Archive: Management
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Prof. Brooks Holtom, Professor of Management at Georgetown University
Gill Eapen of the “Scientific Sense” podcast interviewed Brooks Holtom, professor of management at Georgetown University regarding his recent research.
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When Your Boss Doesn’t Respect Your Family Commitments
When you work for a manager who doesn’t recognize your family obligations, your strategy must be multifaceted, says Ella F. Washington, professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and a consultant and coach at Ellavate Solutions. You need to figure out how to productively navigate the situation with your boss, while also collaborating with your colleagues and family to create a schedule and “set boundaries” that work for everyone. The goal is to “try to get your boss to meet you halfway,” she says.
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Minority Entrepreneurs at a Tipping Point as Black-Owned Banks Dwindle in the U.S.
“The lack of access to capital is the single highest driver for business failure, and Black founders are less likely to gain it,” said Melissa Bradley, Georgetown McDonough School of Business professor. Black and brown business owners have faced a disproportionate share of Covid-19 failures: from February to April of this year, there was a 41% decline in Black-owned businesses and a 32% drop in Latinx business owners.
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MBA Leadership Course Tackles How Implicit Bias Affects Decision-Making
How do you ensure MBA students learn to become well-rounded, principled leaders? At Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, the answer begins with an intensive course introduced last
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Next Steps for Companies That Pledged to Do Better on Diversity
Meeting diversity goals will take much more than training sessions on topics such as implicit bias. “Training can be helpful and start a conversation, but only if it’s part of a larger strategy,” says Ella Washington, a professor of practice at the McDonough School of Business.
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Nine New Faculty Join Georgetown McDonough
Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business welcomed nine new faculty for the 2020-2021 academic year. Tenured and tenure-track faculty Rahul Gupta is an assistant professor of strategy w
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5 Tips for Communicating with Employees During a Crisis
An article by Brooks Holtom, senior associate dean and professor of management: “Every leader knows that communication during a crisis is critical. When leaders communicate with urgency, transparency, and empathy, it helps people adjust to the constantly changing conditions crises bring.”
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Anger Management for an Angry Time
“Anger narrows our perspective,” says Jeremy Yip, assistant professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, who studies how emotions affect judgment. “This is dangerous because it diminishes our ability to think strategically and broadly.”
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How to Have More Productive Conversations About Race in the Workplace
Whatever the goal, the discussion should explicitly center on racial-justice issues within the company, according to Ella Washington, a professor of practice at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and the founder of executive coaching and training organization Ellavate Solutions.
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Corporate America’s Work in Fighting Racism is Just Beginning
Georgetown University’s Ella Washington explains how to build more a more just workplace — and society — over the long term.
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