- 05 Nov 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
The Long Run: the Impact of Brain Injuries on the NFL
Today’s NFL is fast-paced and hard-hitting. Though players are well-compensated, many wonder about the long-term cost of those violent collisions on the athletes, the league, and culture at large. Harvard Business School Professor Richard Hamermesh discusses those implications and his case “The National Football League and Brain Injuries” on the latest episode of Cold Call.
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- 22 Oct 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Bringing "Moneyball" to the NBA
Are people better off as a result of your presence? Leadership lessons from basketball, the ultimate team sport. Open for comment; 0 Comments.
- 08 Oct 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Making the Case for a New Kind of Classroom
There are no grade levels, no official start time, and teachers get stock options. Is AltSchool the school of the future? Open for comment; 0 Comments.
- 24 Sep 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Dangerous Mines: Saving Lives through Leadership
Cynthia Carroll’s breathtaking story about taking decisive action in the face of a complex and dangerous situation. Open for comment; 0 Comments.
- 09 Sep 2015
- Cold Call Podcast
Cold Calling Stella McCartney
With her unique leadership style and innovative approach to green fashion, Stella McCartney shows that a luxury brand can be sustainable. Open for comment; 0 Comments.
Innovating in the Feminine Care Market
Founded in 2014, Thinx, Inc. makes absorbent underwear that can be worn during menstruation. But the feminine care market had seen virtually no innovation in half a century because of the taboo against discussing the topic of menstruation. As a result, the startup was competing against large incumbents like Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson. Can CEO Maria Molland (MBA 2002) lead a marketing strategy that confronts those taboos in order to bring innovation to the feminine care market? Assistant Professor Rembrand Koning examines these strategic marketing challenges and discusses the importance of removing taboos and biases in order to bring innovation to the feminine care market in his case, “Thinx, Inc.—Breaking Barriers in Feminine Care.” Open for comment; 0 Comments.
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The Long Run: the Impact of Brain Injuries on the NFL
Today’s NFL is fast-paced and hard-hitting. Though players are well-compensated, many wonder about the long-term cost of those violent collisions on the athletes, the league, and culture at large. Harvard Business School Professor Richard Hamermesh discusses those implications and his case “The National Football League and Brain Injuries” on the latest episode of Cold Call. Open for comment; 0 Comments.