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Let me start by prefacing that going to Bentley this early in my life is probably one of the best decisions I ever made. Unlike most MBA programs, the Bentley MBA is unique with its cohort environment combined with a mix of social science and business studies. My experience has been fulfilling and I have
Leadership is taking responsibility to guide others in the face of uncertainty. It is a choice, a decision and a responsibility. A leader must focus on being effective, not right. He must understand himself and his natural disposition. His leadership style is unique, but he has probably one of the four or all the styles
Our MBA cohort, twenty-five students and nineteen coming from different countries, visited the Camp in Aix-en-Provence, France for two days during the Spring Break. The Camp, officially opened this past September, is the first social innovation center of its kind in Europe and aims to bring people from different fields and organizations to tap into
Assume: They are good and well deserving: do not question or doubt people’s merits or intentions. It is pointless. They are competent: people becomes defensive when you question their competency. It gets the team nowhere. They are committed: give them the benefit of doubt and let them prove to you that they do not care.
The purpose of constructive feedback is to discuss shortcomings, not to lambast individual. If you want to be heard and listened to, you must first empathize with the person you are giving feedback to. I recommend using the PROSOC method/model 😉 that contains three essential steps: Praise & Recognition: It is valuable to recognize and
Here we go: Business is a social endeavor with economic, political, environmental and social consequences: your actions matter Know your mission as an individual and the mission of your organization: it is what you stand for Your values matter: change-makers are driven by their beliefs not their knowledge To be successful in life, surround yourself
The business case for diversity states that having a diverse team leads to an increase in profits, newer market and business opportunities while the social case for diversity states we should stop all the practices that lead to discriminatory behaviors because no one deserved to be discriminated on the basis of race, sex or political
Located 6 miles from the Canadian border in the town of Warroad, Marvin Windows and Doors is a family business company with 105 years of family leadership. The Marvin Companies is a multigenerational family business that continues to lead with values and purpose. While listening to its CEO yesterday Paul Marvin at Bentley University, I
The common dicton is that we should ignore our emotions while making a business decision. Now, to what extent can an individual really ignore his or her emotions while making a decision is up for discussions? I am one who believe that we can never dissociate ourselves from how we feel. Emotions are essential components of
Think about your last visit at the hospital. For most of us living in the Western World, we see multiples specialists for every visit; each only concern with their areas of expertise and disconnected from their respective peers. Each doctor treat our body as a divided entity. They compartmentalize us. Even worse, they rarely share
