… Continue reading The Balancing Act – A Healthy Relationship versus Student Life
Real Partners of HBS-Annual Clambake Welcomes RC Partners
On Monday, September 6th, the HBS Partners’ Club welcomed new RC partners, students and their families at their annual kick-off event, a traditional New England style Clambake at Marina Bay in Quincy, Mass. Over 300 partners, students and their families kicked-off their first-year at HBS with a traditional New England-style Clambake hosted by the HBS… Continue reading Real Partners of HBS-Annual Clambake Welcomes RC Partners
Lessons Learned – Strategic Partnerships and Infinite Capacity!
I am not a partnering kind of guy; I want control, 100% equity and to call all the shots. However, when it came time to satisfy our customers, I was willing to do quite a lot with strategic partners to give them what they wanted, when they wanted it. In our business, lead times for… Continue reading Lessons Learned – Strategic Partnerships and Infinite Capacity!
Career Profiles – Courtney Bass
Career Field Prior to HBS:Teach for America, Philadelphia Founded & ran small travel company Beijing, China Position in Monitor Group:Summer Consultant Why did you choose an internship with Monitor Group?There were two major things that drew me to Monitor’s summer program. The first was that the program is really small; there were only 8 summer… Continue reading Career Profiles – Courtney Bass
Lessons Learned
Valentine’s Day is special for Debby and me; it was the evening of our first date! Working together for 20 years was challenging but contributed significantly to providing balance between family and work-life, strengthening our relationship and accomplishing shared objectives while having fun! ÿWe were partners in raising our 3 children, supporting each other’s individual… Continue reading Lessons Learned
Global Impact Experience
Three Harvard Business School students participated in a volunteer consulting project in Jordan over January term to promote environmentally sustainable building practices. The project was sponsored by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Global Impact Experience (GIX) program, a new program at HBS that gives students the opportunity to work for an… Continue reading Global Impact Experience
Are we Happy at HBS?
The Harbus of November 2, I thought, was for some reason very different from the usual issue. I wanted to keep that issue and maybe you ask why. If you happen to read my regular culinary column, which I like to think you do, maybe you are thinking that’s why, but this issue was different… Continue reading Are we Happy at HBS?
And we walked off to look for America
The beginning of 2008, life couldn’t have gotten better-a fairy-tale love story, marriage, a dream husband, a dream destination, not just the US of A-the HARVARD Business School. Life had given us the lemonade, not just thrown us the lime. A sabbatical to join my husband in this dream mission was the best thing to… Continue reading And we walked off to look for America
Running the Numbers
75% percentage of students claim that finding love in HBS is not easy (55.5% male; 44.5% female) 2.86is the average number of different people HBSers have dated within the community 2.7 years is typically the longest relationships a HBS student has had. On the other hand a breakup can occur in as short as 1.4… Continue reading Running the Numbers
A Partners' Viewpoint
1) FOMO or Fear of Missing out: Nobody warns you about FOMO during ‘Admit Weekend.’ It is a dreadful feeling that strikes students around the first few weeks of school. This is much worse than totally being ignored by the sky deck and only slightly better than being the only one without a Facebook profile.… Continue reading A Partners' Viewpoint
Warmth After A Severe Snowstorm
On January 10, 2008, southern China was struck by a violent snowstorm that lasted 3 weeks. The storm killed at least 107 people, destroyed houses and crops, ripped down power lines, and interrupted the water supply. Over 100 Million people were directly affected by the snowstorm. 1.7 million of the population were forced to evacuate… Continue reading Warmth After A Severe Snowstorm
It's Never Been Better to Be an HBS Partner
With book clubs, sporting events, whale watching, donation drives and happy hours, it’s been a busy year for the HBS Partners’ Club. And with an enthusiastic RC class, things are sure to get even better in 08-09. Thanks to a top-notch leadership team and tons of participation, club co-presidents Leslie Gimbel and Rebecca Peet managed… Continue reading It's Never Been Better to Be an HBS Partner
Tips for Incoming Partners
One of the easiest ways to connect with the HBS community is through the HBS Partner’s Club. Attending knitting night or a book club might not be your idea of a good time, but you’ll probably meet a new friend who will prove invaluable when party conversation inevitably turns to TOM or LEAD. The Partner’s… Continue reading Tips for Incoming Partners
RC Partners Get a Dose of the Case Method
Tom DeLong, former Morgan Stanley executive and HBS professor extraordinaire led the class in exploring the Cirque du Soleil case, typically taught in the EC class, Managing Human Capital. Having received the case beforehand, RC partners got the whole classroom experience, complete with cold calls and messy notes jotted all over the chalkboard. Of this… Continue reading RC Partners Get a Dose of the Case Method
A Partner's View of HBS Stirred a Modicum of Controvery
Our recent rerun of the article A Partner’s View of HBS has stirred a modicum of controvery and discomfort. In a Letter to the Editor run in last week’s Harbus, an anonymous partner wrote “By printing one disgruntled partner’s rant you’ve now intimidated several men and women who have just moved to a new place… Continue reading A Partner's View of HBS Stirred a Modicum of Controvery
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor, I’m writing in response to the re-printing of the opinion article titled “A Partner’s View of HBS.” This article was originally published April 20, 2006, a time in the school year when the Class of 2008 partners had eight months to come to their own, individual conclusions about life as a significant other… Continue reading Letter to the editor
Letter to a Young RC:
M y grandmother hardly leaves the house nowadays. She cries over almost everything. She is anxious and worried all the time. In short, she’s depressed. For a long time I thought I was alone in suffering from depression. That is one of the symptoms in fact-to think that no one cares, that no one can… Continue reading Letter to a Young RC:
HBS Moms Juggle Parenting and Studies
Malaika is a Swahili word which means Angel. It is also the name that my sectionmate Eme Uzoebo chose for her newborn daughter a few weeks ago. Eme, an RC student from Nigeria attended classes up until a few hours before giving birth to her second child. She spent just two weeks on a maternity… Continue reading HBS Moms Juggle Parenting and Studies
The decision on Burden was well reasoned and right
April 12, 2007 Dear Editor: On behalf of the MBA Program, I would like to provide some information regarding the recent decision to return to our policy of not allowing performing arts events and concerts in Burden Auditorium. First, we regret we did not do more to solicit student input on this decision. When making… Continue reading The decision on Burden was well reasoned and right
Community Development Silo – Habitat for Humanity
Fourteen students, partners, and administrators worked with Habitat for Humanity to build homes in the St. Tammany parish, about 40 miles north of New Orleans. HBSers worked alongside future Habitat homeowners and the construction crew on a wide variety of projects, including installing doorframes inside homes, cutting and putting siding outside of homes, and debris… Continue reading Community Development Silo – Habitat for Humanity
HBS Moms Juggle Parenting and Studies
Malaika is a Swahili word which means Angel. It is also the name that my sectionmate Eme Uzoebo chose for her newborn daughter a few weeks ago. Eme, an RC student from Nigeria attended classes up until a few hours before giving birth to her second child. She spent just two weeks on a maternity… Continue reading HBS Moms Juggle Parenting and Studies
Lobstahs & Steamahs
Remnants of Hurricane Ernesto cleared just in time, and under the gaze of sunny skies, the HBS Partners’ Club, with the help of SA Orientation sponsor Bain & Co., introduced more than 270 incoming partners and their students to a traditional New England clambake. This event, designed for incoming HBS couples and their children, provided… Continue reading Lobstahs & Steamahs
