Harvard Business School Discusses Future of the MBA

For the school that so boldly launched the MBA 100 years ago and went on to become the bluest of blue-chip brands in business education, it seemed only fitting that Harvard Business School should mark its centennial year by examining the future of the degree it invented. "It was our view that you need to think critically about what you are doing every 100 years or so, whether you need to or not," Dean Jay Light wryly observed in opening remarks to an unprecedented campus gathering last March of business school deans, corporate recruiters, and executives. It was a welcome moment of levity given the seriousness of the topic at hand. Some of the schools represented had already implemented major MBA program reforms. Others were considering them. But everyone had one thing in common: Each had assisted HBS professors Srikant Datar and David Garvin in their painstaking research to render the most complete contemporary picture of MBA education.

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Creating a Positive Professional Image

As HBS professor Laura Morgan Roberts sees it, if you aren't managing your own professional image, others are. "People are constantly observing your behavior and forming theories about your competence, character, and commitment, which are rapidly disseminated throughout your workplace," she says. "It is only wise to add your voice in framing others' theories about who you are and what you can accomplish." There are plenty of books telling you how to "dress for success" and control your body language. But keeping on top of your personal traits is only part of the story of managing your professional image, says Roberts. You also belong to a social identity group—

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The Next Generation Foundation Map of Creativity

Have you contributed to the NGF Map of Creativity? The Map of Creativity is a user friendly interactive database of innovative educational projects throughout the world. Want to see some of the worlds most interesting educational projects? Browse to your hearts content. Do you know of an innovative project to support creativity, learning or play? Put it on the map!

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Good Leadership = Great Innovation...

Hey...want to know one of the best kept secrets of effective leadership? Have the courage to allow your employees to figure out how to do their jobs on their own. Period. No really...that's it.

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5 Power Keys For Leadership Success

Did you know that you can successfully handle most leadership challenges with just 5 simple strategies? By focusing your attention on these critical areas you can empower your the opportunities hiding within your vision, new venture or project plans. The biggest problem facing people like you is knowing when, what and how to operate your leadership power keys.

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