Wharton@Work November 2009

Focus on: Change Your Perspective — Change Your Organization

Economic crises, technology-driven competition, environmental issues, globalization — today’s organizations must constantly anticipate and adapt to change. Yet many remain entrenched in inflexible approaches that no longer work. In this issue, we talk to faculty whose programs show leaders how to change their own perspectives so that they can help their organizations take full advantage of the opportunities ahead.

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Instead of waiting for the next big thing to transform our lives, why don't we give it a shot ourselves?

Instead of waiting for the next big thing to transform our lives, why don't we give it a shot ourselves?

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Special Event Notice:

Knowledge@Wharton, in partnership with InterConnect Events, invites you to attend the Real Estate Forum, "The Road to Recovery: Investing in the Global Real Estate Rebound," on Friday, December 11, 2009, at the New York Stock Exchange. For details please visit the Real Estate Forum website.


Program Impact: Participants Tell Their Stories

Imagine a boot camp where you get to jump into a time machine that has the ability to take you through the professional lives of yesterday and today's captains of industry. Now, combine that experience with the world's best business professors serving as tour guides and teaching you the essentials of management. That is what the Essentials of Management experience was like for me — a world-class, high-intensity, mini-MBA boot camp on steroids!"
— Corporate Product Manager, Therma-Tru Corporation