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Coaching Employees

May 21st, 2013 | By
Coaching

Practical advice for improving the ‘performance feedback’ conversation. What do you think? What are your ‘best practices?’ http://smartblogs.com/leadership/2013/05/17/a-4-step-guide-to-coaching-your-employees/ Tweet



Accelerated Business Alum Appointed VP!

May 21st, 2013 | By
Gold STar

Congratulations to Ronald Kostyo! http://www.dbusiness.com/DBusiness/May-June-2013/Severstal-North-America-Announces-Executive-Leadership-Changes/ Tweet



Social Learning: Valuable Learning Outside the Classroom

May 14th, 2013 | By
Training Classroom

Interesting Research from ASTD about how learning is happening everywhere! To review visit the ASTD website article here.                   For more information contact Mike Cherry 815-836-5562. Tweet



Bachelor of Art, Management – Redesigned

May 9th, 2013 | By

The BA, Management focuses on the management of people and processes and provides both the breadth and depth of knowledge to give you a competitive advantage. New to this program for this fall is the addition of minors (instead of concentrations). This change was made to provide students greater subject matter expertise that will be
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What do great leaders do?

May 6th, 2013 | By
Leader

Review the Inc. Magazine article on exceptional leadership practices. Pragmatic suggestions. http://www.inc.com/peter-gasca/6-things-exceptional-leaders-do-better.html Tweet



Inspirational Quotation Seen!

May 6th, 2013 | By
Opportunity Thomas Edison

On the elevator monitor at our new Oak Brook Region Campus (1111 W. 22nd)… Tweet



Business Quotation!

Apr 23rd, 2013 | By

Periodically, we will add an inspirational, insightful and/or funny business quotation to help keep us motivated! This week we feature… Real success in business is to be found in achievements comparable rather with those of the artist or the scientist, or the inventor or the statesman. And the joys sought in the profession of business
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Business Wisdom – in a minute!

Apr 23rd, 2013 | By

The importance of strategic planning and setting clear expectations is confirmed by the following quotation. “This,” they will say, “is our northbound train. This is the direction we have chose, and no other. If you don’t feel you want to go north, there are other trains you can ride. But this particular train is going
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Information Technology Management Program Updates (Coming Soon)!

Apr 23rd, 2013 | By

The College of Business will soon announce updates to the Information Technology Management program. These updates are meant to keep the program current with technology and industry changes. While some coursework will be adjusted, the focus on leading technical teams will remain a cornerstone of the program. Watch for more information! Tweet



Inspirational Business Quotations!

Mar 30th, 2013 | By

As one is focused and engaged on earning a business degree they are consumed by their coursework i.e., next assignment, upcoming quiz, research paper, group project, registering for next sessions class, etc. While this focus is critical to success, it is helpful to, once in a while, pick your head up and review the “reasons
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