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What Thiruvalluvar's Kural Teaches About Ethical Leadership That Corporate India Has Forgotten

The Book That Predates Every MBA CurriculumThe Thirukkural is divided into three books: Aram (virtue), Porul (wealth and statecraft), and Inbam (love). Corporate India, when it bothers with the text at all, tends to quote from Porul, the section on governance and strategy, and ignore Aram entirely. That selective reading…

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Quote of the day by Jamie Dimon: “And if you’re going to be a leader, you know what I ask myself? Would I want to work for...” — Inspiring life lessons on leadership, trust, accountability, character, decision-making, and why the best leaders earn confidence before they demand it by the legendary American banker and CEO of JPMorgan Chase

Today's Quote of the Day by Jamie Dimon: Jamie Dimon's quote about leadership deconstructs managerial capability into four distinct human dimensions. Rather than evaluating a leader solely by quarterly performance metrics, revenue growth, or academic credentials, Dimon forces executives to evaluate candidates through personal, parental, structural, and financial lenses.

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Man who sold his startup for $300 million: IIT Kanpur & Harvard alumnus shares success mantra that changed his life and reveals which resources matter most

Palash Soni, an IIT Kanpur and Harvard Business School graduate, reflected on the journey of building Goldcast, the AI-powered B2B video platform that was acquired for $300 million. He said naivety and focus were among the key strengths that helped him succeed as an entrepreneur. Soni also spoke candidly about…

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Mark Cuban says he has the solution to growing income inequality, and it's to reward every employee—from CEO to janitor—with company stock

“I would like to see it so that every single CEO/founder/entrepreneur does what I did, which was to give equity to every single employee," Cuban said.

Fortune

Why Your Fear of Public Speaking Is a Preparation Problem, Not a Personality Flaw

Chanakya Knew the Room Before He Entered ItChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a counsellor who speaks without knowing his audience, his material, and his moment will lose the argument before he opens his mouth. He was describing statecraft. He was also describing every presentation that has ever gone sideways…

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5 Public Speaking Habits That Build Confident Voice and Presence in Under 2 Weeks

Slow Down Your Speaking PaceChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a messenger's value lies not in the volume of words but in the weight each word carries. That principle applies to every presentation, interview, or public address you will ever give. When anxiety kicks in, the body speeds up, heart…

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Tech used to be a mecca for young talent—now, AI start-ups are hiring fewer entry-level talent in favor of older workers with top degrees

Tech companies like Meta built a reputation for snatching talent before they’re out of college. But now, new AI start-ups are turning away young workers.

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Is Artificial Intelligence 'Killing' Decision-Making Capabilities? We Asked Young Professionals

AI has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies since the dot-com boom. Is it simply helping us work faster and more efficiently, or are users increasingly depending on it for decision-making?

International Business Times

Kevin O'Leary slams work-life balance, saying it's complete nonsense and founders should work '25 hours a day, 8 days a week'

The Shark Tank star, who sold his startup to Mattel for $4.2 billion, told Harvard Business School's The Founder Mindset podcast there's "no balance" in a company's first 36 months.

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Friday essay: love, sex and intimacy in the time of AI

In a TED Talk, the Russian-born entrepreneur Eugenia Kuyda describes the sudden death of her best friend and housemate Roman, the “coolest person” she knew. Grieving and desperately lonely, she immersed herself in his old text messages. At the time, she was working in a conversational AI startup, and she…

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What Alix Earle knows about business that many of my Harvard Business School students don't get

The 25-year-old creator-turned-founder didn't have an MBA or a decade of experience. She had a rare insight.

Fortune

Harvard MBA but no job: How this Indian techie eventually landed at Google with visa clock ticking down

An Indian graduate from Harvard Business School, Abhijay Vuyyuru, shares his difficult job search. He graduated without an offer and faced visa pressures. Vuyyuru utilized networking extensively to secure a product manager position at Google. His journey highlights the importance of connections in the competitive US job market. He now…

The Economic Times

Leading without a blueprint: the new reality for European technology chiefs

The titles haven’t changed but the job has.

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Reese Witherspoon Asked Hollywood One Question — The Answers Angered Her So Much She Built a $900M Company

Reese Witherspoon challenged Hollywood stigma with Hello Sunshine, a £710M media company championing female-led stories and redefining representation in film and television.

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Why do some high performers still end up earning less than their peers?

In the workplace, it's common to think that diligence directly translates to a fatter paycheck. Yet, the reality is more complex; some top performers find themselves earning less than their underperforming peers. This inequity not only breeds frustration but also undermines loyalty. With companies shrouding their compensation structures in mystery,…

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28-Year-Old Harvard Student's Dorm Room Side Hustle Made $7K In First Month — Now Targets $500K

Brian Youngblood launched Prest, a shelf-stable powdered hummus, from a Cambridge donut shop kitchen while studying at Harvard Business School.

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How Alix Earle turned viral fame into a business

The social media star with 14 million followers talks about the biggest mistakes she see brands making and how to make influencer marketing a success.

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Goldman Sachs vice chair on the hidden trap of senior management: ‘Pretty soon the bosses are no longer watching you’

Before returning as vice chair, Rob Kaplan served on the faculty of Harvard Business School and as president of the Dallas Federal Reserve.

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The British Founder Disrupting U.S. Home Services

Joseph Schwarzmann took a different path. After studying at Cambridge, consulting at Bain & Company on private equity deals in the home services sector, and enrolling at Harvard Business School, he became fixated on the gap between the technology available to office staff and what field technicians had access to.

Fortune

Harvard professor says leaders have a responsibility to be happy at work because it can affect your stock price

Arthur C. Brooks argues happier employees can actually boost your company's stock price.

The Conversation

Feel like you can’t get a job? You’re not alone — but here’s how to work around it

You did everything they told you to do. You earned the credentials, spent hours on your resume and revised multiple cover letters. You worked side gigs, volunteered, learned new software and perfected your LinkedIn profile. Yet, you can’t get a callback for an interview.

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Reese Witherspoon Swaps Elle Woods Pink for Harvard Business School Crimson

"What, like it's hard?"

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Jeff Bezos Was Once Told By A Harvard Student To Sell Amazon To Barnes & Noble And 'Get Out': The Entrepreneur Did This Instead

A Harvard Business School student once told Jeff Bezos that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) had little chance against traditional retailers and should sell to Barnes Noble and cash in while he could.

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What’s the No. 1 MBA? Why business deans invest in rankings, knowing they miss a lot

When Harvard Business School tumbled to sixth place in the U.S. News MBA rankings in 2020, the reaction was swift. Critics questioned the methodology, picking up on earlier critiques of rankings.

Fortune

TikTok's CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors

Shou Zi Chew interned at Facebook during his time at Harvard Business School.

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