Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

As graduates explain their career choices to family and friends, they will confront the idea that our best and brightest are wasting their talent in an industry that doesn’t do anything worthwhile. But this anti-finance sentiment is detached from the reality of the profession and obscures the promise and peril of a career in finance.

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

As the meeting progressed, it was clear that these Ivy-schooled individuals were slick, sharp, and well-structured. Said one: "I can''t get a mortgage - the bank won''t even look at me." Career planning Entrepreneurship' You could almost smell the overhead. I could probably buy them on my credit card.".

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Sharpe Hotels Career 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

But my experience as a consultant at a very large strategy firm whose clients are giant corporations had been that if someone admitted that he or she struggled with depression or mental illness, that would often be career suicide. They don’t because they know they can’t.

Execution 15

Execution Emotional Intelligence Open-book Sharpe 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2014

The countless nights spent at industry conferences with people I don’t like; the weekends with bankers and lawyers to finish the deals; the sleepless nights worrying about missing bank covenants. You’re sharp and you’ve guided our people decisions with real wisdom. You all take this success for granted!” Thank you.”.

Rogers 12

Rogers Sharpe Open-book Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2015

A seasoned CFO with a sharp mind and an abrasive style, Arthur had lost his job over a disagreement with his company’s new CEO. Each time we ponder, in essence, whether senior management, banking, consulting, entrepreneurship, and statesmanship are compatible with human life. He had not seen it coming and it struck hard.

Long-term 8

Long-term Loyalty Uncertainty Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2014

Manufacturing is not the most glamorous business, and MBA recruiters are known for tempting people into more “prestigious” careers. We have made a bank transfer, and your tuition is paid. Headhunters have approached me several times in my career. He’s also worried that they’ll leave the company if they get “fancy credentials.”

Case Study 12

Case Study Engineering Commitment Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

At first, the causes of free fall appear to be external: a global financial crisis, a banking system collapse, government deregulation, or, more common, a new business model or technology harnessed by a nimble insurgent competitor. But these forms of external turbulence tend to be the trigger of free fall, not the cause.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2014

Piketty and UC Berkeley’s Emmanuel Saez transformed a tame discussion of income quintiles and deciles into a sharp debate about the skyrocketing incomes of the 1% — and the mind-boggling gains of the 0.1% has seen a sharp and unparalleled increase in the percentage of income going to the top 1% and especially 0.1%. In the U.S.,

Sharpe 8

Sharpe Globalization Proposal Books 8