Rodney G. Alsup, D.B.A., CPA, CITP
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MBA students working together with one or more classmates in order to complete an assignment is a norm in most MBA programs. Working together successfully often depends on how well the group shares information. This usually means sharing a document or file of some kind, such as an MS Word document, PowerPoint presentation, PDF file, picture, graphic, or a spreadsheet. While MBA students working together may be the norm for most MBA programs, providing students effective and efficient ways of sharing documents is not. The answer for most MBA programs is to let students find their own solution, which usually means using email and file attachments. Much better solutions are available, many of which are consumer-focused, user friendly, and free.
MBA students often overlook their MBA classmates as potential resources for helping them develop professionally. Peer-to-peer activities such as coaching and mentoring may be an option for some MBA students while they are earning their MBA degree. With this in mind, I thought I would interview a professional coach to see if peer-to-peer coaching and mentoring is appropriate for MBA students, especially for those students whose MBA program lacks a coaching and mentoring component. The professional I selected is Kris Cavanaugh, owner of Shift. She is a speaker, author, coach, and currently enrolled in an MBA program. She graciously agreed to answer a few of my questions.
"Here at ProfHacker, we’ve written before about various tools for annotating the Web. Jason, for example, introduced Google SideWiki back in 2009, Brian covered CommentPress and digress.it soon thereafter, and Julie gave us a thoughtful overview of several different services and what they mean for those of us who long for “second or third order paratexts.”"
"What’s different about The No Asshole Rule in part is how many of his examples are drawn from academe. It turns out that colleges and universities–like many places of employment–are cesspools of abusive, disrespectful behavior. Whether it’s deans and faculty; faculty and staff; chairs and faculty; students and faculty (or vice versa), there are countless opportunities for bad behavior on campus, and all too many people avail themselves of them. And this has a real cost: Sutton cites research showing that “Assholes have devastating consequences because nasty interactions have a far bigger impact on our moods than positive interactions–five times the punch, according to recent research” (30). This might help explain why that one contentious discussion in your department leaves you nursing whisky all night afterwards."
"As you know if you make a close study of Tenured Radical 2.0 in all of its features, I have been reading Robert I. Sutton's The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't. And to get to the punchline quickly: you should read it too. It is short, it is well written and Sutton -- a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford University -- has written a book that nicely bridges the worlds of business and intellectual work.
What occasioned my purchase of this book? Well, it doesn't really matter, does it, because I loved it and I wish something like it had been available to me years ago. I would also say that the bulk of my labor this year will be administrative, and because there is no formal mentoring in this kind of work, I do what I can to learn management techniques, either by observing adminstrators at Zenith closely and seeing why they do or do not succeed, or by reading. This is the point at which the post could sprawl and take all morning but let me give you a few highlights that should get you to read this book, whether you are an administrator or a faculty member, whether you are an administrative assistant, a full professor, a student or a dean. "
"According to The Wall Street Journal, business schools are focusing more on "soft skills" to help students become successful business leaders."
Journal of Business and Policy Research
Vol 5. #2 December 2010 pp 180-196
A blog designed for MBA students to help them get more out of their MBA program. Blog posts address tools, resources, and guidance to help MBAs while enrolled in their MBA program.
Rodney G. Alsup, D.B.A., CPA, CITP
13 items | 9 visits
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