Published during the 100th anniversary of Harvard Business School, "Ahead of the Curve" offers a richly detailed and revealing you-are-there account of the institution that has, for good or ill, made American business what it is today.

María Teresa Kumar shows you how to build your confidence as a speaker and prepare for public speaking. This talk is facilitated by author, activist, and strategist Rinku Sen as part of the Women's Leadership Online Summit produced by Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Holk Master-class features animated academic models and interviews with acclaimed entrepreneurs, professors and business executives. Bring your class book to life. Watch the short film episodes before class as flip-the-class-room, in class as basis for discussion, or simply as inspiration. * Episodes in this section include: * Agency Positions and the Creative Brief * Holk's Communication Platform Model CPM * Aristotle's Modes of Persuasion * Creative...

There's no shortage of information for aspiring founders on how to start, fundraise for, and grow your company, but why aren't more women getting funded and growing companies? This talk with Jory Des Jardins -- co-founder of BlogHer and Global Head of Community at ConsenSys -- delves into the fundamental areas where female founders tend to do things differently than their male counterparts: * Women founders prioritize solving problems over cool new...

A strong coaching culture can help employees at all levels of your organization grow their skills, enhance their value, and reach their professional goals. It can also drive systemic changes leading to more diverse, inclusive workplaces. In this session, you will hear from Magdalena Mook, the CEO and Executive Director of ICF (International Coach Federation), and coaching culture specialist Tracy Sinclair. * Why partnering with a professional coach...

Holk Master-class features animated academic models and interviews with acclaimed entrepreneurs, professors and business executives. Bring your class book to life. Watch the short film episodes before class as flip-the-class-room, in class as basis for discussion, or simply as inspiration. Episodes in this section include: * Push Pull Strategy * Community Marketing * Print * Product Placement * Cross Promotion * PR and the Art of Writing a Press Release...

How do you create value amid a rapidly changing marketplace and business landscape? In this session, Founder and Executive Director of the Aspen Business & Society Program Judy Samuelson will share: * How to drive transparency with digital tools and the Internet * Building a more powerful worker voice & the decline of the importance of capital * The increasing complexity of global supply chains in the face of limited resources * The new rules of business...

Holk Master-class features animated academic models and interviews with acclaimed entrepreneurs, professors and business executives. Bring your class book to life. Watch the short film episodes before class as flip-the-class-room, in class as basis for discussion, or simply as inspiration. Episodes in this section include: * Personal Branding * From Idea to Action 1 * From Idea to Action 2 * From Idea to Action 3 * The Basis for Entrepreneurship *...

Swanee Hunt is the Former US Ambassador to Austria, a Harvard Lecturer, a Global Activist, and a Philanthropist. In her own words: "I have struggles and successes in common with hosts of people I'll never meet. I transform disappointments into energy rather than encountering them again and again as obstacles along the way. Maybe you'll recognize yourself... and avoid some mistakes I've made. Better yet, I hope you'll savor more fully your own private...

The task of leadership is to convene people into co-creating a future distinct from the past. Hear from organizational expert Peter Block address: * The difference between management and leadership * Why we must rewrite the rules of how we work together * How to create cultures of engagement * The art of convening and how leaders can bring people together to co-create impactful solutions This talk is facilitated by Berrett-Koehler Publisher and President...