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Outside Consultant: What Are Tips to Bring Inclusion and Be Anti-racist in the Workplace?
Business & LawThis "Outside Consultant" column by Ernest Owens, an assistant professor of management in the Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Sept. 13, 2021. As we go back to our workspaces this fall after celebrating the notion of labor as a virtue, we should also think about ourselves and how we will…
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Outside Consultant: As a Leader, How Do I Step Back in Order to Lead Forward?
Business & LawThis “Outside Consultant” column by Marcella de la Torre, EdD, a faculty member in the Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Sept. 6, 2021. As leaders we are constantly asked to do more and juggle complexity while at the same time leading healthy lives. One of my goals this summer was to… -
Outside Consultant: With Limited Time and Expertise on Customer Service Training, How Can We Improve Staff Performance?
Business & LawThis “Outside Consultant” column by Mike Porter, EdD, a faculty member in the Marketing Department at Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Aug. 30, 2021. Every organization that relies on actual human interaction faces the challenge of employee engagement with customers. Whether on the phone, in person, or even over video chat… -
Freshman Innovation Immersion Provides Crash Course in Entrepreneurship
Business & LawMore than 100 first-year students representing 34 majors got a head start on their college careers this week by attending Freshman Innovation Immersion, an annual program by the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship. During the two-day workshop, held at the Iversen Center for Faith, students learned the basic principles of entrepreneurship and collaborated in teams to… -
Outside Consultant: What Are the Best Practices for Marketing My Company’s Social Responsibility?
Business & LawDavid Alexander, PhD, shares the best practices for marketing a company's social responsibility in this Star Tribune "Outside Consultant" column. This “Outside Consultant” column by David Alexander, PhD, an associate professor of marketing at the Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Aug. 23, 2021. Increasingly, customers (and employees) evaluate companies and their… -
Bestselling Author Ayad Akhtar Appears on New ‘Work in Progress’ Podcast
Business & LawAlthough the words “Work in Progress” are in the title of a new podcast produced by the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership, its host landed a guest worthy of an established podcast following: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar. The new University of St. Thomas podcast has episodes discussing capitalism with Akhtar,… -
Outside Consultant: What Can a Small Health Services Business Do to Improve Customer Satisfaction and Net Promoter Scores?
Business & LawThis “Outside Consultant” column by Mike Porter, EdD, a faculty member in the Marketing Department at Opus College of Business, ran in the Star Tribune on Aug. 16, 2021. Regardless of the size of a service-oriented business, improving customer satisfaction means assuring the customer experience meets or exceeds expectations. Health care business managers tend to focus… -
gBETA St. Thomas Announces the 2021 Summer Cohort
Business & LawTop-ranked start-up accelerator gener8tor recently announced the participants selected for its gBETA St. Thomas summer 2021 cohort. This will be the program’s third cohort since 2019 in collaboration with the Schulze School of Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas. gBETA St. Thomas is a free, seven-week accelerator that works with start-ups founded by University… -
Amazon Taps a Tommie for Competitive Program
Business & LawA chance to work in the video game industry or with Hollywood celebrities is a dream for many. For Samar Husain ’15, it’s one that came true, not once, but twice. Husain recently beat out thousands of applicants for a coveted position on the video games team at Amazon headquarters. In a prior role on… -
Outside Consultant: What Are the Aspects of Positioning a Product or Service?
Business & LawOpus College of Business faculty member Steve Vuolo shared the aspects of positioning a product or service in this Star Tribune "Outside Consultant" column.