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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

2 Comments 1 Jen Gresham December 13th, 2010 at 12:00 pm Interesting post. 2 Linda C Smith December 17th, 2010 at 3:17 pm This is an interesting article and interesting that this topic would come up with female leaders at Purdue. I see the same thing among my colleagues, men and women alike. But is there a video?

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Book Review of “Good Company: Business Success in the Worthiness Era”

The Practical Leader

Globally, 56 percent of people want a job that allows them to give back to society versus 44 percent who value personal achievement more…” Two of the authors, Laurie Bassi and Dan McMurrer, are organization effectiveness researchers, consultants, and run an investment fund based on the principles outlined in Good Company.

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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

When Dan Akerson became CEO in 2010, he brought a bit of daylight into the hallowed halls, breaking down siloes to urge collaboration between departments that had long stopped talking to each other — engineering and parts buyers, product development and purchasing, to name some especially critical relationships. They play well as a team.

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Become Businessperson of the Year

Harvard Business Review

Fortune recently named its Businesspersons of the Year for 2010 , and the list was, for the most part, predictable. Increasingly, businesses need 2-in-1 leaders to help cope with everything from globalization to quickening innovation to shorter product lifecycles. What's the market for them?" Are our new ideas big enough?

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

The crisis we speak of has even more severe consequences for Europe’s global competitiveness. ” The proposal is to create a “Digital Single Market” in the EU. This has nothing to do with an influx of refugees, or Greek debt, or even the future of the European Union. million jobs. in Sub-Saharan Africa and 27.7%

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