Will Trevor

Growing up in England in the 1970s, for many of the adults around me, World War II was a fresh memory. My father told me stories of hiding underneath the staircase of the house as the bombs rained down on the nearby city of Coventry, and seeing the red glow of the burning city beneath the blackout curtain. The next day he would scavenge for the spent cases of incendiary bombs to compete for the accolade of top collector with his buddies.

When colleges and universities started to offer classes online during the 1990s, it was hailed as the future of learning, as many institutions rushed to offer distance learning using the power of the Internet. In those pioneering days, however, educators tried to just replicate the physical classroom with which they were familiar. While it was a praiseworthy idea, this approach often missed the point in terms of the unique challenges and opportunities that the online environment presented.

Unlike Sting's eponymous hero, this Englishman in New York decided to take a few ales in the local taproom in Newton Plaza on the occasion of Brexit Day evening of Friday, Jan. 31, rather than drink a cup of tea. This was the day that saw the United Kingdom leave the European Union after 47 years of membership.

In a sketch from comedy legends, Monty Python, Michael Palin buys an argument, only to end up receiving personal abuse in one room and then being contradicted in another. Decades before the arrival of the Internet, their humor unwittingly foretold the typical experience of most people attempting to engage in an argument online: abuse or contradiction. We increasingly live our lives online and contentious topics from, gun ownership, vaccinations, abortions, Brexit, and immigration, are argued… Show more

In a sketch from comedy legends, Monty Python, Michael Palin buys an argument, only to end up receiving personal abuse in one room and then being contradicted in another. Decades before the arrival of the Internet, their humor unwittingly foretold the typical experience of most people attempting to engage in an argument online: abuse or contradiction. We increasingly live our lives online and contentious topics from, gun ownership, vaccinations, abortions, Brexit, and immigration, are argued over every day on social media. Show less

The adoption of the word “strategy” by the business world owes a great deal to its original use by the military and some of the terminology reflects its roots. While people often talk of having, “a strategy to lose weight,” or, “a strategy to deal with a difficult co-worker,”’ in the business world we specifically mean a long-term plan that is focused on the overall mission of the organization and intended to achieve specific objectives.

Here are five reasons why taking an internship as part of your bachelor’s degree program can help boost your career prospects, build your resume, and potentially land you that dream job!

Amazon uses its strength in e-commerce and cloud computing to dominate online sales of books and other products; Google identified an opportunity in online advertising and now generates billions of dollars in ad revenue every year; and Apple and Samsung counter the threat from each other’s businesses as they fight a daily battle for global smartphone sales. In each of these businesses a SWOT analysis would have been used to shape the strategy of the organization and to reach an informed… Show more

Amazon uses its strength in e-commerce and cloud computing to dominate online sales of books and other products; Google identified an opportunity in online advertising and now generates billions of dollars in ad revenue every year; and Apple and Samsung counter the threat from each other’s businesses as they fight a daily battle for global smartphone sales. In each of these businesses a SWOT analysis would have been used to shape the strategy of the organization and to reach an informed decision about what direction the company should take. Show less

Few would dispute that Gandhi was a good leader who inspired a loyal following through his own self-sacrifice and in the service of a cause. His type of leadership style, servant leadership, can be traced to the writings of a philosopher and poet of ancient China, Lao-Tzu, but an increasing number of modern leadership and management thinkers have also embraced the ideas of servant leadership. Its relevance and popularity is growing as a result.

Robots are increasingly in the headlines. Whether it’s domestic robots for completing household chores or industrial robots with the potential to transform entire industries, it seems like we are on the verge of a new machine age.

Following the success of his best-selling book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On (2013), marketing professor Jonah Berger of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has published Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior (2016). A work that looks at the social forces that guide our thoughts and actions. Berger is one of those contemporary ‘rock star’ academics, like Dan Ariely, and fellow Wharton faculty Adam Grant, who have moved beyond limiting their ideas to… Show more

Following the success of his best-selling book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On (2013), marketing professor Jonah Berger of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, has published Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior (2016). A work that looks at the social forces that guide our thoughts and actions. Berger is one of those contemporary ‘rock star’ academics, like Dan Ariely, and fellow Wharton faculty Adam Grant, who have moved beyond limiting their ideas to the pages of peer-reviewed journals and succeeded in making them accessible to a wider audience through social media and the TED format. Show less

‘Agile’ is one of those buzzwords that seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. And while it is currently a preoccupation for many in both business and academia, it is more than just a management ‘fad’ – or even a fleeting trend – and it could just represent the beginning of a pivotal moment in the way in which organizations both operate and embrace change. This ‘Agile Revolution’, as some are calling it, will have a profound impact upon higher education, but also, and perhaps more… Show more

‘Agile’ is one of those buzzwords that seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. And while it is currently a preoccupation for many in both business and academia, it is more than just a management ‘fad’ – or even a fleeting trend – and it could just represent the beginning of a pivotal moment in the way in which organizations both operate and embrace change. This ‘Agile Revolution’, as some are calling it, will have a profound impact upon higher education, but also, and perhaps more importantly, for how we prepare our students for the world of tomorrow. Show less

This article examines the field of emotional intelligence and looks at the 6 basic leadership styles and discusses the most appropriate situations in which the various styles can be applied.

This article examines 10 of the more common 'cognitive biases', which are short-cuts in our rational thinking and decision-making.