Navigating transition from peer to manager
What would you discuss in your first meeting as new manager and your first one-on-one with employees if promoted within a group of co-workers?—Anonymous One of the more difficult transitions in...
View ArticleNickerson reveals hiring secret
I am a fairly new second-level supervisor at a small office (20-30 people). The supervisor of the largest branch I oversee just left. The sigh of relief was palpable. She hid it well from me, but I’m...
View Article4 steps to better strategic thinking
What is strategic thinking and how can I get better at it?—Anonymous In our rapidly changing world, strategic thinking is a tent pole of leadership. Good strategic thinking can help resolve challenges....
View ArticleGI Bill Benefits extended to Brookings exec ed
Nearly one third of public sector employees are veterans. And thanks to a recent extension of GI Bill® Benefits, many of those veterans will be eligible to pursue courses and degrees through Brookings...
View ArticleShanghai EMBAs visit DC, NYC
Brookings Executive Education (BEE) hosted Executive MBA students from Olin’s Shanghai program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., November 30 – December 2. The three day program included...
View ArticleLearn to think strategically
You can learn to think strategically with a methodical process devised, tested, and proven by Olin's Jackson Nickerson. We won't give away all the secrets of his course in this blog post, but read on,...
View ArticleImpact investing event April 1
A group of socially-minded finance MBA students (and financially-minded social impact MBA students) of Olin Business School’s Net Impact invite you to the first annual Impact Investing Symposium,...
View ArticleBudget 101: managing risks
Brookings Executive Education Instructor Sallyanne Harper offers three tips for successfully managing a budget within a federal program or department. They help identify and mitigate the risks that can...
View ArticleWhat’s driving socially responsible CEOs?
Milton Friedman famously argued that a business’s only social responsibility is to make more money, and his view dominated boardroom thinking for decades. What has caused big business to abandon...
View ArticleBrookings Exec Ed welcomes GMF students
Global Masters of Finance (GMF) students must also master government rules and regulations that affect financial transactions around the world. That's why Olin GMF classes spend a week in Washington,...
View ArticleGALLERY: Reception for new dean Mark Taylor
The Olin Business School held a reception on Monday, June 6 to welcome new dean Mark Taylor, who comes to Olin from Warwick University in the UK. View photos of the event. The post GALLERY: Reception...
View ArticleSingaporean students study US gov at Brookings
A group of students from Singapore Management University, a partner school with Olin, traveled to Washington, DC to study American government up close. Guided by Olin's Brookings Executive Education...
View ArticleFormer NGA leader joins Olin-Brookings program
A former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the first woman to lead a major US intelligence agency, Letitia A. Long, has joined Brookings Executive Education (BEE) as an...
View ArticleBEE offers lessons in customer service
This month Brookings Executive Education (BEE) launched a new course, “Excellence in Customer Service,” taught by Professor Jackson Nickerson, BEE Director and Associate Dean. The inaugural offering of...
View ArticleEMBA makes trip to Brookings Executive Education
Washington University’s Executive MBA students traveled to Washington D.C. for a 4-day immersion program focused on policy entrepreneurship, hosted by Brookings Executive Education (BEE). The post EMBA...
View ArticleA primer for Trump appointees new to government service
The Trump administration will include 4,000+ appointees, a sizable portion of whom will have little or no government experience. For a crash course on managing inside the federal bureaucracy, they...
View ArticleImpact Investing Symposium 2017
Olin's second annual Impact Investing Symposium attracted a large crowd representing community partners, investors, lenders, and organizations that want to redefine traditional finance and return on...
View ArticleWashington DC residency program to expand
This course requires you to visit Congress, meet with Washington D.C. movers and shakers, discover the behind-the-scenes legislative process and how lobbyists really work. It's an immersion into the...
View ArticleFinancial regulation: first topic for students in DC
The inner workings of government, law-making, market regulations are complicated, but Olin students have an edge with courses at the Brookings Institution to guide them through the business of...
View ArticleDC insiders shed light on Shampoo Cycle, sanctions, SE Asia trade
There's never a dull moment during immersion week at the Brookings Insitution for our Global Masters of Finance in residence in Washington, DC. From financial regulations to State Department sanctions,...
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