What are the benefits of MBA students working in teams or study groups while earning their MBA? One of the often-stated benefits is networking. Although I addressed the benefits of MBA students working in teams in a prior post, I…
Author: Dr. Rodney G. Alsup
MBA Work-Life Balance: Meet with My MBA Team Members
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Are you prepared to meet your new MBA team members? Do you know what you can expect from them? Do they know what to expect from you? Can you prepare for your first team meeting so you have a successful…
A Brief Word from an Evernote Convert by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
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“A Brief Word from an Evernote Convert” by Kathleen Fitzpatrick – ProfHacker, The Chronicle of Higher Education Are you and your MBA team members frustrated with your MBA program’s collaboration technology? One option to consider is Evernote, a free, easy…
Manage Co-Worker/Direct Report Expectations During Your MBA
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MBA Work-Life Balance and the Workplace Imagine that you are one of six project team leaders with six direct reports each, team leaders cover for each other during periodic absences, you are a good leader, co-workers and direct reports enjoy…
Automating Research with Google Scholar Alerts
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Google Alerts is a tool that even though it has been around since 2003 is often overlooked by those that can benefit the most, busy business professionals and yes, the newly admitted MBA student. Recently, Google expanded the capabilities of Google…
MBA Work-Life Balance – Meet With My Boss
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Why should I meet with my boss? I am accepted and my boss approved my company reimbursement for educational expenses. That should be enough, right? I think not. In order to achieve work-life balance during MBA studies, this might be necessary to your program success.