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Singing to the CornSinging to the Corn   

Taylor Keen’s Sacred Seed project shows how a Native American approach to agriculture can protect the planet’s soil—one garden at a time 

‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data‘Debiasing’ Debt with Data   

Inspired by his father’s struggles, Seke Ballard’s BetaBank digital-banking venture uses technology to give minority entrepreneurs equal access to capital 

Full Court PressFull Court Press   

With a $1 billion valuation, a group of high-profile investors, an aggressive growth plan, and a mission to create deep economic and social change, NBA Africa is shooting for a continental shift in basketball 

My First JobMy First Job   

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

Business as a Force for Good in SocietyBusiness as a Force for Good in Society   

Alumni and faculty are demonstrating how digitalization is reshaping HBS and industries around the world. 
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  • 19 Jan 2023
  • Skydeck
Forged in Fire
HBS Executive Fellow Bill George and Chad Foster (PLDA 21, 2016), an author and motivational speaker, on the transformational power of crucibles
Re: Chad Foster (PLDA 21)
518
  • 01 Dec 2022
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Turning Point: Soul Cycle
Re: Karyn Pettigrew (MBA 1990)
  • 25 Aug 2022
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Turning Point: Dream Weaver
Re: Sandy Climan (MBA 1979)
347
  • 10 Aug 2022
  • Skydeck
Skydeck Live: Stage Not Age
Susan Wilner Golden (PMD 59, 1990) on the promise of the new longevity economy
Re: Susan Golden (PMD 59)
715
  • 20 Jul 2022
  • Skydeck
Wired to be Inspired
Professor Ranjay Gulati on the messy but transformational pursuit of purpose
Re: Ranjay Gulati (Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration)
1107
  • 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
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  • 26 May 2022
  • Skydeck
Bidding Up
2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Bob Wilson (MBA 1961, DBA 1963) on his journey from Depression-era Nebraska to a 2020 Nobel Prize
Re: Bob Wilson (MBA 1961)
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Picture This
Re: Hilary Schneider (MBA 1986); Jim Heerwagen (MBA 1986); By: Julia Hanna
  • 22 Feb 2022
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Ink: Bringing Purpose to Life
Re: Ranjay Gulati (Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration)
  • 14 Feb 2022
  • Wall Street Journal
Harvard Wants MBAs to Learn How to Be Happy at Work
To lead a happy team, you have to learn to be happy yourself, according to a Harvard Business School course that’s been popular in the pandemic.
Re: Arthur C. Brooks (Professor of Management Practice)
324
  • 06 Dec 2021
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Turning Point: Makeover
Re: Vicky Tsai (MBA 2006); Brad Murray (MBA 2007)
  • 07 Sep 2021
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Alumni Perspective: The Morning After 9/11
Off-book lessons from the classroom on the day everything changed
Re: Rick Zednik (MBA 2002); Frances X. Frei (UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management)
  • 07 Sep 2021
  • Skydeck
Skydeck Voices: For My Next Act
HBS alumni offer advice for enjoying—or avoiding—retirement
  • 10 Aug 2021
  • Making A Difference
Moving Education Within Reach
One alum’s under-the-radar philanthropy elevated opportunities for children in Malaysia
  • 11 Jun 2021
  • Skydeck
The Power of Resilience
How Parul Somani created the silver lining in a life-changing diagnosis
Re: Parul Somani (MBA 2009)
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