Business, according to The Boston Consulting Group Senior Vice President George Stalk (HBS '78), is not about "playing nice" or being "soft." Rather, Stalk claimed in a talk about his new book Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win? with the HBS Management Consulting Club, business is about erecting an "unassailable" and even "unfair competitive advantage.
How would the world be if women stopped shopping for a day? While the scenario sounds incredibly remote, on October 19th 85 Broads is putting this idea into action. On Tuesday, October 19th, thousands of women across the United States will participate in a 'buycott' initiated by 85 Broads, an independent women's network of 4,500 current and former Goldman Sachs professionals, as well as women MBAs from the leading graduate business schools and colleges, and women professionals from over 450 companies.
Turkey's impending accession to the EU has the power to bridge the chasm between Islam & Christianity and bring hope to millions in the Islamic world. In this column, we take a look at the conditions attached to the accession, the conflicting views held by vested interests, recent developments on this issue and most importantly, the ways in which this event can profoundly affect the political, economic and religious landscape of the world.
Over the long Columbus Day weekend, 140 graduate students from all over Boston gathered together at Toah Nipi in Rindge, New Hampshire for fun, fellowship, and renewed growth in their daily spiritual walks. Toah Nipi is Intervarsity Christian Fellowship's New England retreat and training center which accommodates college, church, and community groups.
"How was I assigned this particular section?" "If a cranberry bounces while TOM students are occupied with Shad exercises, is it really bouncing?" "Why must HBS blondes (especially the fake ones) do everything in packs of five?" Instead of wasting your time on these and other pointless RC-year ruminations, you should be sweating only one detail: a consistent New York travel game plan.