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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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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.

10 Jan 2023
HBS Working Knowledge

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

Entrepreneurs should look within and reflect on what they want out of future ventures before they jump into a new opportunity.

Re: Julia B. Austin (Senior Lecturer 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.

01 Dec 2022
HBS Alumni Bulletin

The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest experiences in the working world

29 Nov 2022
Bloomberg

Here are the Five Benefits US Employees Want Most

In the ongoing war for talent, these perks will be even more important in 2023.

Re: Prithwiraj Choudhury (Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration)

09 Nov 2022
Harvard Business Review

What to Do After Being Laid Off

Five strategic steps to take — before you start looking for a new job.

31 Oct 2022
HBR Podcast

How Do I Make a Career Change when the Odds Are Stacked Against Me?

In an episode of Coaching Real Leaders, a senior leader learns how to leverage his strengths to make a big transition late in his career.

24 Oct 2022
The Atlantic

How to Spend Time on What You Value

We use our time to race against the clock of productivity—which may be the one thing that holds us back from enjoying the free time we crave.

Re: Arthur C. Brooks (Professor of Management Practice); Ashley V. Whillans (Assistant Professor of Business Administration)

10 Oct 2022
HBR Podcast

How Do I Transition from a Corporate Leadership Role to Entrepreneurship?

In an episode of Coaching Real Leaders, a former corporate leader learns how to plot a new career as an entrepreneur.

07 Sep 2022
Harvard Business Review

How to Build a Career in a New Industry

Reinventing yourself doesn’t have to mean starting from scratch.

01 Sep 2022
HBR Ideacast

Work-Life Supports That Truly Help Your Organization

Having strong, thoughtful policies around flexibility, time off, and dependent care can pay off for companies.

31 Aug 2022
Thrive

How to Reclaim Your Time and Happiness

A look at scientific-backed tools to achieve time affluence and increase life satisfaction.

Re: Ashley V. Whillans (Assistant Professor of Business Administration)

30 Aug 2022
Harvard Business Review

Should You Tell a Prospective Employer About Your Caregiving Responsibilities?

How to avoid derailing your career prospects.

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

25 Aug 2022
HBS Alumni Bulletin

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

Collaborations leverage Harvard’s strengths and resources

Re: Himabindu Lakkaraju (Assistant Professor of Business Administration); Raffaella Sadun (Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration); Shai Benjamin Bernstein (Marvin Bower Associate Professor); Marco Iansiti (David Sarnoff Professor of Business Administration); Scott Duke Kominers (Professor of Business Administration (Leave of Absence)); Marco Di Maggio (Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration); Seth Neel (Assistant Professor of Business Administration); Jorge Tamayo (Assistant Professor of Business Administration)

01 Jun 2022
HBS Alumni Bulletin

Blissful Thinking

Happiness research is all the rage. How understanding the origins of joy can improve the way we lead organizations—and our personal lives

Re: Neil Pasricha (MBA 2007); Arthur C. Brooks (Professor of Management Practice); Leonard A. Schlesinger (Baker Foundation Professor Chair, Practice Faculty); By: Dan Morrell; illustration by Dan Winters

06 May 2022
Harvard Business Review

Preparing to Tell Your Boss “I Quit”

The authors outline five possible reactions and how to respond in each case.

07 Apr 2022
Harvard Business Review

Change Is Hard. Here’s How to Make It Less Painful.

Four strategies to help you shift your mindset.

06 Apr 2022
Harvard Business Review

The “Great Resignation” Is a Misnomer

People aren’t just quitting their jobs — they’re aspiring to new ways of life.

05 Apr 2022
Harvard Business Review

3 Ways to Boost Retention Through Professional Development

Data suggests it’s one of the best ways to improve company culture