Deena Singleton (MBA '05) on the beauty of collaboration
Why do some firms willingly take on multifaceted, complex projects? Companies that set speed and efficiency as their goals eventually get to the same level. Why, then, do some companies perform better than the rest, year after year after year?
What allows some organizations to flourish in tough economic times when so many others flounder? How do they use a crisis as an opportunity to transform their business models, to redirect their strategies and to build momentum during a downturn?
The more likely they are to deliver positive experiences to customers which helps lead to higher customer loyalty and long-term customer value.
Leaders who really want to improve the performance of the teams of knowledge workers they manage should think of the process as not just an art, but a science.
Sharon Allen, the chairman of the board of directors at Deloitte LLP, advised women in business to follow their passion and ensure their accomplishments are visible within their organizations at the 2011 UNC Women in Business Conference at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School last month.
As consumers continue to turn to the Web for news and entertainment, drawing advertisers in their wake, print media is faced with a challenge: find relevance or risk failure.
Brent Callinicos, Google's vice president and treasurer, manages $35 billion in cash and his brainchild - a trading room floor to manage the firm's growing portfolio.
UNC Kenan-Flagler's Joey Engelberg discovered that stock ticker symbols searched for frequently on Google can forecast a bump in the company’s share price over the next two weeks.
Ken Hines (MBA ’84) senior managing director for John Hancock’s Bond and Corporate Finance Group, accompanies 12 MBAs to Kenya for Sustainability Immersion.
Today, marketing is happening in person, online, around the world and around the clock — so brand marketers must nimbly navigate these evolving challenges. Alumni from ESPN, Disney, Kraft, Wal-Mart and Eli Lilly successfully navigate marketing's uncertain waters.
The adhesives company asked students to study how it could grow the market for its products in China.
Mabel Miguel, organizational behavior professor at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, talks about how the right kind of conflict can increase cohesiveness and creativity and reduce stagnation in an organization.
Sridhar Balasubramanian relies on his marketing background and global expertise to lead UNC Kenan-Flagler program.
James W. Dean, Jr., Dean of UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School, talks about the stakes involved in hiring new members for your organization.
Meradith Leebrick’s (BSBA 2006) nonprofit is offering free English lessons and supporting villagers’ craft sales.
Russ Porter (MBA ’90) is leading Gastar Exploration Ltd. to provide gas to customers around the nation.
Influencing people you have no power over as direct reports requires a delicate balance of creating empathy and overcoming cynicism, notes Lynn Setzer, management and corporate communication lecturer at UNC Kenan-Flagler.
The days of defining winning by only considering your own P&L are over. Leading B2B companies are focused on making their customers more money than their competitors and getting their fair share.
Despite suggestions by the popular press that assertive, powerful speech is needed to seem competent and thus gain status and leadership within a group or company, this is not always true.
It’s not surprising that the nation’s largest homebuilder would want to hire talented team-builders. Carla Sevilla (MBA ’06), vice president of sales and marketing for the Raleigh division of PulteGroup Inc., fits the profile.
Peter Romanella, associate director of leadership development at UNC Kenan-Flagler, underscores the importance of leaders identifying strengths and practicing them to be successful.
Active listening and speaking assertively are critical factors to influencing others, yet successful communication can be one of the most significant challenges leaders face.
Alison Fragale, UNC Kenan-Flagler assistant professor of organizational behavior, talks about how everyday business mistakes are judged more harshly as leaders advance in their companies.
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