Professional Documents
Culture Documents
What is Success?
TOPIC
Profiles of Success and Course Overview
MATERIALS
"Doer's Profile" Bill Gates (William H.) (1955 - ) (808083)
EC Weeks 1 & 2 Packet
ASSIGNMENT
Read the four Doer's Profile cases (Bill Gates, Katherine Graham, Nelson Mandela, Donald Trump) and answer these
questions:
5. What other prominent figure, if any, would you nominate as a model of success? Why?
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TOPIC
An Entrepreneur's Life
MATERIALS
Citizen Kane (movie)
ASSIGNMENT
The movie Citizen Kane will be screened at 3:15 pm on Tuesday, January 13th and Wednesday, January 14th in
Hawes 101. Alternatively, DVD loans are available for check out beginning Monday, January 5 for return by noon the
next day. See Nicole Dutton in Rock Center 120C.(ndutton@hbs.edu or 617.384.7807).
3. What are Kane's key relationships? How does he impact the people in his life?
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TOPIC
Concepts and Tools for Life Planning
GUEST SPEAKER
Howard Stevens
MATERIALS
Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Your Life
Spangler distribution
ASSIGNMENT
Begin ReadingJust Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Your Life ( Note: You should finish reading
this book by Monday, February 9th.)
Complete the "Getting Started" poll by Tuesday, January 20th at noon. Print a copy of your poll responses for use in
small groups on Wednesday, January 21.
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Small Group Session 1: Getting Started and Reflecting on "Self"
The purpose of this class is to "get started" on small group work, and set a baseline for life planning. Class will begin in
Hawes 202. Small groups will move to their assigned project rooms in Spangler. (Team assignments will be posted in
the Resources Section of the Course Platform once they are finalized).
GUEST SPEAKER
Howard Stevens and ETG Development Team
MATERIALS
Do your Commitments Match Your Convictions?
ASSIGNMENT
Review your responses to the Getting Started poll. Bring poll printouts to class.
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An Entrepreneur's LIfe Journey
MATERIALS
Laurence Longren: Winding Down No. 808-076
ASSIGNMENT
Read the Laurence Longren: Winding Down case and answer the following questions:
4. What are his goals going forward? What impact will his choices have on those around him?
6. What decision should he make regarding the proposals before him? How will those decisions impact those around
him?
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TOPIC
Personal Financial Planning
MATERIALS
Financial Profile: Michelle Grey N9-809-112
ASSIGNMENT
Today's class will introduce you to BBCL’s financial planning tool. The financial planner requires you to answer a series
of questions about your current financial status and future expectations, including major decisions in your life plan (e.g.,
about marriage or family). It then allows you to model financial scenarios forward through age 80. The purpose of this
assignment is to get you thinking about your life’s milestones and the financial implications of the choices you make.
1. Does she have everything she needs to do a financial plan? If not, what else does she need to know?
2. What is your "guesstimate" of where she will be in 10 years, in terms of net worth? At age 65?
3. What alternative scenarios might or should she consider, in developing her life plan?
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Pursuing Opportunities as an Entrepreneurial Couple
GUEST SPEAKER
Andrea and John Rice
MATERIALS
John and Andrea Rice: Entrepreneurship and Life (808042)
EC Weeks 3 on Packet
ASSIGNMENT
Read the John and Andrea Rice case and answer the following questions:
1. Would you say the Rices have been successful in their lives as individuals? Why or why not?
2.Would you say the Rices have been successful in their lives as a couple? Why or why not?
3. Where are they now in their lives? What tensions are they feeling?
TOPIC
Small Group Session 2: Research Planning
Please proceed directly to your group's assigned project room. The purpose of this session is to develop the basis for
life plan interviews and other research.
MATERIALS
Interview Planning Template
ASSIGNMENT
Develop a research plan for self assessment and role model interviews, and identify any other sources of information
that may be useful for your life planning.
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Assessing Entrepreneurial Opportunities
MATERIALS
Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-up (804-138)
EC Weeks 3 on Packet
ASSIGNMENT
Read Identifying and Exploiting the Right Entrepreneurial Opportunity.....for You.
Read Orchid Partners: A Venture Capital Start-Up case and answer the following questions:
1. Does Orchid Partners meet the criteria for a good business opportunity?
3. Should the partners close on and start operating the fund, even if they haven't met their size target?
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Small Group Session 3: Personal Financial Planning
Please proceed directly to your group's assigned project room. The purpose of this session is to share experiences
using the financial planning tool, and reflect on your assumptions about personal finances.
MATERIALS
Personal Financial Planner Courseware
Money Poll
Room assignments
Agenda
ASSIGNMENT
Input data into the Personal Financial Planner Courseware. Try to become comfortable using the courseware. Make
note of questions or problems you have using the courseware, and bring those with you to small group discussion.
Complete the Money Poll by 7 am on Monday, February 9th. Bring a printout to the small group.
2. What financial scenarios should you be considering in developing your financial plan
3. If you are in a significant relationship, does your plan mesh with your partner's expectations?
5. Overall, what are the major takeaways from the poll and planning exercise?
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Building a Life in the Context of a Global Business
GUEST SPEAKER
Paresh Patel
MATERIALS
Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business
ASSIGNMENT
Read Paresh Patel: Building a Life in the Context of Global Business and answer the following questions:
2. What risks does he face, professionally and personally, in pursuing the opportunity?
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The Role and Importance of Community
MATERIALS
The Devil Wears Prada (movie)
ASSIGNMENT
The movie The Devil Wears Prada, will be screened on Thursday, February 12th, at 3:15 p.m. in Hawes 202.
Alternatively, a DVD version can be borrowed from Professor Davis' assistant, Nicole Dutton, at Rock Center 120C.
(ndutton@hbs.edu, (617)384-7807)
View The Devil Wears Prada and answer the following questions:
1. Is it the organization who makes the leader, or the leader who makes the organization?
TOPIC
A Life in Transition
GUEST SPEAKER
Simi Nwogugu
MATERIALS
Simi Nwogugu: Career and Life Transitions
ASSIGNMENT
View multimedia case Simi Nwogugu: Career and Life Transitions, and answer poll questions at the end of selected
chapters. Poll answers are due by 7 am on class day.
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Complete multimedia feedback poll, for use by the Educational Technology Group.
TOPIC
Honoring Responsibilities to Business, Family and Self
MATERIALS
Catherine Gomez: Building a Life in the Context of a Family Business
ASSIGNMENT
Read Catherine Gomez: Building a Life in the Context of a Family Business - January 2008 and answer the questions:
1. What are Catherine's vision and goals for her life? Have they changed over time?
TOPIC
The Role and Importance of Family
MATERIALS
Avalon (Movie)
Relationship Poll
ASSIGNMENT
The movie, Avalon, will be screened on Monday, March 2nd at 3:15 p.m. in Hawes 101. Alternatively, DVD loans are
available for check out beginning Wednesday, February 23rd for return by noon the next day. See Nicole Dutton in
Rock Center 120C (ndutton@hbs.edu or 617-384-7807).
Complete Relationship Poll and submit by 7:00am on Tuesday, March 3rd. Print and bring these responses to class.
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Lessons and Issues
The purpose of this class has been changed from a discussion of an entrepreneurial family to a "pull up" designed to
allow us to reflect on takeaways and unanswered questions, as we go into the final set of classes for the course. (Note:
Although we will not be discussing the Ferragamo case in class, please read it for an interesting and informative story
about family and business.)
MATERIALS
Salvatore Ferragamo, SpA
ASSIGNMENT
For discussion in class:
1. Review each class we've had so far, and identify key lessons for each
For your personal learning, read the Ferragamo case and refelct on the following questions:
2. What has Wanda Ferragamo done to ensure the success of the Ferragamo family?
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Life Planning Research
Please proceed directly to your group's assigned project room. The purpose of this session is to share findings from
interviews and other research, and discuss implications for life plan.
ASSIGNMENT
Summarize highlights of your life plan research including the following information:
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Randy Pausch's Lessons on Life
MATERIALS
Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
*The Course Platform works best with the Internet Explorer browser. If you have trouble opening the Randy Pausch
lecture, try using Internet Explorer or go directly to one of these three websites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/
http://www.thelastlecture.com
ASSIGNMENT
Watch the Last Lecture video online using Internet Explorer and answer the following questions:
2. What were the three most important things you took away from this lecture?
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Small Group Session 5: Building Your Life Plan
Please proceed directly to your group's assigned project room. The purpose of this session is to share, and get
feedback on your emerging thinking about key elements of your life plans. It also is an opportunity to use the group to
help with specific issues you are facing.
MATERIALS
Small Group Agenda:Building a Life Plan
ASSIGNMENT
Answer the following questions
2. What, at this point, is your thinking on: your mission and values? success metrics? long term goals? strategies and
tactics? ways to monitor and update your life plan?
5. What are the top three issues that you are facing in developing your life plan?
TOPIC
LIfe Plan Development/ Issues Summary
ASSIGNMENT
Review progress on your Life Plan and bring questions to class.
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Course Wrap Up: Learnings and Evaluation
MATERIALS
Reflection Poll
BBCL Winter 2009 Poll: Input to Course Planning for Next Year
ASSIGNMENT
Complete the Reflection poll and submit by 7:00 am Tuesday, April 28th. Print out responses for use in class.
Complete the Input to Next Year's Course Planning poll and submit by 7:00 am Tuesday, April 28th.If you have not
already done so, complete your Peer Evaluation form and submit to Shirley (sspence@hbs.edu) immediately.
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