Commencement 2020

Which sales candidate makes for the ideal first hire in a startup? What are the most effective marketing channels to invest in? To what extent should an executive team align sales with customer success? Senior Lecturer Mark Roberge joins the new Cold Call episode addressing these challenges for early-stage founders, sales leaders, and marketing executives as they navigate the growth of their ventures in the case, "Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing Vignettes." Listen now at the link in bio.

Our second session of the Weekend Sprints pilot program launched for MBA and doctoral students, featuring subject-focused classes and community-building events. The debut in September drew 860 participants, including students and their partners, with a variety of academic offerings, from gender pay gap discussions to time management strategies. The program aims to provide more academic opportunities for students throughout the year, with interactive classes and community engagement, demonstrating the potential to become a signature event for HBS. Read more about the program at the link in our bio.

Lumumba Seegars, assistant professor of business administration in the Organizational Behavior Unit, discusses his work studying intergroup inequalities within organizations, how this research helps us understand why even those with great intentions often get stuck, how two words from the HBS doctoral program influence his work, and more.