Smeal Associate Dean Pens Newspaper Column, Blog

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (May 16, 2007) – Patrick Cataldo, associate dean for executive education at Penn State's Smeal College of Business, is the author of a new column appearing monthly in the Centre Daily Times and a blog on the newspaper's Web site, both of which are dedicated to helping readers to manage change in business and their careers.

The first installment of the column "Thinking Ahead in Business" ran on May 6. In it, Cataldo identified some of the topics he'll be covering in months ahead.

"Each month we'll take a practical look at real-world ways of dealing with the transitions and changes that confront us," Cataldo writes. "We will work from a foundation of actual experience, always taking the view that change, while presenting us with challenges, always offers us exciting new opportunities if we know how to seize them and make them work for us."

Upcoming topics include successful career transitions, technology tips and techniques, leading in competitive markets, creating customer loyalty, evaluating your potential, managing across generations, and valuing differences.

The column will appear in the Centre Daily Times' business section on the first Sunday of each month. The first edition can be found online at www.centredaily.com/216/story/87996.html.

Cataldo's blog, which shares the name of his column, will "amplify, clarify, and add to the topics" covered in his column in a casual and dialogue-based format.

"Anyone who wants to understand the nature of today's globally competitive work environment, who wants to make better career choices, or who seeks to be more productive and make a contribution as an employee, entrepreneur, or volunteer will find something to think about in these postings," Cataldo writes of his blog.

His blog can be viewed at community.centredaily.com/?q=blog/642.

At Smeal, Cataldo is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of executive education programs supporting the needs of international clients through Penn State Executive Programs, the executive education division of Smeal. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on corporate training and development.

About Penn State Executive Programs
Penn State Executive Programs, the executive education division of Penn State's Smeal College of Business, has been serving the development needs of the world's business leaders since 1954, providing both open-enrollment and custom programs. Nearly 36,000 executives from 43 different nations have participated in programs on topics ranging from strategic leadership to supply chain management.

Penn State Executive Programs was recently ranked as the No. 1 provider in the world of customized executive education programs by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research arm of The Economist magazine publisher. The EIU also awarded Penn State Executive Programs its Award of Excellence for open-enrollment programs, making Smeal the only U.S. provider to be rated excellent in both categories.

For more on all the offerings of Penn State Executive Programs, visit www.smeal.psu.edu/psep.