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Nancy Brinker's Education on the Road to Eradicating Breast Cancer
Nancy Goodman Brinker promised her sister, who died of breast cancer in 1980 at age 36, that she would find a cure for the disease. Within two years, Brinker had launched Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a foundation which has raised nearly $2 billion primarily for breast cancer research. During a Wharton Leadership Lecture, Brinker shared the lessons she has learned since launching the foundation more than 30 years ago.
From: February 27, 2013
Health Care Activist Steve Davis: Avoiding the 'I'll Give Back Later' Trap
Steve Davis is president and CEO of PATH, an international nonprofit whose goal is to help communities break longstanding cycles of poor health. The cross-sectoral skills he has accumulated during earlier work in other organizations, he says, are crucial when it comes to adapting innovations to the places that need them most. In a recent interview, he talks about his approach to leadership, the importance of strategic partnerships, the effort to eradicate malaria in northern Africa and how to avoid the 'I'm-going-to-give-back-later [to society]' trap.
From: February 27, 2013
Tyco's Ed Breen: During a Crisis, 'Spend a Lot of Time on the Big Swings'
In a career spanning 34 years, Edward Breen has faced many difficult situations, perhaps none as challenging as his most recent assignment -- CEO of Tyco International -- which he took on when the company was facing bankruptcy. In an interview with Wharton management professor Michael Useem, Breen, who just stepped down from Tyco, talks about the importance of knowing when and how to make the "bold, big decisions," mentoring and always raising your hand for assignments, among other topics. (Video with transcript)
From: February 13, 2013
Education in Colombia: Is There a Role for the Private Sector?
In recent years, the government of Colombia has faced several obstacles in its attempts to catalyze socioeconomic progress, not the least of which has been working to end a drug war and regain control of most of the territory that had been lost to guerrilla groups. However, as Colombia enters a phase of economic stability and growth, it faces yet another enormous challenge: offering high-quality education to its citizens.
From: January 02, 2013
Education in Brazil: Can the Public Sector Keep Up with the Emerging Middle Class?
For any economist studying Brazil, a key question today is: How much can Brazil grow? Brazil has demography on its side, but how does this booming economy remain on its growth path and continue to bring more Brazilians into the nova classe media (emerging middle class)?
From: January 02, 2013
Consumer Credit in China
Since being introduced in 1985, credit cards issued in China have grown at an astonishing rate, reaching 285 million in 2011, five times the number in 2006. Growth is expected to continue at 31% per year over the next five years. Yet credit cards are still used mostly for large-ticket items, while cash remains the predominant payment method for smaller purchases. In addition, China's traditional beliefs about personal finance have slowed the adoption of electronic payment methods. Recent studies, however, have also shown that these traditional value systems are changing, and that Western consumption-driven lifestyles are finding their way into China, especially among the youth.
From: January 02, 2013
'Needs Improvement': Despite Progress, India's Primary Education System Has a Ways to Go
Over the last decade, while India has taken a number of steps to strengthen its primary education system, the learning outcomes of India's children still lag behind those of other countries. Indeed, one can see the link between India's anemic productivity growth and the lack of progress in countrywide, high-quality education. Why has there been such slow advancement in an area that is so vital to the country's growth and prosperity? The reasons are as diverse and nuanced as India itself.
From: January 02, 2013
'An Iron Hand in a Velvet Glove': Challenges Facing Chinese Female Managers
Chinese female executives face a variety of management challenges in a traditionally patriarchal society, even though a number of influences -- such as the Communist Party's efforts to promote gender equality, China's rapid modernization and the One-child Policy -- have weakened the hold of traditional perceptions that relegated women to a subordinate position in society. Indeed, long-standing gender roles and biases in China are still very tangible, expanding Chinese women's obligations both in the workplace and at home.
From: January 02, 2013
Joseph Perella and Peter Weinberg: Secrets to a Successful Partnership
Joseph Perella and Peter A. Weinberg were both enjoying successful careers at two of Wall Street's major players, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, respectively. But in 2005, they were feeling the itch to try something new. A year later, they formed a partnership. Today, Perella Weinberg manages about $9 billion in assets. At a recent Wharton Leadership Lecture, the two discussed the intricacies involved in making such a business work.
From: December 19, 2012
Carol Bartz on Bad Bosses, Picking Your Fights and Saying 'I Don't Know'
Carol Bartz is widely-known in Silicon Valley for two things: being a high-profile executive at some of the best-known technology companies, and being a pull-no-punches speaker who says whatever is on her mind. Both traits were in evidence at a recent talk on Wharton's San Francisco campus during which she discussed how bad bosses can be as instructive as good ones, how important it is to pick your fights and why she is not a fan of mentoring, among other topics.
From: December 19, 2012
Gretchen Rubin's Search for Happiness
Are you happy? Could you be happier? Gretchen Rubin was already "pretty happy" when she asked herself these very questions. In search of the answers, she started her own pursuit of happiness, which eventually became a New York Times bestseller titled, The Happiness Project. She has now written a second book called Happier at Home. Knowledge@Wharton recently spoke with Rubin about why happy people work more hours each week, how to make and keep happiness resolutions and how to ward off the three happiness leeches. (Video with transcript)
From: December 17, 2012
Barry Schwartz's 'Practical Wisdom'
Swarthmore professor Barry Schwartz says rules and incentives are an "insurance policy against disaster, but [they don't] produce excellence." In his recent book, Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing, Schwartz and co-author Kenneth Sharpe, also a Swarthmore professor, say that what is needed is not more bureaucracy. Instead, society needs the Aristotelian ideal that trumps all others -- practical wisdom. Knowledge@Wharton recently discussed with Schwartz why individuals fail to do the right thing, what practical wisdom looks like in practice and what organizations can do to regain people's trust. (Video with transcript)
From: December 17, 2012
'The Corner Office': Adam Bryant on the Five Qualities of Successful Leaders
New York Times editor Adam Bryant has interviewed more than 200 CEOs for his Corner Office column. In his book, The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons from CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed, Bryant shares what he has learned from Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, Ford CEO Alan R. Mulally, Yum Brands CEO David C. Novak, Teach for America CEO Wendy Kopp, Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus and other leaders. Knowledge@Wharton recently sat down with Bryant to discuss five qualities of successful leaders, the age-old question of whether leaders are born or made and how his discussions with CEOs have influenced his own approach to leadership. (Video with transcript)
From: December 17, 2012
Hyatt's Mark Hoplamazian: Quantifying the Value of Customer Service
After a career on the finance side of business, Mark Hoplamazian was leery when he was asked in 2006 to take on the CEO job at Hyatt Hotels. He did so well in the interim role, however, that he was asked to stay on for the long term, and has since led the company through the two years preceding the 2008 financial crisis as well as the recession that followed. At a recent Wharton Leadership Lecture, Hoplamazian discussed the lessons he has learned along the way, including a quantitative approach to measuring the value of good customer service.
From: October 10, 2012
What's in a Title? Overcoming a 'Crisis' of CEO Credibility
What does the title of CEO mean these days, when the leaders of JPMorgan and Barclays Bank, among others, deny knowledge of scandals going on seemingly right under their noses? The issue is even being debated on the Presidential campaign trail, with some questioning Mitt Romney's responsibility for moves carried out at Bain Capital after he apparently no longer had a hand in day-to-day operations as the firm's chief executive. CEOs are mired in a "crisis of trust and credibility," according to one Wharton expert, and they have a lot of work to do in order to restore public and shareholder confidence.
From: August 01, 2012
