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How to Look and Act Like a Leader

By: Joann S. Lublin www.WSJ.com | November 30th, 2011 | no comments

Savvy executives know the part, act the part and look the part. That’s because they exude “executive presence,” a broad term used to describe the aura of leadership.

For Janie Sharritt, now a vice president at Sara Lee Corp., an image makeover helped her gain the managerial gravitas that she needed to advance further up the ladder.

In 2005, Ms. … Continue Reading

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Find Your Nonprofit Job

By: M. A. Wasmuth | November 30th, 2011 | no comments

Topics: job search | job search resources | nonprofit | nonprofit organizations | online job search resources

Find Your Nonprofit Job

In the acres—no, oceans—of tips for job-hunters, the word company pops up everywhere. Company research. Target companies. Company contacts. What, I keep wondering, about people who might want to venture beyond the corporate world? To nonprofits, government, the public sector? People like, to pick a random example . . . me?

I graduated from college in … Continue Reading

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Holly Pfeifer | November 23rd, 2011 | no comments

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Facebook Study: It’s a Small(er) World After All

By: By Mike Isaac | Wired.com | November 23rd, 2011 | no comments

The concept of a tightly knit, interconnected world — one where an individual’s connection with another is within six degrees of separation — has been around for nearly half a century. Social psychologist Stanley Milgram published his findings in 1967, and has been a standby of sociology and pop culture alike ever since.

It comes as little surprise, then, that … Continue Reading

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Featured: IMBA Students with Job Updates

By: Holly Pfeifer | November 21st, 2011 | no comments

Congratulations!!

Have you found a job in 2011 and want to be included in the IMBA or any Fox graduate specific job update?

Let the CSPD office know online!

Or come in to the CSPD office to fill out the form and get your picture taken.

Interested in learning more about what the CSPD office has to offer and how … Continue Reading

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MBA Class Peers – A Potential Resource for MBA students

By: Holly Pfeifer | November 18th, 2011 | no comments

MBA Class Peers – A Potential Resource for MBA studentsAugust 30, 2011 by Dr. Rodney G. Alsup

From the blog MyeEMBA

MBA students often overlook their MBA classmates as potential resources for helping them develop professionally. Peer-to-peer activities such as coaching and mentoring may be an option for some MBA students while they are earning their MBA degree. With this … Continue Reading

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Why People Micromanage

By: By: Ron Ashkenas | Harvard Business Review Blog | November 16th, 2011 | no comments

Ron Ashkenas is a managing partner of Schaffer Consulting and a co-author of The GE Work-Out and The Boundaryless Organization. His latest book is Simply Effective.

Over the past few decades I’ve worked with hundreds of managers, and many complain that they work for micromanagers. But strangely I don’t recall anyone who ever admitted to being one.

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INSTANT MBA: Have The Courage To Make Decisions

By: Holly Pfeifer | November 14th, 2011 | no comments

“Have the Courage to Make Decisions”

by: Karlee Weinmann, Business Insider

Today’s advice comes from former Goodyear CEO Bob Keegan’s interview with the Wall Street Journal:

“You have to have courage to not talk about what should be done but make decisions and live with the results. Many talented people don’t do that very well.”

Keegan’s tenure at Goodyear, from … Continue Reading

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Working the Holidays

By: Dasha Boguslavskaya | November 14th, 2011 | no comments

By EMILY GLAZER WSJ Online

Holidays are a time for spending. But they also can be a good time for younger workers to earn some extra money, gain new experience and make professional connections.

Twentysomethings can take on extra work at their employer or seek out a second job in industries that traditionally boost their ranks during the holidays. Seasonal … Continue Reading

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Twitter, Facebook, Google+ Or LinkedIn – Where Should You Post Your Status Update?

By: Dasha Boguslavskaya | November 11th, 2011 | no comments

By Shea Bennett on November 4, 2011 [INFOGRAPHIC]

As the growth of social media continues to expand, so do the number of social platforms available for us all to use.

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare and still wet-behind-the-ears Google+ each offer unique features and opportunities for brands and users alike, and it’s becoming increasingly troublesome to decide on the best place … Continue Reading

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