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The article linked below comes to us from the folks at Veritas Prep and is written by one of their senior MBA admissions consultants, Darren Kowitt.

In the article, Kowitt describes his view on what makes a responsible manager and then takes that further to provide some advice for people applying to business school. I found this quote from the article to be especially insightful:

“Managers must remember that they are the custodians of society’s most powerful institutions. They must therefore hold themselves to a higher standard. Managers must strive to achieve success with responsibility.”

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Remember when I mentioned my encounter with my friends Jullien Gordon and Jeremy Wilson last Sunday? Well, I wanted to post the article below from Jullien’s site right after that, but was delayed because of the “access issues” that I mentioned in my last entry. Now, I’ve finally got things stabilized enough on my end and can share this article with all of you. Trust me when I say that it is a good one.

Jullien posted this article on the ninth anniversary of when he was carjacked at gunpoint during his college years. Something like that changes people forever … Read the rest

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What’s going on, folk. I’m doing something a little different in this entry and am using it to explore a topic that I don’t touch very often on here…politics. I won’t be the one analyzing the topic though…I’ll leave that to a special invited guest. The article below was written by a guest writer named Alvina Lopez, who approached me a few days ago about contributing an entry to the site. Her own website is focused on online education, but she’s written really strong articles on a range of topics. So, I knew that we could really have some fun… Read the rest

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Hey, everyone. I know it’s weird to be seeing two entries posted from me in a 24-hour period, but I couldn’t wait to get this one put up here. I’m just getting back home after a DYNAMITE meeting with two of my good friends who are also business/MBA/career bloggers, Jeremy Wilson and Jullien Gordon… Read the rest. I won’t go into much detail about how we ended up meeting (I mention it in the video below), but I think it is worth saying that we met today because it was a testament to the power of networking. The three of us are

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What’s happening, folk. I know that it’s been a while since I posted an entry, but please know that it isn’t because I haven’t wanted to do so. I’ve been seeing a lot of happenings on the news and in the economy that I’ve wanted to comment on, but I’ve been SWAMPED with my real-life stuff lately. I’m going to try to get caught up with engaging with my reader community in the next few days and I’ll start by addressing one of the emails that has been in my Inbox since February.

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What’s good, folks. I hope you’re all doing well. The email below is from a soon-to-be first-year MBA student that I met randomly a couple of years ago. At the time, he was just considering applying to business school, so I was pleasantly surprised to see an email from him saying that he had been admitted to school and would be starting soon. He wrote to me seeking advice on how to find an internship and, asmy long-time readers know, I have a LOT to say on that topic.

After watching my video response, I realize that this is one … Read the rest

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Hey, everyone. I am posting this entry to pass along a really interesting article about success factors for professionals interested in business and entrepreneurship that was sent to me by man Deepak. You’ll find an excerpt from the article below and I recommend clicking the article link below to see the whole top-10 list. Tony Kubica really knows what he’s talking about in this one…

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Title: Becoming an Entrepreneur
Author: Tony Kubica
Source: http://www.success.bz/articles/2788/becoming_an_entrepreneur_-

Excerpt from the article

As the recession continues to loom and as unemployment rises, we have seen an increased interest in executives wanting to start

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