Articles, tagged with "harvard business school", page 5
02nd September 2008
Whether you've gone on dozens of interviews yourself, or conducted dozens more, it's always worth a little time brushing up on your interview skills - especially the ones that most people aren't even trying to control, despite how helpful (or damaging) th...
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Author:
Allen Voivod
24th August 2008
"I paid too much for it, but it's worth it." - Samuel Goldwyn
Who hasn't felt that way about a purchase from time to time? When it comes to being in control of money and sticking to a pre-set spending plan, most people feel that splurging is a bad th...
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Author:
Tracy Piercy
30th June 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains
It happens. Often.
Why?
We just secured an interview with Ori Brafman, co-author of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior (Doubleday Business, 2008), to discuss our Dark Side (well, he calls if "differ...
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Author:
Alvaro
23rd June 2008
Studying abroad is considered to be an advantage for every student from career point of view. The prestigious universities of US and UK have always created charm among the Indian students. Everyone has to make efforts to make their dreams come true.
T...
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Author:
Gyanendra Dutt
10th April 2008
Aren't you tired of hearing about all the worries of recession,
depression, economic downturn and the like? Hey - it's an
overused quote, but, "When the going gets tough, the tough get
going." This couldn't be truer for small businesses - in the m...
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Author:
henri
09th April 2008
Gone are the days when joining a job meant bidding adieu to academics. With the advent of executive education individuals can enhance their professional skills while climbing up the corporate ladder. While executive education in the U.S is approximately a...
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Author:
Adam Sturo
17th March 2008
Teachers in a wide range of subject areas at secondary schools, colleges, and universities are discovering what their colleagues in the teaching of literature have long known about the power of reading aloud to capture their students' attention and to sti...
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Author:
Paul
11th February 2008
You take a break from your daily routine and decide to go on the Internet for some entertainment. Whether that's going on YouTube to listen to your favorite music, or visiting one of your favorite forums to discuss and chat with friends - whatever the cas...
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Author:
Andres Garcia
07th November 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Chiswick Consulting LimitedMany organizations today are still making recruitment decisions based on an individual's qualifications, skills or schooling (in some professions it amounts to 'which' school an individual attended). However t...
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Author:
Pam Kennett
25th July 2007
Goal Setting involves setting specific, measurable and time targeted objectives. In an organizational or business context, it may be an effective tool for making progress by ensuring that participants are clearly aware of what is expected from them, if an...
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Author:
Pius Ephenus
21st May 2007
I've had the pleasure and honor to meet some of the world's greatest leaders and leadership gurus, from Sir Richard Branson, General Tommy Franks, and Captain Mike Abrashoff to Dr. Warren Bennis, Dr. Henry Mintzberg, Marshall Goldsmith, Jack Welch, and To...
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Author:
Terence Traut
20th April 2007
Starting a business can be very daunting. High costs, no definite roadmap with how we are going to get to where we want to go. 90% of businesses fail within the first 3 years of existence, i.e. die in infancy! So how we to learn what makes a successful bu...
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Author:
KoZ
08th March 2007
Many corporate managers have been introduced to a corporate management system called the Balanced Scorecard. Developed at the Harvard Business School by David Norton and Robert Kaplan in the early 1990s, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) represents the newest ...
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Author:
Cartesis
09th February 2007
Only about 10% of all applicants get accepted to Harvard Business School. And until recently all but the top 20% of those accepted got in without an interview.
However, this average guy with a very average background got in, and got in without an inte...
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Author:
idtbusiness
18th January 2007
The IRS is offering a new split tax refund option this year for parties that choose direct deposit for their tax refunds. Why? The agency wants to promote savings.
Let's be honest. What is the first thing you do when you get a tax refund? Do you pay of...
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Author:
Richard Chapo