Spotlight: Columbia Essentials of Management Features Faculty Dream Team
When Professor and Faculty Director Grant Ackerman set out to redesign Columbia Essentials of Management (CEM), he knew he wanted the program to go beyond a traditional strategy/leadership course. His goals for this program for mid-level executives: to include more sessions on functional excellence and reflect a broad, MBA-inspired curriculum.
Buffett and Gates: Energy and Optimism
"I was told when I graduated that I had to come back and take a few classes," Warren Buffett, MS '51, deadpanned as he took the stage with Bill Gates on Thursday as part of a community forum at Columbia Business School. More than 700 students from the Business School were in attendance at the event, which was filmed for global broadcast by CNBC.
Warren Buffett Celebrates Value Investing at Columbia Business School
Warren Buffett, MS '51, and Bill Gates were the special guests of a rare and exclusive community forum at Columbia Business School on November 12, 2009. More than 700 students from the Business School attended the event, which was filmed for global broadcast by CNBC.
Carbon Regulations: New Program Shows Business Impact, Opportunities
This December, Columbia Business School Executive Education is launching a brand new program, Carbon Finance Strategies. The program's goal: to help U.S. firms prepare for upcoming regulation of carbon emissions and create a sustainable and profitable plan.
Mastering Strategy: What the Experts Say
What is the importance of mastering strategy-and why does it take courage to be strategic? Hear from experts Willie Pietersen, faculty director of Creating and Executing Breakthrough Strategy; and Rita McGrath, faculty director of Leading Strategic Growth and Change.
Aligning Technology With Business Strategy
Special guest contributor Pradeep Henry, recipient of the Certificate in Business Excellence from Columbia Business School Executive Education, writes about how his Executive Education programs helped him test a new method of integrating technology with business strategy.
Columbia Senior Executive Program: Fall Session Takes to the Stage with Hamlet
Participants in the fall session of The Columbia Senior Executive Program will spend one week in the heart of New York City. They will stay in a Times Square hotel, enjoy academic sessions at Columbia University and other venues, and experience such "only-in-New-York" events as a dinner cruise to the Statue of Liberty and a performance by actor Jude Law in Hamlet.
INM Program Alum Hosts President Obama for Bill Signing
April 21, 2009, was a day to remember for Charles Adams, alumnus of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management Program and Head of School at The SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C. "Not only did the newly elected president visit our school," he said, "but he did so to sign a national service bill. Wow!"
Managing Change in a Downturn
Guiding people through change is one of the most difficult business situations leaders can face—even more so during the economic downturn. According to Joel Brockner, faculty director of the High Impact Leadership program, an effective change implementation plan has four components.