Tag: Leadership

Why Do Innovation and Creativity Thrive in Crisis? Why is it that in crisis situations, many companies step up and are more innovative and creative than usual? According to Professor Jay Rao, entrepreneurial leadership is part of the answer.
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Elizabeth Atwater
Elizabeth Atwater is the former Associate Director of Content Strategy at Babson College. Her writing has appeared in print and online in a wide range of outlets including Forbes, The Atlantic, Reuters, Chief Learning Officer, BostInno, and Seventeen magazine. Her career includes a stint at a venture capital-backed technology startup, as well as a chapter working for a small, family-run public relations firm. Atwater earned her undergraduate degree at Northwestern University and MBA at Babson College.
April 21, 2020

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Bauer CEO and Babson Alumnus Pivots Production with Purpose You don’t need to be a founder to launch a successful business pivot. Bauer CEO Ed Kinnaly ’87 knows this well.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
April 2, 2020

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The MSEL Program Carries On With the coronavirus outbreak, the close-knit students in Babson’s MSEL program have found new ways to stay connected and do their work.
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John Crawford
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John Crawford
A writer for Babson Thought & Action and the Babson Magazine, John Crawford has been telling the College’s entrepreneurial story for more than 15 years. Assignments for Babson have taken him from Rwanda to El Salvador, from the sweet-smelling factory of a Pennsylvania candy maker, to the stately Atlanta headquarters of an NFL owner, to the bustling office of a New York City fashion designer. Beyond his work for Babson, he has written articles and essays for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Notre Dame Magazine, The Good Men Project, and other publications. He can be found on Twitter, @crawfordwriter, where he tweets about climate change.
April 1, 2020

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How to lead in a crisis
How to Lead in a Crisis When times are tough, good leaders are key. Here are five behaviors to adopt in order to lead in a crisis.
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March 27, 2020

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Dunkin' Brands CFO Kate Jaspon '98 speaks at a panel on Women in Finance.
We Need More Women in Finance Diverse work environments lead to greater collaboration, and are why we need more women in finance to achieve better business outcomes.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
March 12, 2020

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Babson College's Latin American Forum
A Crash Course in Leadership and Management At Babson College’s annual student-run forums, graduate students bring together entrepreneurial leaders from around the world.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
February 28, 2020

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Business leader Steve Pemberton keynotes the 17th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day
At MLK Jr. Legacy Day, a Call to Guide Others At Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day, Steve Pemberton encouraged students to change the world and guide others in a continuous pursuit of a better society.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
February 19, 2020

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Jamie Siminoff
Ring Founder and Babson Alumnus Named AACSB Influential Leader Jamie Siminoff ’99, founder and chief inventor at Ring, has been honored as a 2020 AACSB Influential Leader.
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January 28, 2020

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Nine Critical Roles Your Company Needs for Strategic Innovation Babson Professors Gina O’Connor and Andrew Corbett identify nine key roles that businesses must fill to achieve strategic innovation—a must in today’s business world.
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January 24, 2020

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Build your brand
3 Ways to Build Your Brand like TB12 Sports How can you build your brand like the CEO of TB12 Sports? Innovate, plan, and retain your customer, says John Burns MBA’05.
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Bryan Lipiner
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Bryan Lipiner
Bryan Lipiner is the Senior Manager for Social Media and Content Marketing at Babson College. Since arriving at Babson in 2019, he has dramatically scaled engagement and followings on Babson’s social media channels, led award-winning social media campaigns, written for Babson Thought & Action, and more. Prior to Babson, he worked as a reporter and editor at the Record-Journal newspaper in central Connecticut. Bryan received his undergraduate degree in journalism from Quinnipiac University in 2015.
November 26, 2019

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