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Detecting weak links in the food chain

May 15th, 2012
The fall 2011 listeria outbreak resulting from contaminated Colorado cantaloupes now ranks as one of the nation’s deadliest occurrences of foodborne illness in decades. According to Noel Greis, director...read more

Maximizing Millennials in the Workplace

May 10th, 2012
Editor's note. This is an executive summary from the Maximizing Millenials in the Workplace white paper from UNC  Executive Development. They are...read more

How to influence others and sell your ideas

May 8th, 2012
(Editor’s Note: In today’s post, UNC Kenan-Flagler professor Dave Roberts shares his insight on identifying influence in the workplace and pushing forward new ideas with those who matter.) Ditch the formal...read more

Flying lessons: Action-based learning at UNC Kenan-Flagler

April 25th, 2012
Students may not have the clout of a business owner, but sometimes that can be an advantage. A North Carolina sawmill asked Lily Nguyen (MBA ’09) and her UNC Kenan-Flagler STAR (Student Teams Achieving Results) Global consulting team to make connections to sell...read more

Being the strong, silent type: Surprising insights into the strengths of introverts

April 12th, 2012
While the press and recent research have popularized the idea that the most effective leaders are assertive extraverts like Virgin’s Richard Branson and Oracle Corp.’s Larry Ellison, new UNC...read more

How to grow the bottom line by building trust in your company

March 8th, 2012
The following is an executive summary of a white paper by Chris Hitch, program director at UNC Executive...read more
Categories: Management, On Leadership
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Embracing Open-Book Management to Fuel Employee Engagement and Corporate Sustainability

February 14th, 2012
By Anne Claire Broughton, Senior Director - SJF Institute, and Jessica Thomas, Managing Director - UNC Kenan-Flagler Center for Sustainable Enterprise   When the concept of open-book...read more
Categories: Management, On Leadership, Sustainability
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How to Quit Your “Have To Have” Job and Pursue Your Dream

February 9th, 2012
One of the first steps to being an impactful leader is self-awareness of your strengths, vulnerabilities, and passions.  From there, you are better equipped to lead yourself.  Mark McNeilly, adjunct professor at UNC Kenan-Flagler and author of “George Washington & the Art of Business:  Leadership Principles of America’s First Commander-in-Chief”,...read more
Categories: On Leadership
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How to apply lean manufacturing principles to your knowledge business

February 6th, 2012
This is a story from UNC Kenan-Flagler's ROI magazine. Read more stories from the current issue. Consultants and software developers might believe that what they do is unique and can’t be standardized. But how they do their work can be made more...read more
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First to be Last: Long Term Business Benefits of Learning More Slowly

January 23rd, 2012
  Does your company succeed by learning faster or learning more?   Researchers in the strategy field who study sustainability of advantages – the ability to make more money – tend to focus on speed and efficiency. The company that gets the product to market first wins.   So why do some firms...read more
Categories: Management, On Leadership, Research for business
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