StrategyU

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Given the stakes, it’s not surprising that the importance of clear communication became such an important thing to Minto throughout her life. She didn’t spend long at Pugwash and in 1961 decided to enroll at Harvard Business School for her MBA. At the time, her class was only the second one that allowed women to enroll.

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StrategyU

MAY 29, 2024

The firms all hire from pools of highly educated, intelligent people. But is picking between the 20th-ranked person and the 75th at Harvard Business School going to make a difference? This laid the foundation for a deeper understanding of structured communication skills once I actually started working in the industry.

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StrategyU

AUGUST 19, 2024

What I got wrong about problem-solving What are the most important skills you need to be successful? Communication? Effective communication tops a lot of lists (it is even the answer I got when I asked ChatGPT this very question). Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving? Organization?

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StrategyU

APRIL 19, 2022

This often has to do with different educational timelines and labor requirements. In addition to pleasing internal stakeholders and doing the work well, they need to start communicating ideas in a way that will gain buy-in externally and throughout the firm. Do you have a toolkit for business problem solving?

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