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June 2005 - News, Events, and Lifelong Learning for HBS Alumni

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Commencement Celebrations

HBS Celebrates 95th Commencement

Class Day speaker Jeffrey Immelt (MBA '82), chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric, addressed the 878 members of the Class of 2005 who received MBA degrees. To view his remarks, visit:
http://video.hbs.edu/videotools/portal/showcase/

Read five profiles from the MBA Class of 2005 in the June issue of the HBS Alumni Bulletin:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/bulletin/2005/june/profiles.html

News

Kim B. Clark

Dean Kim B. Clark Steps Down

After ten years of service as Dean of Harvard Business School, Kim B. Clark has announced that he will step down on July 31, 2005, in order to accept the position of President of Brigham Young University-Idaho. Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will appoint an acting dean to serve while the search for a new dean proceeds. For more information, visit:
http://www.hbs.edu/news/060605_clark.html

Thanks for Making Spring Reunions a Success!

More than 2,800 alumni and their guests came to campus during Reunion weekend to reconnect with classmates and the School. Over 30 HBS faculty members shared their newest research, and videos of their presentations can now be viewed online:
http://video.hbs.edu/videotools/portal/reunions

View the Spring Reunion photo gallery:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/reunions/

Allston Planning Report Released

Harvard University released an interim planning report prepared by the firm Cooper, Robertson and Partners that proposes preliminary ideas and options for a basic campus and urban framework in Allston.
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/06.02/community.html

Register for the 2006 GLF in Washington, D.C.

Couldn't make it to London? Online registration is now open for the 2006 Global Leadership Forum, set for June 20–22 in Washington, D.C. The conference theme is "The Private Sector and the Public Interest," and HBS faculty, global business and government leaders, and alumni will examine the interweaving of the public and private worlds and their impact on business and society. To see the faculty program and to register, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/glf/

Lifelong Learning

Exec Ed class in meeting

Executive Education: Leading Product Development

July 11–15, 2005: This program provides senior managers with the skills to identify problems, formulate results-oriented solutions, develop plans for improving future performance, and take innovation in product design to a new level.
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/redirects/lpdwn/

For more information about HBS Executive Education programs and the exclusive 30-percent alumni discount, visit:
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/lifelong_learning/execed_calendar.html

Faculty News

Michale Roberto

Working Knowledge: Don't Listen to "Yes"

Professor Michael Roberto says it's essential for leaders to spark conflict in their organizations—as long as it is constructive. He discusses his new book, Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer.
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4833&t=leadership

Faculty in the News

Professor Joshua Margolis examines how executives and other professionals cope with being the bearers of bad news in The Boston Globe.
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/06/12/
managers_who_dispense_bad_news_also_feel_the_pain?mode=PF

Professor John Gourville offers advice on pricing your product in Inc. Magazine.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050601/pricing.html

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