When I was going through college, ethics courses were taught through the philosophy department and there wasn’t much talk about how ethics applied to the workplace. With more exposure of unethical business practices, such as Enron, coming to light and their effects impacting citizens in all walks of life, teaching ethics is a key component in more business schools across the country. Read more →
Your career satisfaction can be largely dependent upon how you’re treated as an employee, as well as the culture of the company. Creating a cheerful work environment can be as simple as helping your manager have more time to put toward leading the team and less time managing disruptions, which can be counterproductive to the success of everyone. Read more →
Picture this: Networking 101. You walk into a room filled with 50 people, of which you know maybe two or three. Of course you approach them first, start talking and catching up. Before you know it, the time has slipped away and you are hurrying to get to know a new person before the event comes to a close. Everyone will agree networking is essential to your career success, but can you get it all done at one event on one night? Probably not. Read more →
There is one in every office—you know the person who is always shooting down all of your project ideas, or constantly missing their deadlines, or taking credit for your work, or doesn’t want to go to that awesome, fancy sandwich place for lunch because it doesn’t have anything “normal” on the menu. If you haven’t figured it out yet, this guy or girl has a terrible attitude and you don’t wanna be this coworker! You want to be the opposite. You want to be someone who works hard and has a positive attitude—because it can seriously improve your career. Read more →
The prestigious New Ventures Forum, which is an annual event for relevant startups and business plan competitors, has invited a team representing the Lassonde New Venture Development Center at the University of Utah. The team will travel to Berkeley, California this June as they present their project at the well-known event sponsored by Siemens. Read more →
