What They Teach You at Harvard Business School

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Graduates of Harvard Business School run many of the world's biggest and most influential banks, companies and countries. But what kind of person does it take to succeed at HBS? And what do they learn there?

Philip Delves Broughton's enlightening and hilarious memoir of his two years at Harvard takes us from first class to graduation, encompassing the case studies, the guest lectures, the Apprentice-style tasks, the booze-luge, the burn-outs and high flyers, as well as all the advice, wisdom and folly he found in this 'factory for unhappy people'.

If you've always wanted to know how to get to the top, but wondered what it takes and exactly what it costs, this book will tell you.

For anyone thinking of doing an MBA, or indeed anyone who wants to understand how the corporate elite are moulded, this is a must read
Luke Johnson, chairman of Channel 4

About Philip Delves Broughton

Philip Delves Broughton is the author of several books, including the international bestseller What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School. He was the New York correspondent for the Daily Telegraph during the 9/11 attacks on New York, and then served as its Paris bureau chief, reporting from across Europe and Africa. He has been a regular contributor to the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News. In addition to journalism, he was a Senior Adviser to the Executive Chairman of Banco Santander, and collaborated with Stephen A. Schwarzman, the founder and chief executive of Blackstone on his memoir, the global bestseller What it Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence. He holds a B.A. in Classics from Oxford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He grew up in the United Kingdom and lives in New York.

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