Lifelong Learning
Alumnae: Chart the Course of Your Career with HBS!
Return to the HBS campus May 30 and 31, 2007, for Charting Your Course, a two-day program designed to help alumnae develop a strategy for blending career and personal life. Take advantage of the pre-reunion scheduling and participate in case studies, team exercises, and lectures that will help you realize your personal vision of success. This program is also offered to partners of HBS alumni. If you are considering a career transition, re-entering the workforce after some time away, or ramping down from a fast-track career, this program is for you. For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/cyc.html
Alumni Travel: Register for The Best of Panama by March 14!
April 14–21, 2007: Explore the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere on this unique "Panama Canal Discovery" trip. Join fellow HBS alumni and friends April 14 – 21, 2007 and enjoy rich culture, uncrowded beaches, and world-class services. Registration closes on March 14, so reserve your spot today! To learn more, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/
Alumni Travel: Burgundy and Provence
September 9-16, 2007: Join HBS alumni and guests in France for an eight-day river cruise through the celebrated regions of Burgundy and Provence. Tour the ruins of Vienne and walk the cobbled streets that inspired Vincent van Gogh in Arles. Meet European Institute of Business Administration President Olivier Giscard d'Estaing and get an insider's view of the European market. Information and registration at:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/travel/
From Executive Education
Return, Rethink, Recharge with Breakthrough Insights
Join HBS faculty April 22–25 to discuss their latest research and thinking at Breakthrough Insights: Positioning Alumni at the Forefront of Management Thinking. Participating faculty for this Alumni-exclusive program include Joshua Coval, Bill George, Warren McFarlan, Debora Spar, and David Yoffie. Topics include financial markets, leadership, and social enterprise. For more information, visit:
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/bi_wn/
HBS Alumni receive an exclusive 30-percent discount on open-enrollment Executive Education Programs. For more information, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lifelong_learning/execed_calendar.html
From Social Enterprise
Social Enterprise Conference 2007
Engage your values, your work, and your world with New York City Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff and social entrepreneurs Cheryl Dorsey and Victoria Hale at the eighth annual Social Enterprise Conference, March 4, 2007. The conference will be preceded by The Social Sector (R)evolution Conference, an alumni-only event sponsored by the Social Enterprise Alumni Association on Saturday, March 3. Both conferences will be held at HBS. Register for both at:
http://www.socialenterpriseclub.com/conference/register.html
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Faculty
This Week in Working Knowledge: Business Solutions for the World's Poor
Can businesses serve the world's poor in a way that improves their lives and makes a profit? Business Solutions for the Global Poor: Creating Social and Economic Value is a new collection of case studies, articles, and research that explores market-based approaches to alleviating global poverty. The product of the 2005 Conference on Global Poverty at HBS, the volume looks at the role of business in meeting the poor's basic needs for security, healthcare, housing, and utilities. Read more in this Working Knowledge interview with co-editor and HBS Professor V. Kasturi Rangan:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5529.html
Register for HBS Working Knowledge Updates
HBS Working Knowledge is an online forum for innovation in business practice, offering a first look at new thinking from HBS faculty. Register to receive Working Knowledge's daily RSS feed or weekly email:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/
Faculty in the News
Michael Dell recently returned to his duties as chief executive of the computer company he founded. Do CEOs get a second chance? HBS professor Joseph Bower offers his view on the return of the founding father in this article from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/03/business/03chiefs.html
Are conglomerates dead? With corporations like Altria, Cendant, and Viacom selling off subsidiaries, some pundits are saying the age of the diversified business model is over. Not so fast says Professor of Management Cynthia Montgomery. Find out why she believes there will always be a place for the conglomerate in the global economy in London's Financial Times: http://www.ft.com
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