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October 14, 2016
Fearless Leadership in Your Words

World-class hurdler Landria Buckley, MBA ’15, trained fearlessly for the Rio Olympics. She packed up her life, moved to Arizona and started hurdling, lifting and sprinting six days a week at an elite training center in the desert.

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October 14, 2016
What Not to Do at Work

How would trained saboteurs, successfully planted on your team by ruthless competitors, proceed to undermine your productivity? If they followed a previously classified World War II field guide used by the predecessor of today’s CIA, they would follow eight rules to sap your momentum.

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October 14, 2016
Why Clever Ads Can Backfire

When it comes to display advertising—especially online—simpler can be better. That’s the finding of new research at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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October 14, 2016
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Military Students Thrive in Online MBA

It was 4 a.m., but Chuck Millison, OMBA ’15, was awake, attending class with his MBA cohorts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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October 14, 2016
How I Got Here: Quiet on the Tee: He’s Working – George Bradford ’97

Former Terrapin golfer George Bradford, a 1997 graduate of the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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October 14, 2016
Leading like a Samurai
Ancient Lessons for 21st Century Warrior Sages

Samurai warriors in feudal Japan knew how to fight. But the best of these leaders, such as Yamamoto Kansuke, also knew the value of bringing people together and winning without resorting to combat.

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October 14, 2016
Excessive Licensing: A Job Killer?

About one-quarter of jobs today require some kind of licensing by state governments, up from 5 percent in the ’50s. Some of the oversight is crucial for public safety and well-being. You want your doctor to be licensed, and probably your accountant. But a hairdresser? Florists?

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October 14, 2016
Three Fearless Leaders, Three Guiding Values

Fearless leaders act when others hesitate. But the resolve to make tough choices doesn’t come in the moment of crisis.

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October 14, 2016
FUTURES: Bootstrapping a Tech Startup and Podcast

Oscar “Santana” Zeballos, EMBA ’16, was a successful talk show host, but a 2009 format change left him at a crossroads in his broadcasting caree

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October 14, 2016
ALUMNI FIELDNOTES: The Negotiation Doctor

6 Tactics for Building Win-Win Partnerships - Wendy R. Sanhai, EMBA ’09

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