By Gino Giovannelli Special to the Star Tribune AUGUST 16, 2020 — 2:00PM Q: What advice do you have for companies trying to survive during COVID-19? A: Good question, and one that reminds me of a course I taught last spring in which student teams create real marketing strategies for real clients in the real world. We…

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By Marcella de la Torre Special to the Star Tribune DECEMBER 6, 2020 — 2:00PM Q: Why is it important to invest in visioning and strategy to help manage change? A: Change is very difficult. It is frightening and at the same time unsettling. When there is a lack of vision and strategy, change is even harder to manage.…

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The Me Too Movement ignited the conversation on sexual harassment and sexual assault when it went viral in 2017. The Ethics Unwrapped project at the McCombs School of Business made this video to examine the impact of the movement and capture the current conversation surrounding these issues.

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BY JESSICA GUO The second of three Company Snapshots, these research-based pieces by guest author Jessica Guo look at aspects of successful companies that can be examined for strategy and information of benefit to both active businesses and the academics that study them. See our first company snapshot examining culture and values at Costco. Company Snapshots: “Don’t Buy Our Products” – Ethics at…

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Q: When can you quit your day job when starting a small business? A:When you are starting a business, your personal finances are inseparable from the business. So you need to factor your living expenses into all your financial calculations. An exercise I use with my students is to have them calculate their “runway.” It…

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Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 6 In episode 6, Dr Jill Atkins, Chair in Financial Management, Sheffield University Management School, outlined a global agenda for finance, business, and biodiversity. The pandemic is finally bringing business and investor attention to biodiversity issues, which are comparable in scale and impact to…

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Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 7 In episode 7, Charles Green, CEO, Trusted Advisors Associates, put people back at the center of the trust equation and discussed why trust is so widely misunderstood and mischaracterized. A fascinating look at what it takes to give, and to receive, trust, in…

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Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 8 In episode 8, Peter Christian Hall spoke about his 2012 novel, American Fever: A Tale of Romance and Pestilence. In this episode, we talk about fiction, history, the lived experience, and how to navigate the medical and political unknown in the coming weeks…

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Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 9 In episode 9, Preventable Surprises CEO Jerome Tagger presented the results of a survey of ESG influencers on the response to Covid-19. Raj Thamotheram engaged Prof Hans. V Hogerzeil, Chair, Expert Review Committee of the Access to Medicine Index, formerly WHO Director for…

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Ethical Systems’ Breaking the FeverPodcast Series on Climate Change – Episode 10 In episode 10, JS Nelson, associate professor of law at Villanova University, spoke about her work on surveillance, management culture, and compliance. The workplace has seen a striking acceleration of surveillance-led management over the past several years, and the pandemic has given these…

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