August 2010
11 posts
Executive Exchange Editor's Corner: What's the business advantage of knowing what lies ahead →
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IBM is concentrating significant energy and resources on helping clients use the power of analytics not just to understand what’s happened but more importantly to help predict what is likely to happen next. What’s required is some sophisticated software, computers powerful enough to sift through a…
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So we need more education to respond to a world with more technology. Smarter phones and smarter grids require smarter workers. It’s a parallelism, it must be true!
But what if it’s not true? What if the largest, fastest growing job sector of the next decade have more to do with demographic changes than technological advancements? And what if those jobs don’t require more time in higher education?
” —From The Atlantic.
Seriously, I agree with this article 100%. You don’t necessarily need more education. You just need better education. The most valuable education is the type that has, well, value. I agree there’s a historico-teleological desire for being a fully-formed human being. I just don’t know if pledging Kappa, carrying a 3.3, and graduating with a communications degree (for $120,000 in debt) is helping anyone, anywhere.
(via collegefail)
“Leadership is doing what is right when no one is watching.”
—George Van Valkenburg (via abaykamau)
What's wrong with business schools?
Are Business Schools prepared to engage a new generation of leaders — Millennials, also known as Gen Y — for the challenges and opportunities ahead? IBM is airing its third in a series of vPanel web video discussions based on its study of students worldwide, “Inheriting a Complex World: Future Leaders Envision Sharing the Planet.”
Join:
- Nancy McGaw, Director of the Center for Business Education, Aspen Institute
- Mary Gentile, Babson College and author of Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right,
- Robert Hammond, IBM Intern and MBA Student
- Kevin Thompson, Senior Program Manager, Communications, Corporate Citizenship and CSR
Date: Thursday, August 19
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM EST
Where: www.livestream.com/newintelligence
Download student study: www.ibm.com/futureleaders
“As the first real glimpse into the transport sector’s impact on climate change, I’m pleased to see that there are some clear leaders making good progress in setting targets and making investments in low-carbon alternatives. The overwhelming conclusion, however, is that the sector as a whole needs to transform and realize the opportunity to make a profound impact on the environment and the business benefits to reducing emissions. Those companies which are already investing in that transformation will be better positioned for a carbon constrained world.”
—Quote by Zoe Tcholak-Antitch, vice president and head of Investor CDP as found in Transport Sector in the Slow Lane for Managing Carbon | Climate via GreenBiz.com (via horizonwatching)
“With all of the talk about how CEOs are getting social, we were curious to see how many CEOs are also branching out into web video. We took a look around the web to see how CEOs and founders are leveraging video to educate and engage consumers. Once again, we found that the number of executives active in the web video space, as in the social media space, is quite small. But for those business leaders taking an active role, we’ve uncovered some great successes. Here’s a list of 12 CEOs and founders leveraging web video to promote their businesses.”
—How 12 CEOs & Founders are Leveraging Web Video
“If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.”
—Seth Godin, Tribes (via thequietleader)
