Word: trusting
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...authors like Rousseau and Shakespeare offer better management lessons than most management consultants today. Why is it more valuable to study philosophy than business? Most management systems have to do with establishing trust and getting people to cooperate. They're not really about expertise or science. Look at Rousseau - all his writing is about how to build a social contract and a foundation for trust, for integrity, for ethics. When I have managerial issues I think more about Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke than I do about [management writer] Michael Porter or someone like that...
...rouse periodic furors. After so many rejections—over 20,000 this year alone—Harvard has gotten pretty good at conveying when it’s not interested. But it has traditionally found it hard to say no to legacies, especially if they have cute trust funds. This generates a great deal of indignation. And indeed, on the surface, the statistics are fairly daunting. Harvard’s general acceptance rate hovers around 7 or 8 percent. Yet the admissions rate was between 34 and 35 percent for legacy applicants to the class of 2011. Given...
...standpoint, so memorizing your amino acids is essential but not nearly enough to stay afloat when exams roll around. Lecture slides and the professors’ accompanying commentary capture the crux of the material, while the suggested textbooks are useful only for reference. Work through problem sets with classmates (trust us, you are NOT too smart for study groups) and make use of the help sessions hosted by former LS1a students. Ask your TF (teaching fellow) for help, and don’t be afraid to approach the professors on conceptual questions that your TF can’t explain...
...Anything can be used to fill in the blank—Spanish language, calculus, organic chemistry, etc. You should not take the class if you do not have experience in this area. Even if the professor is saying it truthfully, trust us, plenty of your classmates will have that expertise and will use it to their advantage. It’s a no-win scenario...
...grilled chicken and lobster are particular favorites, and you can share two half-pizzas with a lucky lady. If you landed a dinner date with that section girl, go here. Trust...