Self-Awareness is the New Self-Confidence
In our research, we at Hult Labs have been talking to employers about what they want to see from MBA graduates. Recently, the BBC featured an article that touches on…
Ark CEO shares about his search for the perfect…search
Fresh off being featured in a New York Times article about Facebook’s Graph Search unveiling, Patrick Riley stopped by Hult San Francisco to share his expertise on a very hot topic:…
Can You Say it in 140 Characters?
Something momentous has happened to you, or a momentous thought has struck you, and now you want to share. Let’s say Twitter is your medium for dispensing your news. As…
Want to Make Your Cover Letter Go Viral?
An email from an undergraduate asking for a summer internship at an investment bank may have forever changed how we go about applying for jobs. And he did it by…
Fast tech acquisitions can pay off, but with due diligence [ZDNet]
Securing first-mover advantage via rapid acquisitions is a high-risk move which needs a meticulous roadmap and discipline. It helps to have first-mover advantage in technology, as vendors race to gain…
Playing to Win [Entrepreneur Magazine]
By Michelle Goodman for Entrepreneur magazine. Business-plan competitions can yield more than seed money for your bright idea—they can also connect you with mentors, collaborators and investors. The trick is…
Why I’m a Teacher
Preparing for the final day of teaching a business strategy course to my MBA students this year, I stopped—for what may have been the first time in my career—to really…
Greenovate! City of Curitiba, Brazil Rapid Transit System [Innovation Excellence]
Organizations still have a long way to go to to fully integrate the social web to connect to their customers. Here are some great examples, curated by Professor of Innovation,…
Got Motivation?
At school, or on the job, smarts will undoubtedly help you. But there is one element that will help you more, and it doesn’t involve the ability to create esoteric…
Problem Solving, One Marshmallow at a Time
So you have a problem. And you need a solution. Where do you start? One approach involves 20 sticks of spaghetti, tape, string, and one (just one) marshmallow. Say what?…
Connectivate! AIRBNB – Beds for Rent [Innovation Excellence]
Organizations still have a long way to go to to fully integrate the social web to connect to their customers. Here are some great examples, curated by Professor of Innovation,…
Most Creative C.V.s of 2012
Original article published by Wahyd Vannoni, Professor of Marketing at Hult London. Subscribe to his blog Mediocodex or follow Prof. Vannoni on Twitter. It takes a lot these days to…
Brainstorming or Debate? How About Both?
Brainstorming, as it’s known today, was born in the late 1940s when a highly successful advertising executive, Alex Osborn (think Mad Men) wrote a book (Your Creative Power) to let…
An Argument for “Deliberative Discourse” Over Brainstorming
When a team finds itself at a crossroads on a project, or maybe on the cusp of tackling a formidable one, it’s not uncommon for someone to suggest a little…
Team Building and Performance: A New Science
Everyone has a story. Whether your bad team experience was in business school or in the workplace, hopefully you’ve been able to draw two things from it: insight on team…
Connectivate! GAIKAI Online Game Ecosystem [Innovation Excellence]
Organizations still have a long way to go to fully integrate the social web to connect to their customers. Here are some great examples, curated by Professor of Innovation, Hitendra Patel…
Solving Team-Related Challenges in Business School
One consistent theme that keeps coming up in our research into what employers want from business school graduates is that people need to be able to work in teams in…
It’s facial fuzz and fashion in the name of Movember at Hult
As men everywhere proudly grew mustaches last month in honor of the Movember movement, Hult San Francisco students joined in the charitable – and not always pretty – fun. More…
More On Video Games: Good For Your Brain And Good For Your Job
Are you ready for round two? If our last Hult Labs post didn’t convince you to get your (video) game on, then maybe this one will. Or, if you are…
Bay Area women MBAs mix and mingle with Hult students at charitable holiday event
Women MBA Connect decked the Hult halls for their holiday party on December 6 and invited female Hult MBAs to join in the festive networking fun. WMC is a connection of professional…
From Wharton to Carnegie Mellon, B-Schools Set Up Shop in San Francisco [Wall Street Journal]
More Business Schools, Such as Wharton and Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper, Stake Claims in the San Francisco Bay Area Business schools warn students against entering saturated markets. But they may not…
Why Video Games Are Good For You—Really Good For You
What if as part of your education you were required by teachers – encouraged and required – to play video games – because it’s good for you. And what if…
Faculty Spotlight: John Beck, Professor of Strategy
Managing Director of Hult Labs, Professor of Strategy at Hult International Business School, and judging panelist of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Business Professor of the Year Award, John Beck discusses…
For Women Aspiring to Lead…Take a Second Look at Public Service [Huffington Post]
We need more women in the higher echelons of public service. This last election cycle in the U.S. was historic in that women for the first time now represent 20%…
Practice Makes Perfect: On Writing & Why Talent Is Not Required
Business graduate students are asked to wear many hats during their programs, and this is intentional. The objective is to mimic some of the realities of the business world in…
Shared ImpACT – Social Responsibility Forum, Madrid
Hult Professor of Global Economics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Mark Esposito is a contemporary author, researcher and professor, in the field of Economics of Strategy, Complex Systems, Economic Development, and…
Managing People, Mistakes, And A New Office Experience
Making a mistake has one indisputable silver lining – there’s usually a lesson to be gleaned. And if we take the time to digest it, we can potentially save ourselves…
The Business of Making a Difference [The White House, Washington]
Hult MSE and AmeriCorps alumni Patti Kurtz blogs on For the Win, a guest blog series featuring the remarkable initiatives that young Americans are advancing to win the future for their communities. What if…
Pushing the link between international education and employability [PIE News]
Earlier this month, a British Council poll revealed a third of the UK population believed that they would have had a better job if they had studied abroad. Citing examples…
Local experts speak to Hult Prize hopefuls aiming to help the global food crisis
“So you think you can solve the global food crisis?” Hult’s SoBiz: Beyond Profit club members asked their fellow students during a panel discussion on November 15. Five Bay Area…