Christiana Smith Shi (MBA 1986), Director, Mondelez International, UPS Inc., and Williams-Sonoma, Inc.; Former President, Nike, Inc. Direct-to-Consumer; Senior Partner Emeritus, McKinsey & Co., Inc.

Gain insight on boards from an experienced executive and corporate director. During this webinar, Christiana will share her thoughts on recruiting, joining, and serving effectively on boards, as well as practical advice on how to take the first steps. This webinar is for HBS alumni who are interested in taking on for-profit board roles now or later in their careers.

Steve Kirschner (MBA 1986), Chairman, Package Perfect, Ltd.; CMO, HBS Alumni Angels Association

Angel investor Steve Kirschner explains how to maximize the M&A valuation of your company heading into a private sale.

Daniel McGinn, senior editor at Harvard Business Review

Career trajectories depend on performing well during vital moments: Job interviews, VC pitches, a crucial presentation, a make-or-break sales call. Performing well depends on practice, knowledge, and skill—but it also depends on your emotions and mindset.

Carolyn Everson (MBA 1999), VP of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook

Learn how to empower your teams in a way that encourages both high performance and sustainability, from Carolyn Everson, VP of Global Marketing Solutions at Facebook.

Lauren Murphy, Director, Career & Professional Development, Harvard Business School, Rich Schneider (MBA 1974), Partner, Sage Partners

Baby Boomers are reshaping retirement to create a life stage of possibilities and growth. But a step back from work requires a great deal of thought and consideration, and it's natural to feel uncertain. This program will provide a framework to plan and address each issue one at a time can prevent you from feeling overwhelmed.

Michael Wheeler, Retired Professor Management Practice

Our toughest negotiations often aren’t those with outside parties. Instead they are with our boss, our colleagues—and sometimes even people who report to us. Drawing on his recently launched HBX Negotiation Mastery course, Professor Wheeler will present strategies for meeting those challenges.

Carol Fishman Cohen, HBS 1985, CEO and Co-founder, iRelaunch

A career break may be the furthest thing from your mind right now. But looking ahead, there are expected and unexpected reasons why you might take a break from your career. What steps make sense to take now, in order to lay the groundwork for a successful career reentry?

Lakshmi Ramarajan, Anna Spangler Nelson and Thomas C. Nelson Associate Professor of Business Administration

People today are under intense pressure to be "ideal workers"--totally committed to their jobs and always on call. How do people cope with these pressures and what are some of the dysfunctional consequences for individuals and for their organizations? While complete dedication to work seems crucial for success, our research illuminates how it is often unnecessary and harmful.

Jeff Wald (MBA 2002), president and cofounder, WorkMarket

Do you have a brilliant idea for a startup? Becoming a successful entrepreneur requires more than just an inspiring concept and a plan for development. There is a reason as many as 75 percent of venture capital-backed startups fail, and nearly 95 percent of all start-ups fail.

Annie McKee, PhD, author; advisor; executive coach; senior fellow, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

Are you truly happy at work? Or, like most people, do you have some good days but most of the time work is stressful, all-consuming, and not as fulfilling as you'd like? Annie McKee will share that outdated myths and mindsets are a big part of the reason so many of us are disengaged on the job. She will also show that breaking free of these happiness traps is good for us and our organizations, and that we can all take steps to make our work lives richer and more fulfilling.

Kevin Sheridan (MBA 1988), employee engagement and virtual management expert; author; speaker

To become the best in the business, it is essential to employ the best people. But how do managers build a culture where employees are ready and able to take their team to the next level? This keynote focuses on how to attract talented team members, empower them, and sustain an environment in which they are uber-productive and more likely to stay.

Amy Gallo, contributing editor, Harvard Business Review; author, HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict

Every day at work we navigate competing interests, clashing personalities, and limited time and resources. The most effective leaders know how important it is to be able to navigate difficult conversations and work through conflict to improve our relationships.

Andy Molinsky (PHDOB 1999), Professor of Organizational Behavior and Psychology at Brandeis University and author

Do you feel comfortable delivering bad news to a team member? Do you look forward to speaking in public? Do you enjoy networking? Is it easy for you to speak your mind and be assertive with friends and colleagues? If you answered no to any of these questions, this webinar is for you.

Cammie Dunaway (MBA 1990), Global Chief Marketing Officer, Strategy Consultant, Board Member, and Author

Research shows that only 30 percent of Americans, and an even lower percentage of employees around the world, strongly agree that they have a chance to do what they do best every day at work. There is much talk about organizational culture, authenticity and well-being, but no one is providing a road map for individuals to assess the differences in organizations and find their right place--until now.

Michael D. Watkins, Author and Cofounder of Genesis Advisers

Are you or your team facing a change or professional transition? Listen to Dr. Michael Watkins share his latest research findings on the challenges and solutions of professional transitions–for leaders, teams, and entire organizations. When leaders take new roles, they need to climb steep learning curves, define direction, build their team, and get early wins as rapidly as possible. New leaders often also need to assess, reshape, reorganize, and accelerate the teams they inherited. Major organizational changes, such as restructuring, accelerated growth, and post-acquisition integration, involve many leaders taking new roles and many newly-formed teams in need of connection, alignment, and acceleration.