Fake Palms, Parrotheads and Ribbons
Just for fun, I put on my Parrothead gear and went out to the Mall of America (MOA) for the official ribbon cutting of the newest Margaritaville Cafe. Getting there early gave me a chance to observe the organiz...
The Challenge of Managing Global Risk
Kristine Raffel, group head of risk for Copenhagen Airports, will speak at the 2016 Fall Global Risk Summit on October 7.
Climate change, the Zika virus, refugees, the global banking system, terrorism - all...
Christopher Michaelson Featured on Huffington Post
To mark the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Christopher Michaelson, associate professor of ethics and business law, and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Babson College, wrote "...
Outside Consultant Features David Deeds
On Sunday, August 21, David Deeds, professor of entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Deeds' advice for ...
The Intersection of Policy and Communication
With a little reflection, anyone who pays attention to the national news can recall a situation in which the federal, state or municipal government enacted a law that seemed unenforceable, ridiculous, unconstit...
Five Vital Tactics for Global Business Success
I had just graduated from the University of St. Thomas and was a couple of weeks into my first job as an internal auditor for International Multifoods when, during a status update meeting, our director of inter...
Outside Consultant Features Jonathan Seltzer
On Sunday, August 14, Jonathan Seltzer, professor of marketing at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Seltzer's advice for...
A New Way to Play the Game
When Matt Ames ’07, Colin Mihm ’11 and Stuart Lombardo ’13 first discovered bubble soccer – a game that was already popular in Australia – the three entrepreneurs and lifelong friends did some quick research an...
Outside Consultant Features Kevin Henderson
On Sunday, July 31, Kevin Henderson, associate professor of management at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Henderson's ...
Responding to the Changing Needs of Minnesota Companies
Stefanie Lenway, dean of the Opus College of Business, and Sri Zaheer, dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, have been friends for more than 25 years. They recently sat down f...
Leaders In the Field: Global Risk Management in Scandinavia
In the arena of global risk leadership—that is, responding constructively to risks with widespread impacts (climate change, for example) —Scandinavian governments and businesses are currently setting the standa...
It’s All About Who You Know (or Knew)
Not one to be left out of mainstream pop culture, I got a quick tutorial on Pokémon GO from my niece and set out to download the app for myself for a test drive. It seemed like a pretty cool way to leverage Goo...
Outside Consultant Features Jack Militello
On Sunday, July 3, Jack Militello, professor of management at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Militello's tips for rec...
Christopher Michaelson Selected as “Top Mind”
Christopher Michaelson, associate professor of ethics and business law, was one of 12 professionals profiled in Compliance Week’s inaugural Top Minds issue, a special publication highlighting the most influenti...
Outside Consultant Features Michael Porter
On Sunday, June 26, Michael Porter, director of the Master’s in Health Care Communication program at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant...
Farmhouse Market Offers Fresh Food 24/7
When their local, organic creamery, Cedar Summit Farms, closed in early 2015, Kendra Rasmusson ’12 M.B.C. and her husband, Paul, took action. They saw a need for organic food not only in their community of New ...
The Case for Learning How to Think
When it comes to teaching Executive MBA students how to strategize, Mark Addicks, adjunct professor and chair of Marketing Innovation, believes in the power of the case study. In the Critical Strategic Thinking...
Ethics or Character: Which Determines Your Success?
In a recent poll, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal asked the question, “What’s the relationship between ethics and success at work?”
Chris Dardis of Versique
The survey found that 74 percent of ...
Hacking Social Change
Puppy parties. Matchmaking apps. Game shows.
These are just a few of the creative ideas generated by leaders from more than 40 nonprofit organizations and social enterprises at the Schulze School of Entrepre...
A Tale of Two Restaurateurs
The allure of restaurant life proves irresistible for many entrepreneurs.
Outside Consultant Features Mark Spriggs
On Sunday, May 15, Mark Spriggs, associate professor of entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, was featured in the Star Tribune’s “Outside Consultant” column. Read Spriggs' a...
Alec Johnson Awarded Julie Hays Teaching Award
On Friday, May 13, Alec Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of entrepreneurship, was awarded the Julie Hays Teaching Award. The award, given each year in honor of Dr. Julie Hays, recognizes a faculty member who...
What Manual? Ilos Videos Could Transform the Way We Work
Sean Higgins '14 M.B.A. discusses how ilos Vidoes is changing how businesses record, share and store videos.
Full-time Flex MBA Students Win Awards at IBECC
A team of students from the Full-time Flex MBA program won three awards at the International Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC) held April 20-22 in Cambridge, MA.
IBECC consists of three separate compe...
Why Is Target Doing Cartwheels?
Building a $3 billion dollar business with 23 million users and $500 million in savings for customers is no easy feat. Yet, Sarah Peterson-Post and a small team at Target did just that with Cartwheel, Target's ...