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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 

‘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 

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 

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. 

My First JobMy First Job   

The mistakes and memorable moments from our earliest experiences in the working world 
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  • 31 Jul 2019
  • Skydeck
Skydeck Live: The Rise of the FOMO Sapiens
Patrick McGinnis, who coined the term FOMO, on how it increasingly drives our personal and professional lives—and how we can manage it
Re: Patrick McGinnis (MBA 2004); Yael Melamed (MBA 2005); Shashank Singh (MBA 2004); Andreas Stavropoulos (MBA 1997); Jacob Navon (MBA 1984)
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Money (Actually) Can Buy Happiness
How you spend your cash can change how you see the world
Re: Michael I. Norton (Harold M. Brierley Professor of Business Administration Unit Head, Negotiation, Organizations & Markets); Ashley V. Whillans (Assistant Professor of Business Administration); By: April White
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Turning Point: The Dark Season
Re: Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007); By: MDiv 2009) Jonathan Wilkins (MBA 2007
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Life in Lockdown
Twenty-four hours inside Startup Lockdown, a student-run crash course in entrepreneurship—and the team-building power of a dance party
Re: John Rich (MBA 1999); Emma Toshack (MBA 2014); Marcela Sapone (MBA 2014); Mike Chang (MBA 2014); Jessica Beck (MBA 2014); Okalo Ikhena (MBA 2014); Caitlin Strandberg (MBA 2016); Shikhar Ghosh (MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice of Business Administration); By: Jennifer Myers; photography by Chris Churchill
  • 04 May 2017
  • HBS Alumni News
Going the Distance
Globe-trotting adventures inspire lessons for life and business
Re: Martin Frey (AMP 165); Michael E. Porter (Bishop William Lawrence University Professor (Renewal Leave)); By: Jill Radsken
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Dear Future Author…
Advice from fellow alumni scribes
  • 01 Dec 2016
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Room to Write
Alumni share snapshots of the spaces that inspire them
Re: Thomas Tuke-Hastings (AMP 189); Barbara Keck (MBA 1976); Nidhi Dalmia (OPM 22); Keith Wright (PMD 67); Alicia Whitaker (MBA 1979)
  • 01 Sep 2016
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money
Assistant Professor Christine Exley on the motivations behind donations
By: April White
  • 20 Aug 2015
  • Harvard Business Review
Note to Amazon: Run More Tests on Workplace Practices
  • 18 May 2015
  • Harvard Business Review
Companies Drain Women’s Ambition After Only 2 Years
But men’s ambition doubles.
Re: Orit Gadiesh (MBA 1977)
  • 12 Apr 2015
  • Wall Street Journal
Colliers Executive Tries to Quell Relationship Wars
Re: Craig Robinson (MBA 2002)
  • 01 Mar 2015
  • HBS Alumni Bulletin
3-Minute Briefing: Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014)
Senior Management Associate, Bridgewater Associates
Four-time Olympic medalist, women’s ice hockey
President, Women’s Sports Foundation
Board Member, US Olympic Committee; Member, International Olympic Committee
Re: Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014); By: Julia Hanna
  • 13 Jan 2015
  • Livemint
Global Consequences of Corruption
Re: Nitin Nohria (Professor of Business Administration Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor)
  • 10 Jun 2014
  • Harvard Business Review
Why Work-Life Balance Is Your Company's Problem
Re: Nanette Fondas (DBA 1987)
  • 25 Mar 2014
  • Harvard Business School
Know Thyself--and Your Employees
Understanding the New Careerists
Re: Boris Groysberg (Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration)
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