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(Social) Capital Ideas

The winners of this year's Global Social Venture Competition, a contest run by the Haas School of Business, Columbia Business School, and London Business School, were announced last week. Studying more than 125 entries by MBA ...READ»

Measure What Matters

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The wrong question

A tall, bookish man with little round spectacles sidled up to me during the Wednesday morning coffee break. We were halfway through a week-long leadership workshop at London Business School and I could see him slowly making his ...READ»

Rest in Peace

FC Now reader Gautam Ghosh emailed this morning to inform us that Sumantra Ghoshal, a management expert from India, died Wednesday. Ghoshal was a fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management Research in the U.K and a professor of ...READ»

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Innovation, Not Enhancement

In July, the Innovation Exchange at the London Business School released the 2003 Innovation Management Survey, a 22-page report that studies best practices companies use to balance innovation and incremental improvements. Among the ...READ»

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Tom Robertson

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Humanizing Leaders

Course: Proteus When: June 19-25, 2005 Instructor: Nigel Nicholson Class Size: Varies, around 24 Where: London Business School, England Cost: £8,000 (about $15,000 USD) Mission: To give execs time and space to refine ...READ»

Can an Old School Learn to Love New Media?

Professor James Short teaches students at the London Business School how to play by the rules of the Internet economy. His mission: To turn Europe's top b-school into a British version of a Silicon Valley garage.READ»

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Uganda, the Entrepreneur's Paradise

Want to start or run a new business? You'll be surprised which countries are the most entrepreneurial.READ»

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Top 50 MBA Programs Online Resume Books at Your Fingertips

Top 50 MBA Programs Online Resume Books at Your Fingertips If you want top-tier business talent to fill positions in your office, look here first! MBA student and alumni online resume books are available to order right now! ...READ»

Give and Get Overseas

The former Dean of London Business School, John Quelch, writes in the UK's Independent that U.S. multinational corporations aren't doing enough to help the communities they inhabit overseas. With overseas markets become increasingly ...READ»

Everyday Engineering

Click on a date above for more details Andrew Burroughs + IDEO October 1 To see the world through engineers' eyes, browse this pocket-size photo book aimed at making readers take note of the choices ...READ»

The Promise of Fast Education

Roger Martin Roger Martin is the dean of the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He was appointed to a seven-year term beginning on September 1, 1998. A Canadian from Wallenstein, Ontario, Martin was ...READ»

Fast Forward: Innovation Station

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Learn Fast, Learn Well

While the Information Age can deliver facts and data in an instant, wisdom is still learned the old-fashioned way.READ»

Learn to Ask the Tough Questions

Sometimes asking the right questions is more important than receiving the correct answers.READ»

Kenan Samms

Leaders Creating Leaders on UK Boards

Two leaders who help boards get what they need to maximize their changes for success.READ»

Going to the Xtreme

These business travelers aren't frequent fliers -- they're constant fliers. Travel tips on how to work, what to pack, where to sit, whether your shuttle's headed for an orbit in deep space or just circling over O'Hare.READ»

Why We Hate HR

In a knowledge economy, companies with the best talent win. And finding, nurturing, and developing that talent should be one of the most important tasks in a corporation. So why does human resources do such a bad job -- and how can we fix it?READ»

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Nature Vs. Nurture 2.0

"It is now time to return to the idea that some people are simply born with potentialities for leadership," says Nigel Nicholson in his new book.READ»

You Say You Want a Revolution?

We all want to change the world. But does business change really require revolutionary zeal? Two important new books offer sharply competing perspectives on the virtues of business bolshevism.READ»

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Mobile " Nokia Moments"

Living life to its fullest -- online.READ»

Unplanned Obsolescence

Grameen's famous Village Phone Program lifted thousands out of poverty-- and helped Muhammad Yunus win the Nobel Peace Prize. The problem: It's not working anymore.READ»

My Greatest Lesson

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Kenan Samms

Leadership Code Meets Gender Science, Part 1 of 4 Parts

What do the latest advances in brain science tell us about the optimal relationship between men and women at work? The answer is that leadership in complexity requires both the male and the female brain.READ»