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Blog / ChangeThis
Taking Higher Education Higher: How to Cut College Costs and Increase Degree Value
By Sharla Berry
"With college costs rising, student loan debt skyrocketing and average starting salaries falling, the following questions must be asked. Is college for everybody. Who is college for. What types of experiences should students pursue that will make them more competitive in the job market. In the midst of great change, what is the role of the university. What are the roles of the student, and of the family in picking a college to attend. Policy wonks will issue decrees on change and philosophers will debate them. Poets will write odes to the university of the past, and visionaries will dream of the university of the future. This manifesto is about the architects of the present—those that seek to rebuild the system, brick by brick. This manifesto seeks to identify some steps that colleges, students and families can take to make education more affordable and accessible for students, and give them more of what they need to succeed in the present and future economy. It is also about how students can take control of the current educational system and make college a more sound investment than it is presently.
Categories: changethis
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Blog / ChangeThis
The Personal MBA, Updated & Expanded: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune
By Josh Kaufman
"The Personal MBA is a project designed to help you educate yourself about advanced business concepts as quickly and inexpensively as possible. This manifesto will show you how to substantially increase your knowledge of business on your own time and with little cost, all without setting foot inside a classroom. The Personal MBA is more flexible than a traditional MBA program, doesn't involve going into massive debt, and won't interrupt your income stream for two years. Just pick up one of these business books, learn as much as you can, discuss what you learn with others, then go out into the real world and make great things happen. If you're interested in educating yourself about business, the Personal MBA is the best place to start."
Categories: changethis
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Blog / New Releases
Daring Greatly
By 800-CEO-READ
"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat. " —Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 I've always loved that quote from the two-term president, naturalist and explorer, soldier and cowboy progressive Teddy Roosevelt.
Categories: new-releases
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Blog / News & Opinion
Thinker in Residence: Ora Shtull
By Sally Haldorson
KnowledgeBlocks welcomes Ora Shtull as our newest Thinker in Residence! Ora helps senior executives in Fortune 100 companies enhance their Leadership Presence – the ability to engage, connect, and influence in the workplace. Executives who have worked with Ora over the past 15 years are thriving at their jobs, being promoted, and making smooth and seamless transitions.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Like a Virgin: Secrets They Won't Teach You at Business School
By Porchlight
There is definitely an attraction to that 'rogue' figure in the world of business: the guy who didn't go to business school or who dropped out of college, the woman who had an epiphany while on the clock at her factory job, or the person least-expected to exhibit entrepreneurial tendencies. The very idea of the entrepreneur suggests this rogue-like quality. Whatever the reason for their unique stories, these folks are always more interesting than the (graduates of business school: I apologize in advance) often 'run-of-the-mill' products of the academic systems.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Thinker in Residence: Don Mercer
By Sally Haldorson
We welcome a new Thinker in Residence over on KnowledgeBlocks, Don Mercer: author of Follow to Lead. When asked to introduce himself, Don Mercer simply replies: soldier, spy, scholar, statesman, servant and storyteller. He is a former U.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Being a Leader: Women on the Rise
By Sally Haldorson
We've released a new exploration over on KnowledgeBlocks. This month's Being a Leader curriculum is titled: Women on the Rise. KnowledgeBlocks members can enjoy reading through the 5 recommended books and the material we've curated to help you build your business knowledge about why and how women get to the top.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple)
By Porchlight
I'm a little embarrassed to admit how ignorant I am of the world of finance. Being relatively young, I will attribute my long period of adulthood ignorance to the reality that is a relatively bad economy and a frighteningly unpromising future for any dollar not kept close to me (literally). I have a 401(k), but never took much time to understand its deep inner workings.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Train Your Brain For Success
By 800-CEO-READ
When I was young, my parents signed me up for a speed reading course. According to the course, speed reading had all sorts of benefits to learning. I had average grades but a higher than average level of memory.
Categories: news-opinion
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Blog / News & Opinion
Roger Fisher, Getting to Yes from 1922 to 2012
By 800-CEO-READ
There is a strong trend towards hyperbole in business books these days. Perhaps because everything around us seems to be changing so quickly, every idea is put in the context of how it will change the world. Do you want to build a strong and sustainable company, become a better manager, maybe work more efficiently and provide your employees and customers with tools and services that will improve their daily experience with you?
Categories: news-opinion
