The Harvard Business School took some time last week to show their gratitude for all the work that goes into the MBA experience. The Give Thanks project involved faculty and students being kind to the staff who works so hard every day. The school's Harbus News reported some plans to deliver more than 900 personally written thank-you notes, as well as bringing coffee and bagels to the staff break room.
The Harvard Business School took some time last week to show their gratitude for all the work that goes into the MBA experience.
The Give Thanks project involved faculty and students being kind to the staff who works so hard every day.
The school's Harbus News reported some plans to deliver more than 900 personally written thank-you notes, as well as bringing coffee and bagels to the staff break room.
"It's our hope that these small demonstrations serve as a catalyst to remind us all to be thankful on an ongoing basis for all that the staff does for us," wrote Barnes Hauptfuhrer, in the Harbus Online.
(WATCH the video they made below – READ the full story in the Harbus Online)
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