Fast talk: Turning the (conference) tables

Five top business-school deans grapple with questions from their own MBA application forms. The Wharton School's Patrick Harker describes a situation where leadership and teamwork were critical to the outcome of a project in which he was directly involved. Wharton just completed the largest business-school fund raiser ever. Harker's challenge was to create an environment where everyone felt included. He made it a priority to energize the next generation of alumni leadership by seeking out junior voices. The Tuck School of Business' Paul Danos discusses the most important thing he has recently learned: that progress cannot happen without a good narrative. Kellogg School of Management Dipak Jain discusses his most challenging professional relationship. Stanford Graduate School of Business' Robert L. Joss discusses why leadership matters most to him. Harvard Business School's Kim Clark discusses a situation in which he failed and learned.