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Are you Ready for the Next Level?

Great Leadership By Dan

We rarely discussed the kind of functional skills (marketing, operations, and finance) that are taught in typical MBA programs – those were considered table stakes for this level of management. A lack of these skills was the reason many managers were considered “not yet ready”.

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10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program

Great Leadership By Dan

Hard business skills are assumed to be a given. Elizabeth Freedman , Bates Communications. For our program, we chose to focus on “Mid and senior level women leaders in the corporate, public and non-profit sectors”. We'll be looking for accomplished woman leaders with a track record of success, that are looking to advance their careers.

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Your Place in the World of Things

CO2

Milton Freedman was wrong! A couple places to check out the idea of recycling of stuff: Asset Recovery Corporation will take your computer equipment and get it to be reused or disposed of in a planet healthy way. Read about what Starbucks is doing to recycle their coffee grounds, paper cups and other waste by product.

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Plan a Satisfying Retirement

Harvard Business Review

That’s a long time,” says Marc Freedman, CEO of Encore.org and the author of The Big Shift. Give yourself time to rest, renew, and restore,” says Freedman. Your goal, says Freedman, is to “figure out what your priorities are at this juncture in your life.”. Freedman advises taking a “try-before-you-buy” approach.

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Why do smart people do dumb things?

Coaching Tip

“EQ has quickly become a global movement that’s helping companies large and small rebuild trust internally to make its employees happier and more productive, which in turn impacts the overall ROI,” said Joshua Freedman, chief operating officer for Six Seconds and the chairman of NexusEQ, a global conference taking place this summer at Harvard. “We

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