Archive Posts
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Career Link: Five Ways to Derail a Promising Career
It seems almost unfair to learn to be successful in your career by benefitting from other people’s mistakes, writes Career Specialist LaBarre Spence. But you can learn from those who weren't able to overcome these five faults.
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Career Link: Tools To Identify Your Strongest Qualities
With a tailored "5-Star Points Approach" and well-executed personal SWOT analysis you can position yourself to land that dream job, writes guest blogger Harry Nnoli. -
Impact Investing: A Lifeblood to Nonprofits and other Social Good Organizations
Impact investing, making investments with the intention of generating both measurable social/environmental impact along with a financial return, is growing worldwide. The Symposium on Social Entrepreneurship, Friday, May 2, is the only Minnesota one-day event bringing key national and statewide impact investing leaders together -
Globalization and Health Care
It will surprise almost no one to learn that the U.S. health care system faces a number of challenges, writes Peter Young, Ph.D. The two most vivid facts being that we spend one and a half times more on health care than any other country, while being far from the top in terms of broad performance measures. -
Small Business Survival in a Small Town
Mackenthun’s Meats & Deli in St. Bonifacius, population 2300, is a growing small business, with a relatively small local customer base to pull from, with help from the University of St. Thomas Small Business Development Center. -
Service with a smile request
Mike Porter wonders “If you wouldn't mind taking a few minutes to visit this site and provide an evaluation on your experience today.” -
M.B.C. Profile: Christina Milanowski
Student by night, PR professional by day, Christina Milanowski, social media director and account supervisor at Macabee Public Relations, is working toward her M.B.C. -
Career Link: One Key to Success – Soft Skills
Hard skills can get you hired, but soft skills (or lack thereof) get you fired, notes Career Specialist LaBarre Spence. “Soft skills 2.0” are intellectually easy to understand, yet difficult to find in potential employees. -
Q&A on Leadership - What makes a good leader?
The Opus College of Business <a href="https://www.stthomas.edu/business/events/intersections/20140417-leadership.html">Intersections series</a> returns April 17 with a conversation on leadership between Craig Herkert, former CEO of SUPERVALU, and Pat Hedberg, Ph.D.