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Building the next leadership pipeline with short-term executive programs in Top B-schools

HR Digest

Considering the busy lifestyles of most of these executives, there are some short-term courses tailored and customized for their needs. NEED FOR EXECUTIVE BUSINESS COURSES. The courses can be used to be more effective managers by leaders and by managers to be better leaders. Cost Factor. The average EMBA grad received a 13.5%

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Should You Get an MBA?

Harvard Business Review

Previously it focused on quantitative analysis in areas such as finance and operations, with little emphasis on other aspects of organizational life. MBA programs responded by expanding their offerings in areas such as strategy, organizational behavior and leadership. How well-established are these courses?

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Are Business Schools Creating Higher-Ambition Leaders?

Harvard Business Review

Higher-ambition leaders are able to integrate multiple business disciplines (strategy, ethics, marketing, finance and so on) into a coherent, systemic approach for building a great company. For example, in finance courses students learn that profitability and return on assets is the measure of business success.

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What to Do When Your Heart Isn’t in Your Work Anymore

Harvard Business Review

Research by organizational behavior scholars Justin Berg, Jane Dutton, and Amy Wrzesniewski has shown that people can be quite imaginative and effective at reimagining the design of their job in personally meaningful ways. If you love interacting with others but feel lonely, can you find ways to partner more on projects?

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business Review

” “Of course, daily watering and weekly mowing are jolly important.” Business history is full of examples of companies that grew remarkably fast – often aided by acquisitions – and became the darlings of the stock market, only to collapse after a period of high growth and corresponding pressure.

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