Ira Sager
Businessweek.com
New York, NY, United States
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What Corporate America Knows That NASA Doesn't
Organizational innovations that change the way most corporations function have eluded the staid space agency → Read More
What Corporate America Knows That NASA Doesn't
Organizational innovations that change the way most corporations function have eluded the staid space agency → Read More
The Memory Technique You're Using Actually Makes You Forget
Researchers used the game Concentration to show that taking notes may not help us remember details → Read More
Fix Your Useless Brainstorming Sessions in Two Minutes
Brainstorming works when everyone is engaged, not just the usual one or two alphas in the group. Kellogg School of Management professor Leigh Thompson explains how to ensure that all ideas are heard. → Read More
How to Get More Respect From Your Boss With Less Work
Researchers had access to a company database that tracked ideas submitted by employees over more than a year → Read More
Your CEO Doesn't Think You Deserve a Promotion
A new report says most executives think their subordinates lack the ambition or skill to take on more responsibility → Read More
How U.S. Colleges Are Screwing Up Their Books, in Three Charts
Balance sheets have improved, but schools have not done enough to control expenses → Read More
How to Keep Wimps and Cronies Off Company Boards
Penn State business professors have identified four qualities needed in at least one member of the board to reduce the likelihood of governance failures → Read More
Top Managers Make Decisions Easily, but Struggle to Act on Them
Decision-making theory holds that the hardest choices are the most complex. But research finds the toughest skill for managers is finding courage to do the right thing → Read More
Say It With Stick Figures: Your Crude Drawings Are More Effective Than PowerPoint
If you hand-draw images for your presentation, there's a better chance people will recall more of your message—and for longer → Read More
Research Brief: Anxious? Let Your Self-Driving Car Talk You Down
The creators of Knight Rider had it right: People are more inclined to trust an autonomous car that talks to them → Read More
A Modest Proposal: Luxury Tax for Business Schools
To prevent small-market B-schools from having to offer a master's of beautician management or supply chain tactics for convenience stores → Read More
Sam Palmisano on Improving Business Education
The former IBM chairman talks about the need for bigger thinking at B-schools → Read More
Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2014
Let the cheers and jeers–and duhs!—begin. The two institutions atop the 2014 Best Undergraduate Business School ranking are, respectively, g... → Read More
Former IBM Chairman's Next Move: Reinventing the Global Corporation
In his first interview since retiring from IBM, Sam Palmisano talks about his new nonprofit and its work with B-schools, global organizations, and how he approached retirement → Read More
With a Shortage of STEM Graduates, Accenture Hopes to Grab Them Early
“Economic projections point to a need for approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than the U.S. will produce at the current rate over the next decade. … Currently the United States graduates about 300,000 bachelor and associate degrees in STEM fields annually. Fewer than 40% of students who → Read More