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HBS Online Survey Shows Most Professionals Have Excelled While Working from Home
  • 25 Mar 2021

HBS Online Survey Shows Most Professionals Have Excelled While Working from Home

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As the COVID-19 pandemic sent millions of Americans home this time last year, many professionals struggled to navigate work and household responsibilities. But a recent survey from Harvard Business School Online shows that working online actually did work. [...]
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9 Tips for Taking Online Courses While Working Full-Time
  • 22 Aug 2019

9 Tips for Taking Online Courses While Working Full-Time

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If you’re interested in furthering your education but aren’t sure how online courses might fit into your schedule, here are nine tips to help you balance your nine-to-five work with coursework. [...]
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POKEMONster: A Job To Be Done?
  • 12 Jul 2016

POKEMONster: A Job To Be Done?

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Why has Pokémon GO become such a phenomenon and captured the entire world's attention? I have been taking the Disruptive Strategy course, and there is an interesting concept at play here. Is it possible that Nintendo has nailed a difficult “job to be done” perfectly? Possibly. [...]
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4 Career Change Tips From HBS Online Executive Director Patrick Mullane
  • 30 Jun 2016

4 Career Change Tips From HBS Online Executive Director Patrick Mullane

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Harvard Business School Online Executive Director Patrick Mullane shares his story of transitioning from the military to a civilian career, plus advice for career changers in any industry. [...]
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CORe: Preparing Military Personnel for MBAs and for Business
  • 31 May 2016

CORe: Preparing Military Personnel for MBAs and for Business

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In honor of Memorial Day, we are sharing this post by Tom Williams, a former infantry officer in the US Marines, who recently completed HBX CORe. He currently works for a nonprofit that honors fallen service members and was recently admitted to Columbia Business School. Tom originally shared his story on the Military to Business Blog. Military to Business is a consulting service that helps military and non-traditional applicants gain admission to top graduate schools. Click here to see the original post. [...]
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