Nicole Coomber is on the faculty in the Management & Organization area at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – People who are able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic are seeing their spouses’ work personalities in action, sometimes for the first time, The Information reports. And what they are discovering can be pretty jarring.
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – There’s a lot to learn when you start work with a new company. There are all those day-to-day routines – where to park, where to find coffee, and where to turn with your IT questions. Those are the details that a new employee can pick up quickly.
Understanding the organizational culture, however, can take months.
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – With the coronavirus pandemic forcing schools to close across the country, parents working from home might feel overwhelmed with the prospect of balancing both their professional and personal obligations all at once for the foreseeable future.
How do you deal with the “broken rung” that affects women trying to climb the corporate ladder? One way is to enlist the help of other women.
The image of the broken rung was popularized by a landmark LeanIn.Org and McKinsey study that showed men outnumber women almost 2 to 1 in first-level manager jobs. That first missed promotion creates an imbalance, the research showed, that follows women throughout their careers.
Event Honors Smith Alumnae for Their Achievements
College Park, Md. (Feb. 10, 2020) – Meg Goldthwaite, chief marketing officer at NPR, and Sherika Ekpo, global diversity and inclusion lead for Google AI, will be the honored guests at this year’s Women Inspire event, hosted by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Both women are graduates of the school’s MBA program.
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – It’s a new year, and you’re probably considering some resolutions. Maybe you’re thinking about getting more exercise, changing what you eat, making more time for people you love. What if your workplace was also thinking about some resolutions and looking for a path to self-betterment?
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Ready to get cozy and catch up on some of the movies and TV shows you've missed? Maryland Smith faculty have some suggestions for the must-see TV series, movies and documentaries – some you’ve no doubt been hearing buzz about, others you may have missed, and some you’ll want to watch again.
Billions (drama, four seasons, Showtime)
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Sometimes, maybe the best way to explain a complex issue is to make it come alive as a comic book, set in outer space. At least that's the approach taken by the New York Fed, which recently published "The Story of Monetary Policy" in comic book format.
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business proudly presents its 16th annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders, as recommended by faculty and staff.
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – It’s August; time to soak up the last of the summer Fridays.
In summer, every Friday feels a little like the day before a long weekend. Many of your colleagues are already on vacation (or at happy hour). No one attempts to host a meeting or make consequential decisions.
