Pitching is a universal skill and never more important than during a career search— when you’re asked the seemingly simple, yet loaded question, “Tell me about yourself.” You never know when an opportunity will arise so it is important to have your pitch prepared. Please join two HBS career coaches for an interactive session to […]
How do you assess decisions at critical life junctures to enhance the odds of success and happiness? Over the span of 30 years, Fred Singer (HBS '92) and Tori Hackett (HBS '94) interviewed and filmed 40 classmates from the HBS Class of '92. You're invited to consider the career trajectories and lessons learned from the […]
Registration is limited to 50 participants. Ticket purchases will be refunded upon attendance. For CEOs and senior business leaders, the most common word to describe the outlook for 2023 is […]
By their very position, leaders are subject to biases that may taint their understanding of the world around them, and may lead to misunderstanding and conflict with their employees and associates. In this session, HBSAB members will learn to recognize how four biases in strategy execution, employee engagement, risk, and change, may cause them and […]
At this fragile and uncertain time in the world, we may question our competence, priorities, or decisions. We need a place where we can take off our masks (at least figuratively), be vulnerable, and discuss what really matters. For the last thirteen years HBS Association of Boston’s alumni forums have offered members that kind of […]
Leaders know the importance of alignment – it’s more powerful than consensus or buy-in and critical to successful execution – but achieving alignment is complex and challenging. Key stakeholders have diverse, sometimes competing, interests and perspectives defined by their roles, functions and regions. Effective leadership requires an understanding of the fundamental elements of alignment, as […]