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HBS for Life

As a lifelong member of the HBS community, you have access to insights, training, expertise, and support from faculty and fellow alumni that will help you navigate opportunities and challenges throughout your life and journey.

Balancing Profitability and Social Accountability

Professors Debora Spar and George Serafeim discuss ways to develop an action plan to drive and measure performance improvement on key environmental and social issues.

Big Ideas from Klarman Hall

Watch recent videos featuring HBS faculty members, alumni, and other subject experts addressing timely topics on business and society, recorded live in Klarman Hall. Includes presentations from the 2022 Fall Reunions and other events.

Career Coaching for You, for Free

An HBS career coach can guide your career development and job search process through six free coaching sessions per year, including self-assessment, interviewing prep, and offer negotiation tips.

Keep Learning with Alumni Virtual Programs

Expand your knowledge and skills with online programs led by HBS faculty and other subject experts. View videos of recent sessions from Alumni Programs, HBS Clubs, HBS Initiatives, and other partners.

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26 Jul 2023
Harvard Business Review

How to Be a Purpose-Driven Leader Without Burning Out

Servant leadership was a crucial stepping-stone to a more humane world of work, but “noble-purpose leadership” is better suited for today’s chaotic environment.

17 Jul 2023
HBR Women at Work

Women Who Are Making Work Better for Women

How Myra, Stephanie, and Becky widened options, networks, and benefits at their companies.

27 Jun 2023
Harvard Gazette

5 Reasons You Crack Under Pressure

‘Managing Conflict Mindfully’ author outlines why even experts get in their own way sometimes, and how to stop

26 Jun 2023
Medium

Time Affluence: The Path to a Meaningful Life

Nothing less than our health and happiness depends on reversing the innate notion that time is money,” says Professor Ashley Whillans.

Re: Ashley V. Whillans (Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration)

15 Jun 2023
Harvard Business Review

A More Humane Model for Eldercare in the US

How one integrated, community-based care program lets vulnerable seniors continue to live at home for as long as possible

13 Jun 2023
HBR Ideacast

When Small Stresses Lead to Big Problems

A look at “microstress” and the ways in which they impact individuals, teams, and organizations.

06 Jun 2023
HBR Ideacast

Why More Companies Should Have a Sabbatical Policy

HBS lecturer DJ DiDonna (MBA 2010) discusses the value of extended time off.

31 May 2023
Harvard Business Review

How to Take Better Breaks at Work

Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance, but far too few of us take them regularly — or take the most effective types.

08 May 2023
Harvard Business Review

Leaders, Sharing Your Own Mental Health Story Can Help You Become a Better Ally

Role modeling vulnerability shows that it’s possible to achieve professional success while navigating mental health challenges.

13 Apr 2023
Harvard Business Review

How Generative AI Could Disrupt Creative Work

In the face of technological change, creativity is often held up as a uniquely human quality. However, generative AI applications such as ChatGPT are threatening to significantly alter creative work, both independent and salaried.

05 Apr 2023
HBS Managing the Future of Work Project

Has COVID-19 Prompted Working Fathers to Reassess?

Considerations of work-life balance, distance learning, and remote work for men.

Re: Joseph B. Fuller (Professor of Management Practice)

16 Mar 2023
Harvard Business Review

Shifting Your Perception After Being Laid Off

As a tech employee, the author has navigated multiple layoffs. Here’s what he’s learned.

13 Mar 2023
HBS Working Knowledge

How Leaders Should Leave

Nine tips for leaders who are ready to take the next step in their careers.

Re: John A. Quelch (Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus)

01 Mar 2023
HBS Alumni Bulletin

Additional financial aid helps students supporting family members

Re: John Phelan (MBA 1990); Ed Hajim (MBA 1964); Lailah Thompson (MBA 2021); By: April White

01 Mar 2023
HBS Alumni Bulletin

Enabling Students to Pursue Their Passions

Expanded Fellowship Program benefits those with the greatest need

Re: David Velasquez (MBA 2023); Tristan Bagala (MBA 2023); Matthew C. Weinzierl (Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean, Chair, MBA Program); By: April White

17 Jan 2023
HBR Ideacast

Money, Flexibility, Development? Figuring Out What Employees Really Value

A conversation with HBS’s Amy Edmondson and INSEAD’s Mark Mortensen on thinking beyond stock options, bonuses, and remote work privileges.

Re: Amy C. Edmondson (Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management)

10 Jan 2023
HBR Ideacast

Work Insights from the World’s Longest Happiness Study

A conversation with Harvard psychiatrist Robert Waldinger about what makes us happy in the long term.

09 Jan 2023
Financial Times

The Pursuit of Profit with Purpose Requires Patience

The way in which your career aligns with your values may well be a process of evolution.

Re: George Serafeim (Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration)

02 Jan 2023
Aspen Institute

What if Wanting Less Gets You More?

Most of us know where to find quick hits of pleasure and enjoyment. But what about satisfaction that lasts for years, or decades, or a lifetime? Professor Arthur Brooks has some thoughts.

Re: Arthur C. Brooks (Professor of Management Practice)

08 Dec 2022
Harvard Business Review

Are You Too Emotionally Invested in Your Job?

Four red flags to watch out for.