--- title: "27 Harvard Business Quotes by 25 authors" description: "Browse 27 Harvard Business quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Harvard Business sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png" --- > [When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard-business-school-i-started-as/) [P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png) > [I got more out of the farm than Harvard Business School.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-brenneman/i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard-business-school/) [Greg Brenneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-brenneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/greg-brenneman-27049_business_i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard_2529951.jpg) > [I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-hefner/i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-school-several-times/) [Christie Hefner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christie-hefner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/christie-hefner-5263_business-school_i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-sc_2387958.png) > [“Remember who you are. - Kim Clark Dean of Harvard Business School.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-benedict/remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-harvard-business-school/) [Jeff Benedict](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-benedict/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/jeff-benedict-70140_quote_remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-h_1235166.jpg) > [It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-harvey-jones/it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-optional-extra-at-harvard/) [John Harvey-Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-harvey-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/john-harvey-jones-30526_business-school_it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-o_2531811.png) > [I don't have an MBA from Harvard Business School. I learnt everything on the job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sussanne-khan/i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-business-school-i-learnt-everything/) [Sussanne Khan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sussanne-khan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/sussanne-khan-10498_business_i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-busines_1787550.jpg) > [My most difficult class at Harvard Business School would have to be finance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-business-school-would-have-to-be/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/tyra-banks-1220_business_my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-busin_2140563.png) > [There's a rule they don't teach you at the Harvard Business School. It is, if anything is worth doing, it's worth doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-land/there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-the-harvard-business-school-it/) [Edwin Land](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-land/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/edwin-land-7636_business-school_there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-t_2834229.png) > [“A popular Harvard business professor urged his students to read the obituaries in the New York Times before they read anything else,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-f-doriot/a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urged-his-students-to-read-the/) [Georges F. Doriot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georges-f-doriot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/georges-f-doriot-97488_biography_a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urg_2321620.jpg) > [The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to developing my relationship and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard-has-been-a-stimulating/) [Alex Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-ferguson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/alex-ferguson-2811_activities_the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard_2299631.png) > [“Kumar, V. J., Petersen, A., and Leone R. P. (2007). How Valuable is Word of Mouth?. Harvard Business Review, October, 139-146.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007-how-valuable-is-word-of-mouth/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/anonymous-1_word-of-mouth_kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007_931746.jpg) > [In 15 years from now half of US universities may be in bankruptcy ... in the end I'm excited to see that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-christensen/in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universities-may-be-in-bankruptcy-in/) [Clayton Christensen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clayton-christensen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/clayton-christensen-2433_bankruptcy_in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universi_2337735.png) > [There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the only way to keep young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherry-lansing/there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing-that-says-every-10-years-you/) [Sherry Lansing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherry-lansing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/sherry-lansing-23634_business-school_there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing_1803824.jpg) > [Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." (Harvard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/leadership-is-about-making-others-better-as-a-result-of-your-presence/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/sheryl-sandberg-439_absence_leadership-is-about-making-others-better_2391899.png) > [The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-ibrahim/the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-suspend-their-common-sense/) [Mo Ibrahim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-ibrahim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/mo-ibrahim-3354_because_the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-su_2649856.jpg) > [I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamilton-e-james/i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined-right-away-when-i-was-a/) [Hamilton E. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hamilton-e-james/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/hamilton-e-james-93458_any_i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined_1224980.jpg) > [ \[My father\] was a banker. He was the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, the head of the trust department, and he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laffoley/my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-president-of-the-cambridge-trust/) [Paul Laffoley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-laffoley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/paul-laffoley-7077_bankers_my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-presid_1297432.jpg) > [“In a recent Harvard Business Review article we explore how companies require three mutually supportive capabilities to fully exploit data and analytics:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales-officer-forum/in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-article-we-explore-how-companies/) [McKinsey Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Forum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales-officer-forum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales_business_in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-arti_3066550.jpg) > [“You might just learn something when you're in a mood to learn something. The only thing I ever learned was that some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/you-might-just-learn-something-when-you-re-in-a-mood-to-learn/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/kurt-vonnegut-41_education_you-might-just-learn-something-when-you_1904090.jpg) > [“Sometimes i feel that i am unlucky due to couldn't enroll in the Harvard Business School but at least by this encouragement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avinash-advani/sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-to-couldn-t-enroll-in-the/) [Avinash Advani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avinash-advani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/avinash-advani-32349_educational_sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-t_2569104.jpg) > [“Three of his greatest characteristics are he’s really smart, he has tremendous energy, and he’ll get into the details with anybody on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-crisafulli/three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-are-he-s-really-smart-he-has/) [Patricia Crisafulli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-crisafulli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/patricia-crisafulli-26108_enough-time_three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-ar_154831.jpg) > [One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zaza-pachulia/one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard-business-program-i-attended/) [Zaza Pachulia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zaza-pachulia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/zaza-pachulia-5705_american_one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard_1609282.jpg) > [From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you don't. Establishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-grounded-in-that-kind-of-positive/) [Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/lee-iacocca-3170_business-school_from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-groun_1726108.jpg) > [The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren't and not even a graduate of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-some-people-are-lucky-and/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/kurt-vonnegut-41_business-school_the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-s_2128459.jpg) > [Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went-to-the-harvard-business/) [P. Chidambaram](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-chidambaram/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/p-chidambaram-16642_business_let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went_1621708.png) > [“A recent survey of 2,000 male graduates of Harvard Business School found that penis length & IQ were equally good predictors of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-egan/a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates-of-harvard-business-school/) [Greg Egan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-egan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/greg-egan-8766_science_a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates_2191526.jpg) > [At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-g-stemberg/at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really-felt-i-had-gained-the-ability/) [Thomas G. Stemberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-g-stemberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/thomas-g-stemberg-35891_ability_at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really_547623.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/#itemlist", "name": "Harvard Business Quotes", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "P. Chidambaram" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard-business-school-i-started-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.” — P. Chidambaram", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got more out of the farm than Harvard Business School.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Brenneman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-brenneman/i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard-business-school/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/greg-brenneman-27049_business_i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard_2529951.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/greg-brenneman-27049_business_i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard_2529951.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3b/greg-brenneman-27049_business_i-got-more-out-of-the-farm-than-harvard_2529951.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I got more out of the farm than Harvard Business School.” — Greg Brenneman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christie Hefner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christie-hefner/i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-school-several-times/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/christie-hefner-5263_business-school_i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-sc_2387958.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/christie-hefner-5263_business-school_i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-sc_2387958.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/christie-hefner-5263_business-school_i-ve-lectured-at-the-harvard-business-sc_2387958.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've lectured at the Harvard Business School several times.” — Christie Hefner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Remember who you are. - Kim Clark Dean of Harvard Business School.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeff Benedict" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-benedict/remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-harvard-business-school/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/jeff-benedict-70140_quote_remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-h_1235166.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/jeff-benedict-70140_quote_remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-h_1235166.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/680/jeff-benedict-70140_quote_remember-who-you-are-kim-clark-dean-of-h_1235166.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Remember who you are. - Kim Clark Dean of Harvard Business School.” — Jeff Benedict", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Harvey-Jones" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-harvey-jones/it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-optional-extra-at-harvard/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/john-harvey-jones-30526_business-school_it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-o_2531811.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/john-harvey-jones-30526_business-school_it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-o_2531811.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/john-harvey-jones-30526_business-school_it-horrifies-me-that-ethics-is-only-an-o_2531811.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School.” — John Harvey-Jones", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't have an MBA from Harvard Business School. I learnt everything on the job.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sussanne Khan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sussanne-khan/i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-business-school-i-learnt-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/sussanne-khan-10498_business_i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-busines_1787550.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/sussanne-khan-10498_business_i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-busines_1787550.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/sussanne-khan-10498_business_i-don-t-have-an-mba-from-harvard-busines_1787550.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't have an MBA from Harvard Business School. I learnt everything on the job.” — Sussanne Khan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My most difficult class at Harvard Business School would have to be finance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyra Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-business-school-would-have-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/tyra-banks-1220_business_my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-busin_2140563.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/tyra-banks-1220_business_my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-busin_2140563.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/tyra-banks-1220_business_my-most-difficult-class-at-harvard-busin_2140563.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My most difficult class at Harvard Business School would have to be finance.” — Tyra Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a rule they don't teach you at the Harvard Business School. It is, if anything is worth doing, it's worth doing to excess.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edwin Land" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-land/there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-the-harvard-business-school-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/edwin-land-7636_business-school_there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-t_2834229.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/edwin-land-7636_business-school_there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-t_2834229.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/edwin-land-7636_business-school_there-s-a-rule-they-don-t-teach-you-at-t_2834229.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a rule they don't teach you at the Harvard Business School. It is, if anything is worth doing, it's…” — Edwin Land", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A popular Harvard business professor urged his students to read the obituaries in the New York Times before they read anything else, in order to learn from the lives of great men.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Georges F. Doriot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georges-f-doriot/a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urged-his-students-to-read-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/georges-f-doriot-97488_biography_a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urg_2321620.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/georges-f-doriot-97488_biography_a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urg_2321620.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d07/georges-f-doriot-97488_biography_a-popular-harvard-business-professor-urg_2321620.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A popular Harvard business professor urged his students to read the obituaries in the New York Times before…” — Georges F. Doriot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to developing my relationship and activities with the students, faculty and friends of the Harvard Business School community.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alex Ferguson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-ferguson/the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard-has-been-a-stimulating/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/alex-ferguson-2811_activities_the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard_2299631.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/alex-ferguson-2811_activities_the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard_2299631.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/alex-ferguson-2811_activities_the-time-i-have-already-spent-at-harvard_2299631.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The time I have already spent at Harvard has been a stimulating experience, and I look forward to developing…” — Alex Ferguson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Kumar, V. J., Petersen, A., and Leone R. P. (2007). How Valuable is Word of Mouth?. Harvard Business Review, October, 139-146.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007-how-valuable-is-word-of-mouth/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/anonymous-1_word-of-mouth_kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007_931746.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/anonymous-1_word-of-mouth_kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007_931746.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/anonymous-1_word-of-mouth_kumar-v-j-petersen-a-and-leone-r-p-2007_931746.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Kumar, V. J., Petersen, A., and Leone R. P. (2007). How Valuable is Word of Mouth?. Harvard Business Review…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In 15 years from now half of US universities may be in bankruptcy ... in the end I'm excited to see that happen. So pray for Harvard Business School if you wouldn't mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clayton Christensen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clayton-christensen/in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universities-may-be-in-bankruptcy-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/clayton-christensen-2433_bankruptcy_in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universi_2337735.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/clayton-christensen-2433_bankruptcy_in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universi_2337735.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c41/clayton-christensen-2433_bankruptcy_in-15-years-from-now-half-of-us-universi_2337735.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In 15 years from now half of US universities may be in bankruptcy ... in the end I'm excited to see that…” — Clayton Christensen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the only way to keep young is to learn new things and keep curious.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sherry Lansing" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherry-lansing/there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing-that-says-every-10-years-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/sherry-lansing-23634_business-school_there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing_1803824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/sherry-lansing-23634_business-school_there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing_1803824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/217/sherry-lansing-23634_business-school_there-s-a-harvard-business-school-thing_1803824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the…” — Sherry Lansing", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.\" (Harvard Business School definition of leadership)", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sheryl Sandberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/leadership-is-about-making-others-better-as-a-result-of-your-presence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/sheryl-sandberg-439_absence_leadership-is-about-making-others-better_2391899.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/sheryl-sandberg-439_absence_leadership-is-about-making-others-better_2391899.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/307/sheryl-sandberg-439_absence_leadership-is-about-making-others-better_2391899.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in…” — Sheryl Sandberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models and Harvard business school teachings.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mo Ibrahim" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-ibrahim/the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-suspend-their-common-sense/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/mo-ibrahim-3354_because_the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-su_2649856.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/mo-ibrahim-3354_because_the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-su_2649856.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/mo-ibrahim-3354_because_the-problem-is-that-many-times-people-su_2649856.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The problem is that many times people suspend their common sense because they get drowned in business models…” — Mo Ibrahim", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I applied to 300 jobs and didn't get any of them, so I decided that I would stay in school and go to Harvard Business school, and that's my background.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hamilton E. James" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hamilton-e-james/i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined-right-away-when-i-was-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/hamilton-e-james-93458_any_i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined_1224980.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/hamilton-e-james-93458_any_i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined_1224980.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fde/hamilton-e-james-93458_any_i-went-to-harvard-college-and-determined_1224980.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I…” — Hamilton E. James", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "[My father] was a banker. He was the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, the head of the trust department, and he taught classes at the Harvard Business School. And he was a member of the Harvard Faculty Club, which I am, too, because what I did is... I have the same name as my father, only Jr.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Laffoley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-laffoley/my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-president-of-the-cambridge-trust/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/paul-laffoley-7077_bankers_my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-presid_1297432.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/paul-laffoley-7077_bankers_my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-presid_1297432.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/paul-laffoley-7077_bankers_my-father-was-a-banker-he-was-the-presid_1297432.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“[My father] was a banker. He was the president of the Cambridge Trust Company, the head of the trust…” — Paul Laffoley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“In a recent Harvard Business Review article we explore how companies require three mutually supportive capabilities to fully exploit data and analytics: an ability to identify and manage multiple sources of data, the capacity to build advanced analytic models, and the critical management muscle to transform the organization.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "McKinsey Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Forum" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales-officer-forum/in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-article-we-explore-how-companies/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales_business_in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-arti_3066550.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales_business_in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-arti_3066550.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08a/mckinsey-chief-marketing-sales_business_in-a-recent-harvard-business-review-arti_3066550.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a recent Harvard Business Review article we explore how companies require three mutually supportive…” — McKinsey Chief Marketing & Sales Officer Forum", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You might just learn something when you're in a mood to learn something. The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren't and not even a graduate of the Harvard Business School can say why.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kurt Vonnegut" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/you-might-just-learn-something-when-you-re-in-a-mood-to-learn/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/kurt-vonnegut-41_education_you-might-just-learn-something-when-you_1904090.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/kurt-vonnegut-41_education_you-might-just-learn-something-when-you_1904090.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/kurt-vonnegut-41_education_you-might-just-learn-something-when-you_1904090.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You might just learn something when you're in a mood to learn something. The only thing I ever learned was…” — Kurt Vonnegut", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Sometimes i feel that i am unlucky due to couldn't enroll in the Harvard Business School but at least by this encouragement that i enrolled in MBA in Human resource management program whereas i grown as a leader and build the team in the field of HRM through motivation.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Avinash Advani" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avinash-advani/sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-to-couldn-t-enroll-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/avinash-advani-32349_educational_sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-t_2569104.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/avinash-advani-32349_educational_sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-t_2569104.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55e/avinash-advani-32349_educational_sometimes-i-feel-that-i-am-unlucky-due-t_2569104.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes i feel that i am unlucky due to couldn't enroll in the Harvard Business School but at least by…” — Avinash Advani", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 21, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Three of his greatest characteristics are he’s really smart, he has tremendous energy, and he’ll get into the details with anybody on anything. Most people who get to the level that he is at are prone to be superficial when it comes to running the business; they don’t have enough time or energy to get into the details,” observed Harvard Business School professor Paul Marshall.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patricia Crisafulli" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-crisafulli/three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-are-he-s-really-smart-he-has/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/patricia-crisafulli-26108_enough-time_three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-ar_154831.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/patricia-crisafulli-26108_enough-time_three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-ar_154831.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/patricia-crisafulli-26108_enough-time_three-of-his-greatest-characteristics-ar_154831.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Three of his greatest characteristics are he’s really smart, he has tremendous energy, and he’ll get into…” — Patricia Crisafulli", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 22, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I was the tallest, of course, but looking at the students, 30 of them were American and 30 of them were from all over the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zaza Pachulia" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zaza-pachulia/one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard-business-program-i-attended/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/zaza-pachulia-5705_american_one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard_1609282.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/zaza-pachulia-5705_american_one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard_1609282.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbe/zaza-pachulia-5705_american_one-of-the-best-highlights-of-my-harvard_1609282.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“One of the best highlights of my Harvard business program I attended was I had 60 students in my class. I…” — Zaza Pachulia", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 23, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you don't. Establishing priorities and using your time well aren't things you can pick up at the Harvard Business School. Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee Iacocca" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-grounded-in-that-kind-of-positive/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/lee-iacocca-3170_business-school_from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-groun_1726108.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/lee-iacocca-3170_business-school_from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-groun_1726108.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/lee-iacocca-3170_business-school_from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-groun_1726108.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you…” — Lee Iacocca", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 24, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren't and not even a graduate of the Harvard Business School can say why.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kurt Vonnegut" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-some-people-are-lucky-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/kurt-vonnegut-41_business-school_the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-s_2128459.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/kurt-vonnegut-41_business-school_the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-s_2128459.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/kurt-vonnegut-41_business-school_the-only-thing-i-ever-learned-was-that-s_2128459.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The only thing I ever learned was that some people are lucky and other people aren't and not even a graduate…” — Kurt Vonnegut", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 25, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed socialist.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "P. Chidambaram" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-chidambaram/let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went-to-the-harvard-business/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/p-chidambaram-16642_business_let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went_1621708.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/p-chidambaram-16642_business_let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went_1621708.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/p-chidambaram-16642_business_let-me-tell-you-very-frankly-when-i-went_1621708.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Let me tell you, very frankly, when I went to the Harvard Business School I was more or less a committed…” — P. Chidambaram", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 26, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“A recent survey of 2,000 male graduates of Harvard Business School found that penis length & IQ were equally good predictors of annual income. -- from \"Eugene”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Egan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-egan/a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates-of-harvard-business-school/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/greg-egan-8766_science_a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates_2191526.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/greg-egan-8766_science_a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates_2191526.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e8/greg-egan-8766_science_a-recent-survey-of-2-000-male-graduates_2191526.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A recent survey of 2,000 male graduates of Harvard Business School found that penis length & IQ were equally…” — Greg Egan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 27, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards for interviews. I thought, 'This is crazy.' So I grew a beard.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas G. Stemberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-g-stemberg/at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really-felt-i-had-gained-the-ability/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/thomas-g-stemberg-35891_ability_at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really_547623.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/thomas-g-stemberg-35891_ability_at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really_547623.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afc/thomas-g-stemberg-35891_ability_at-the-harvard-business-school-i-really_547623.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I…” — Thomas G. Stemberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/", "name": "Harvard Business Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/p-chidambaram-16642_back_when-i-came-back-to-india-after-harvard_2526940.png" }, "description": "Browse 27 Harvard Business quotes by 25 authors. Discover the best Harvard Business sayings and thoughts.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Harvard Business Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harvard-business/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```