March 2011 eNews

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Libya, Egypt

Four faculty members analyze what this past month's events in the Middle East and North Africa mean for global business. What should leaders and entrepreneurs do next? more

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Win a Flip camera on Facebook
	To celebrate the HBS Alumni network's expansion to Facebook, we're giving away one special Flip cam a week through April 1. Enter for your chance to win by "liking" the HBS Alumni page and adding your Facebook address to the alumni directory. more

HBS Chapel Earns Green Recognition

After a two-year process, HBS's Class of 1959 Memorial Chapel achieved LEED Gold certification for an Existing Building: Operations and Maintenance (LEED EBOM), the first Gold certification of any higher education institution in the world. more

How to Win the World Series

On the eve of baseball season, we talk to San Francisco Giants COO Larry Baer (MBA '85) about building a career you love and the strategy that brought the World Series trophy to the City on the Bay. more

Curriculum Update

If you missed the all-alumni call with Professors Youngme Moon and Clayton Rose on innovations in the MBA curriculum, you can listen to an audio recording. Get background on the changes and a link to the call here. more

Events

Going it Alone

This month's career webinar focuses on independent consulting. On Wednesday, March 9, 12-1 pm ET, get tips for winning your first project, calculating expenses, and building your practice. more

7 Strategic Questions
On Tuesday, March 22, 12-1 pm ET, Harvard Business Review hosts Professor Robert Simons for an interactive seminar on strategy execution. Learn the 7 key questions that can help you reexamine your strategy and get your team working together. more
Interview with Confidence Our April career webinar turns to interviews that win the job. On Wednesday, April 6, 12-1 pm ET, we'll talk about identifying your competitive edge, ways to demonstrate that you're the best choice, anticipating questions, and controlling the process — with extra tips on negotiating compensation packages. more
Beat the Reunion Rush
Will we see you on campus June 2-5? Early bird deadlines for spring reunion registration are fast approaching, and kids programs are now open. Visit your class reunion site for deadlines and registration information.	© Red Mozzie on flickr.

Spotlight: Healthcare

New Faculty Co-chair Announced

	HBS's Healthcare Initiative welcomes Professor Rob Huckman, who joins Richard Hamermesh as faculty co-chair. more
Perspectives on Health Care as a Management Challenge
On March 31, the Healthcare Initiative hosts a presentation with David Cutler (Why Does the Patient Get Lost in Health Care?), Atul Gawande, MD (The Checklist Strategy for Health Care System Improvement), and Raffaella Sadun (Management in Healthcare: Why Good Practice Really Matters). To register, please complete this poll by March 24.
HBR Case: An Angel Investor with an Agenda Professor Regina Herzlinger presents a case in which the owner of a chain of day care centers for the elderly in Spain is offered 3 million euro by a wealthy physician-investor. Should she accept the offer or stick to her currently successful strategy of going it alone? more

Planning For the Future

From faculty research to innovative energy strategies, HBS's 2010 annual report looks at how the School is turning the campus into a laboratory for best practices.