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Posted in Awards & Recognition, Students on Jun 1st, 2010
Congratulations to our 2009-2010 awards recipients!
Thanks to everyone who made Acton’s 2009-2010 school year such a stellar year. Five people particularly stood out:
This year’s Case Teacher of the Year was awarded to
Posted in Announcements, Life of Meaning on Feb 5th, 2010
This spring, Acton is offering an evening class for individuals interested in taking a condensed version of our Life of Meaning course. The course will take place during every Wednesday evening over a four-week period, from March 10 – March 31. Registration deadline is February 26, 2010. Please contact Ben Allen at Ben@ActonFoundation.org if you [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Guest Writers on Sep 14th, 2009
Assessments are a powerful tool to use when having your own business. Whether you give criticism or affirmation, you want to do it right. Follow these tips by Master Teacher Ed Perry.
Entrepreneurs learn that managing people is usually the most difficult part of entrepreneurship. As your business grows, you hire more people. Then things get [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Guest Writers on Aug 16th, 2009
You want your company to stand out against all of the other companies that are just like yours. What do you do? Ed Perry comments on how to garner more word-of-mouth marketing.
Sunday morning I sat in The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on South Lamar in Austin, Texas while visiting with someone who was sitting [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Entrepreneurs on Jul 16th, 2009
Why should you take investment money from your customer? Read this article by Master Teacher Ed Perry to find out.
With current economic conditions, banks have become very strict making it really tough to get loans. Venture capital (VC) has become scarce, and angel investors are cutting way back on their activity. Where else [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Guest Writers on Jul 4th, 2009
Those are words I have never heard. Usually, I hear, “Why didn’t I fire him/her a long time ago?” What prevents us from taking that strong right action quicker?
Firing someone is one of the hardest matters for us to get right – and yet one of the most critical. Reasons why we [...]
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Guest Writers on Jun 16th, 2009
Every year, Master Teacher Ed Perry leads Acton Scholars in the People Management course. Here is an excerpt from one of his classes on communication:
If there is one ingredient that is essential to successful leadership, it is trust. Trust starts with honest company-wide communication every day.
Honest, forthright communication is surprisingly tough for people to tolerate. [...]
Posted in Books & Notes on Jun 15th, 2009
In addition to teaching and running companies, Acton teachers are life-long learners who are constantly looking for opportunities and resources to hone their own business skills.
As a result, Acton teachers are avid readers. Here are some of the books that most influenced them. All of these, and more, are on Acton’s Best Books List:
Acton Alumni Acton Foundation Acton MBA Acton Video Advice Ben Allen Book Club Calling Children's Business Fair Clark Aldrich Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Customers Debate Economy Ed Perry Entrepreneurship in the News Fourth of July Freedom Government Happiness Happiness Hypothesis Heroes Innovation International Jeff Sandefer Job Journey Leadership Note People Management Pop Culture Premat Press Raising Money Recommended Reading Sim Game Speech Statistics Steven Tomlinson Success Survey Teachers TED Viral Video