Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader. The Invisible Force That Warps What You Read in the News (Backchannel) “Are we in a bubble? Why has Uber’s story spun out of control? The answers hinge less on facts and more on the hidden physics of Narrative
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Brandon is the founder and CEO of Woobot.io. He previously spent 6 years at Appirio.com in the sales and technology industry where he played a pivotal role in helping customers adopt and implement cloud technologies like Salesforce.com and G Suite by Google Cloud. Brandon is currently on the Northwestern MSC alumni executive board and assists
Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader. When “thank you” wears out (Smart Brief)“The words are great equalizers, and graciousness makes an excellent foundation for any relationship… Yet there is a very important principle to keep in mind when engaging employees through feedback recognition: the law of
Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader. Reza Aslan Thinks TV Can End Bigotry (NY Times)“On your new show, “Believer,” you examine niche, sometimes extreme, global religious traditions. Do you think this is the best time for a show like this?”“It is the most perfect time
Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader. 4 Ways Startups Can Harness Innovation and Disruption (Entrepreneur)“Both Harvard Business Review and McKinsey found that diverse companies out-innovate and out-perform their peers.” What Creativity in Marketing Looks Like Today (Harvard Business Review) “The measurability of digital engagement means we can now know exactly
Adriana currently works as a consultant at Ernst & Young in Chicago, consulting with organizations in the financial sector. In addition to working in change management services, she works within people advisory services, specializing in human beings. As a consultant, she enjoys the collaborative environment of bouncing ideas off each other in a team. At
Alexis Lauricella’s research examines the impact of media technology on children and adolescents with a focus on the educational potential of media experiences. She has conducted survey research that studies parents’ and teachers’ attitudes towards young children’s media use and she is currently studying the effects of food marketing on children under the age of
Our weekly roundup highlights links to articles and talks to help you be a more effective leader. Four-star general Stanley McChrystal shares what he learned about leadership over his decades in the military (TED) How to Give Feedback That Actually Helps People Grow (Inc.)
One of the most common questions prospective students ask when they call to learn about our program is, “What comes after a communication master’s degree?” It’s a great question and there’s no one answer because of the wide variety of communication career opportunities. Every year we see graduates either transition into or continue to climb
While a new cohort of master’s students starts at the MS in Communication program each year, invariably the incoming professionals tell us the same reasons they decided now was the time to go back to school; they are looking for advancement in their careers, more responsibility at work, or a way to transition to a