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Posted in Editorial, leadership on Nov 6th, 2009
On November 3, 2009, Acton co-founder and Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer spoke at the 2009 State Policy Network 17th Annual Meeting in Asheville, North Carolina. Below is the text from his speech.
It’s great if you turn a recent layoff, cutback or downsizing into an opportunity. Just do a little research first.
With dour economic news pretty much anywhere you turn, it’s no surprise that news outlets are trying to find a silver lining — something positive to report. They have found that story in entrepreneurs. [...]
Posted in Editorial, Learning Technology, Sim Games on Jun 11th, 2009
In a recent interview, Clark Aldrich, one of the country’s leading experts on eLearning and simulation games, had the following to say about Acton and our recently developed, award-winning Sim Games for Entrepreneurs:
First, to understand Acton, you have to realize that they are one of the hottest business schools for Entrepreneurship. This is in part [...]
Posted in Acton E-Teachers, Acton School of Business, Debate, Editorial, Higher Education on Jun 3rd, 2009
In response to a recent debate on the Harvard Business Publishing website about how traditional MBA programs contributed to current economic crisis, Master Teacher Jeff Sandefer had the following comments:
Most business schools don’t care much about students or their journeys through life. Until this changes, ancillary efforts like reforming curriculum or adding ethics courses won’t [...]
Posted in Editorial, News, Starting a Business on May 26th, 2009
I recently read that a US version of the hit Brit series, Dragon’s Den, is in the works. In the show, to be called Shark Tank, budding entrepreneurs will get three minutes to pitch for investment from five multi-millionaires willing to invest their own, hard-earned cash.
“Even in these harsh economic times, people with big ideas [...]
Posted in Business Operations, Editorial, Higher Education on May 21st, 2009
The economy is in the tank, and even though there are a number of experts talking about a sustained rally, there are also a number of them calling for collapse. While the government tries to prop up the financial system, I am left wondering if we have truly learned that fincial engineering rarely creates value.
Over the [...]