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Why It’s So Hard to Train Someone to Make an Ethical Decision

Harvard Business

One of the conundrums of ethical decision making is that many moral decisions that are quite straightforward — even easy — to resolve in a classroom or during training exercises seem far more difficult to successfully resolve when confronted during actual day-to-day decision making.

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How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space

Harvard Business

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

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Research: Business School Really Does Influence How Students Make Decisions Later On

Harvard Business

The overarching goal of most business schools is to train future leaders to lead. This changed after Peter Dolan (Dartmouth, 1980) took the helm in 2001. In fact, the effect of MBA education in or after the 1970s was observed only for CEOs who trained at one of the top 50 business schools in finance. Andy Roberts/Getty Images.

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Gig Work Doesn’t Have to Be Isolating and Unstable

Harvard Business

In 2001, when I was interviewing laid-off high-tech workers, many were frustrated that schools were still telling students that they needed to choose a single career. That needs to change, and I see three main ways forward. The first concerns how we teach young people about work and careers.

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BearingPoint Interview Preparation – Mystery or History?

Management Consulted

On February 8th, 2001, KPMG Consulting, LLC, went public on the NASDAQ starting at $18 per share under the ticker “KCIN” Their IPO was 6 months delayed due to the quickly declining high-tech consulting services market. Lots of excellent training is available and other co-consultants are very helpful.

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What Sales Teams Should Do to Prepare for the Next Recession

Harvard Business

In the 2001 recession, total sales for the S&P 500 declined by 9% from its pre-recession peak to its trough 18 months later—almost a year after the recession officially ended. Those behaviors can serve as the basis of training, reinforced daily by front-line managers. Automate account management.

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Virtual Coaching is Inevitable but is it Effective?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Here are a few of the attributes you should consider when hiring a virtual coach: Virtual Coach Attribute #1: Qualification A good virtual coach is a trained and qualified coach. 2001, February–March). The relationship between distance coaching and the transfer of training. Dissertation Abstracts International, 57–08A , 3417.