MetroMBA’s Favorite Podcasts of 2016
The sun setting on 2016 means that the holidays are here, of which now unofficially includes list week. Along with our favorite books and apps of the year, here are our favorite business podcasts for MBA students.
St. Joseph’s Haub School Unveils Data Driven MBA
The Erivan K. Haub School at St. Joseph’s University recently announced a new specialty for those wishing to grasp the power of big data through their MBA studies.
The Data Intelligent MBA ® will provide students with the opportunity to pursue the degree online, or as a hybrid with on campus learning. Continue reading…
Alumni Spotlight: MIT Sloan Grad Bill Taylor, Founder of Fast Company
At MIT Sloan School of Management, William C. (“Bill”) Taylor earned more than just his MBA.
“Something is happening and it affects us all. A global revolution is changing business and business is changing the world,” were the first words in Fast Company’s inaugural 1995 issue.
MBA Recommendation Letters – Making the Most out of (Re)connecting
As MBA application deadlines for the upcoming semesters approach, you’re faced with the numerous tasks involved in crafting the perfect package that will make you stand out to admissions officers.
While the combination of GMAT/GRE scores, prior academic projects, career accomplishments, and insightful essays are part of the picture, stellar recommendation letters can be the driving force that propels you to the next round and finally, to the school of your choice.
The recommendation letter is authoritative proof of the strength of your other qualifications.
SFSU College of Business Professor Co-Authors Article on Career Disasters
San Francisco State University College of Business Professor of Management Mitchell Marks co-authored an article about how people respond to career disasters, according to a press release from the school. The article appeared on June 18 in the Harvard Business Review. The article was also co-authored by Phillip Mirvis, organizational leader and senior fellow at Boston College’s Center for Corporate Citizenship and Ron Ashkenas, managing partner of Schaffer Consulting.
The authors worked with Tim Hall, a leading expert in careers at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, to analyze data about how managers said they recovered from career disasters. They identified three distinct patterns that emerged when people responded to career disasters. Some stewed over their loss and got lost in an endless cycle of self-justification. Others attempted to work through their setbacks but struggled to adapt to the new realities they faced. Almost half of respondents focused on learning from their loss through “identity work,” where one thinks about the role they play, sought advice and opinions from others, and took steps to care for themselves. The last group was most successful in moving past their career disaster.
While the other groups suffered from their inability to accept responsibility or dwelling on past failures, those who learned from their loss benefited from a new outlook on their life and career. Adaptability was one facet of a manager’s recovery. Seeking out peers’ opinions and reflecting upon their own actions led these managers see how they could have done better and improve upon it in the future. Another important part of recovery was evaluating your “self-system,” or your self-image in relation to their environment. Careful thought and reflection in both these categories led managers to success moving on with their careers and ultimately viewing their career disaster as a positive step forward.
Cranfield Researchers Publish Work on Social Identity and the Marketplace
A team of Cranfield School of Management researchers published telling information on why social identity is so important in the marketplace. Dr. Emma Macdonald and Professor Hugh Wilson, along with former PhD student Guy Champniss, have this article published published in the Harvard Business Review (HBR).
Their article explores how social identities guide people’s behaviour at any given moment. Dr. Macdonald commented: “Over the past five years, we have been studying how social identity shapes customers’ behaviour, working with organisations in sectors as diverse as consumer packaged goods, retail, professional services, and philanthropy. We know that companies can subtly influence which social identities customers will tap into and can even foster new identities altogether with very little effort.”
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