Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

A lot of people are worried about the career choices of today’s most talented science and engineering students. ” The assumption is that massive finance salaries are luring graduates who would otherwise be making important scientific discoveries and leaving meaningful marks on society. And not just their parents.

Engineering 8

Engineering Finance Bottom-up Sample 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. Spending time early in your career in a frontier market has a lasting impact on all your subsequent management decisions. At worst, they misjudge or simply stay out of markets vastly different from their own.

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Five Things You Should Stop Doing in 2012. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress? The concept of reverse innovation applies in finance, as well. by Tony Schwartz. by Tony Schwartz.

Blog 16

Blog Silverman Govindarajan Letter 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

with its expanding array of opportunities, and "Old India," whose traditions persist in shaping — and sometimes limiting — women's career ambitions. in 2012 , the outlook is far healthier than in many mature markets of Europe and North America, fueling an ongoing war for talent. 49% in Germany, and 36% in Japan.

Career 9

Career Maturity Survey Education 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2012

But recent research from CareerRelocate.com and CareerBuilder shows that Americans may be more willing to move than we think: 44 percent of workers surveyed said they would be willing to relocate for a career opportunity. And 32 percent of employers reported they would be willing to pay to relocate new employees in 2012.

Health Care 13

Health Care Engineering Skills Finance 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

Instead of simply providing health insurance, savvy employers are tackling health care costs by supporting the whole employee—everything from their finances to their career development to physical health. This is not just good for individuals; it’s good for business. Employees have also saved over $100,000 in clinic copayments.

Health Care 8

Health Care Cost Morale Company 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

With a PhD in molecular biology from Columbia University, Roger had published a paper in Nature and was pursuing a promising career as an assistant professor at University of Massachusetts Medical School. We decided that our children needed more parental involvement, a scenario faced by many dual-career couples. That was a decade ago.

Rogers 8

Rogers Career Article Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward.

Execution 9

Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many come from families with incomes below the poverty line and suffer from lack of educational and career supports. Across the U.S., With low unemployment, the competition for talent remains fierce.

Organization 8

Organization Chief Operating Officer Education Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Some of the gap can be attributed to career choice: more women than men choose to go into teaching and social work, for example, which pay less relative to "male" professions such as finance and technology. But career choice does not fully explain The Pay Paradox. Yet, we are paid 23% less than men on average.

Leadership Pipeline 8

Leadership Pipeline Short-term Venture Funding Career 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

In 2012 it was $1.9 And now, just after passing the average life expectancy for an American male , he seems to be in the midst of the best run of his career. stock markets over Icahn’s career, it’s a simple factual assertion — the total return on the S&P 500 has substantially outstripped economic growth. In 2009 it was $1.3

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Determining how much to share about your finances with your kids and when to do so can be a tough call. A 2013 Wall Street Journal article by Missy Sullivan references a 2012 study by U.S. Having these conversations regularly can empower your child’s decision making and steer them toward satisfying educational and career goals.

How To 8

How To Learning-by-Doing Budgeting Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I recently published research from the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project , comparing Wharton’s Classes of 1992 and 2012. It’s worth noting that these percentages are essentially the same for both men and women, both in 1992 and in 2012. mean at the time — the average 2012 graduate planned to have only 1.7.

Policies 10

Policies Health Care Education Career 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

These tax rates will remain in effect through 2012. Extends the repeal of phase-outs of personal deductions and limits on itemized deductions for higher income taxpayers through 2012. Extends certain middle class incentives and credits such as the Earned Income Credit and Coverdell Education Savings credit.

Press Release 178

Press Release Discount Insurance PR 178

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

There is a lot of advice out there about keeping your online activity from hurting your career. The Art of Reinventing Your Personal Brand (Harvard Business Review Press, 2012). When it comes to advancing your career, there are three things social media is particularly suited for: Building your personal brand. "It How it works.

Media 17

Media Career Tips Content 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

As Amar Bhide said in " Bootstrap Finance: The Art of Start-ups " (a 20-year-old HBR article that is an uncanny precursor to today's "lean startup" meme), traditional business planning processes are less relevant to bootstrappers — where resilience trumps planning and energy trumps experience. In short, the business plan is overrated.

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Planning Taylorism Taylor 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2012

If the auguries of "strategic due diligence" suggest a favorable outcome and bankers are willing to lend lots to help finance the deal, the PE masters of the universe acquire the property and put in place a "performance improvement plan" to make their new asset more profitable. The WSJ cites one such example: Wesley Jessen Vision-Care Inc.,

Due Diligence 12

Due Diligence Incentives Hedge Collins 12