Yes We Must: Achieve Diversity through Leadership
Yes We Must: Achieve Diversity through Leadership
02/05/2009 7:30 AM Walker Morss HallDr. Susan Hockfield, President, MIT; Johnnetta B. Cole, Chair, Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion InstituteDescription: Two "sisters" -- both university chiefs -- celebrate the victory of the first African"American ...
Why Come to the Alumni Leadership Conference?
Why Come to the Alumni Leadership Conference?
MIT volunteers explain why it's important for them to attend this annual event. In 2010, the conference will be held on campus Oct. 22-24. Visit the website for more information.
Web 2.0: Powerful Tools to Connect Your Community
Web 2.0: Powerful Tools to Connect Your Community
A workshop session from the 2007 Alumni Leadership Conference discussing how to use the power of the Internet and virtual tools and programs to connect communities. Topics include leveraging social networking, wikis, photo and video sharing, and more.
Values"Based Leadership
Values"Based Leadership
03/03/2009 12:00 PM Wong AuditoriumRobert McDonald, COO, Procter & GambleDescription: A West Point start, army career, and a disciplined approach to distilling key life experiences has guided Robert McDonald through his 20 years at Procter & Gamble. McDonald recommends a deliberate system of ...
Tough Choices
Tough Choices
10/18/2006 12:00 PM E51-115 WongCarly Fiorina, SM '89, Former Chairman and CEOHewlett-Packard; Author, Tough ChoicesDescription: As a receptionist, Carly Fiorina made an important observation: people in the mailroom were not -fundamentally different from people in the boardroom -- people are ...
Thomas Malone on collective intelligence
Thomas Malone on collective intelligence
Thomas W. Malone is the Patrick J. McGovern Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the founding director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. He was also the founding director of the MIT Center for Coordination Science and one of the two founding ...
The Next Giant Leaps in Energy, Environment, & Air ...
The Next Giant Leaps in Energy, Environment, & Air Transportation
06/11/2009 1:00 PM KresgeThe Honorable John P. Holdren, '65, SM '66, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President; Dr. Ian A. Waitz, Jerome C. Hunsaker Professor and Department Head, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, ...
The Hundred Dollar Laptop-Computing for Developing Nations
The Hundred Dollar Laptop-Computing for Developing Nations
09/28/2005 8:45 AM KresgeNicholas Negroponte, BAR '66, MAR '66, Chairman and Co-Founder, MIT Media Laboratory Wiesner Professor of Media Technology; Chairman, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)Description: Imagine a world where all school-age children own a laptop computer, ...
The Future of Logistics and Trade
The Future of Logistics and Trade
MIT CTL Global Leadership Lecture: The Future of Logistics and Trade - Scott Davis, CEO UPS (9/27) UPS Chairman and CEO Scott Davis speaks with MIT Professor Yossi Sheffi in a candid and wide ranging conversation about logistics, global commerce, and other timely issues. As a member of the ...
The Emerging Leader: Managing Intergroup Conflict
The Emerging Leader: Managing Intergroup Conflict
Stephanie Kloos, from the MIT Z Center, introduces methods to better manage intergroup conflict. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series that focuses on developing personal leadership skills and knowledge.
The Emerging Leader: Maintaining Your Culture and Values ...
The Emerging Leader: Maintaining Your Culture and Values within Your ...
Alana Hamlett, Assistant Director in the Student Activities Office, and Katie Maloney, from the MIT Alumni Association discuss how to find your way in a student organization as well as the role of alumni in student organizations. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. ...
The Emerging Leader: Being an Inclusive Leader
The Emerging Leader: Being an Inclusive Leader
Abigail Francis, Director of LBGT Services at MIT, and La-Tarri Canty, Director of Multicultural Programs, show you how to make everyone in your group feel a sense of belonging. Part of the Spring 2012 MIT L.E.A.D. sessions, a workshop series that focuses on developing ...
The Art and Science of Managing the New Global Corporation
The Art and Science of Managing the New Global Corporation
03/09/2006 12:00 PM WongMarilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman and CEO, Carlson CompaniesDescription: In a motivational talk aimed at the next generation of business leaders, Marilyn Carlson Nelson utilizes her history with the sprawling, family-owned Carlson hospitality ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, LGO '12, on working with "the best of the ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, LGO '12, on working with "the best of the best" faculty ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, a 2012 graduate of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, talks about working with "the best of the best faculty at MIT." Beyond having your faculty be the authors of leading textbooks, Tatiana describes how the faculty "are always open to ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, LGO '12, on "the perfect example of an ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, LGO '12, on "the perfect example of an MIT class": ...
Tatiana Bonnefoi, a 2012 graduate of the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program, talks about "the perfect example of an MIT class": Course 2.810, Manufacturing Processes and Systems. She talks about the balance of theory and practical lab experience that students ...
Tanya Goldhaber (2010) Shares Her Experiences in the ...
Tanya Goldhaber (2010) Shares Her Experiences in the Gordon-MIT ...
In this video you'll hear the experiences of Tanya Goldhaber (GEL 2010). In this unique engineering leadership program, MIT undergraduates (and young engineers beyond MIT) are immersed in experiential, hands-on learning activities designed to help them become ...
Stuck: Why It's So Hard to Do New Things in Old ...
Stuck: Why It's So Hard to Do New Things in Old Organizations
12/06/2007 8:30 AM Wong AuditoriumRebecca M. Henderson, '81, Eastman Kodak LFM Professor of ManagementDescription: After 20 years studying large organizations that undertake significant transformations, Rebecca Henderson has of late turned her attention to the issue ...
Ses 6 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
Ses 6 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
In this session: Obstacles, Gender stylesThis program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and ...
Ses 5 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
Ses 5 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
In this session: Leadership skills, Interviewing handout, Sample resume, Resume tipsThis program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our ...
Ses 4 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
Ses 4 | Leadership Training Institute, Summer 2008
In this session: Teamwork and communicationThis program looks at the significance of leadership and concepts of leadership through an interactive curriculum. We hope to instill in our students the four cornerstones of our program: charisma, knowledge, teamwork, and ...