http://www.smeal.psu.edu daily 1 2008-05-13T18:50:38Z http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/november-2008/different-generations-call-for-different-management-styles When it comes to communicating with today's work force, one size does not fit all. A confluence of factors has led to the current generational mix. As the work force in the U.S. continues to age, there are more generations than ever before working together. In addition, the traditional retirement age is being extended for reasons that may be financial, related to job requirements or for personal fulfillment. No publisher wed112 psep news execed partners 2008-11-20T20:50:14Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/october-2008/keep-perspective-in-dire-economic-times No publisher wed112 psep news execed 2008-11-06T21:35:15Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/september-2008/op-ed-proper-destruction-important-for-data You may remember the old television show "Mission Impossible," which began every episode with the following admonition: "This tape will self-destruct in ten seconds." In fiction, sensitive data may "self-destruct," but in the real world it does not. Savvy business people understand the dangers they face when dealing with the retention and, yes, destruction of electronic information. No publisher wed112 psep news execed partners 2008-09-11T18:33:59Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/august-2008/op-ed-customer-follow-up-is-an-art-in-business f business is an art—and much of it is—it's time to ask yourself what your company's portrait would look like if it were painted on your customer's canvas. Is it a thing of memorable beauty, say the Mona Lisa? Or is it a disjointed, abstract mess that is confusing and lacking in recognizable form? No publisher wed112 psep partners execed 2008-08-11T21:58:21Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/july-2008/in-hard-economic-times-take-care-of-customers-so-they2019ll-take-care-of-you As I sit down to write this column, the stock market has lost 13 percent of its value, down some 900 points since April. Major indicators now point to an economy just outside of bear-market territory. In business, as with most everything else, people will see that the glass is either half empty or half full. No publisher wed112 psep execed 2008-07-07T19:11:44Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/june-2008/u.s.-navy-names-executive-education-alumnus-logistician-of-the-year The U.S. Navy has awarded its 2007 Military Logistician of the Year honor to an alumnus of the Marine Corps Logistics Education Program (MCLEP), a series of courses for military and Defense Department logisticians led jointly for the past 10 years by Penn State Executive Programs and the Center for Supply Chain Research at the Smeal College of Business. No publisher wed112 partners execed depts front-page research psep cscr news 2008-06-19T15:23:50Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/june-2008/penn-state-executive-programs-growing-leaders-with Penn State Executive Programs, the executive education division of the Smeal College of Business, works with Grainger, the leading broad-line distributor of facilities maintenance products, to develop a custom executive education program for the manager's of Grainger's unique supply chain. No publisher wed112 partners scis execed depts alumni front-page psep cscr news 2008-06-11T18:23:33Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/june-2008/op-ed-workplace-equality-has-a-way-to-go-in-the Isn't it a shame that in 2008, with nearly a decade gone in the 21st century, we are still coming to terms with issues of equity in the workplace? There needs to come a day—and soon—when stories about women and underrepresented groups in business become unnecessary. This is not yet the case. No publisher wed112 psep news alumni execed partners 2008-06-05T21:18:48Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/june-2008/exec-ed-program-for-it-and-business-managers-on Penn State Executive Programs is offering a weeklong executive education program this month to explore how to better align IT strategies and infrastructures with business functions and needs to produce better business results. No publisher wed112 psep news front-page execed partners 2008-06-05T18:27:59Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/may08/financial-times-ranks-smeal-among-top-custom The Financial Times has ranked Penn State Executive Programs fifth among public university providers of custom executive education programs and 17th among U.S. providers. No publisher wed112 psep news front-page execed partners 2008-05-22T19:09:40Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/may08/gardner-to-speak-at-womens-leadership-conference Patricia Gardner, director of executive education for Penn State Executive Programs at the Smeal College of Business, is scheduled to speak at her alma mater, Alfred University, on June 13. No publisher wed112 psep news execed partners 2008-05-22T18:56:21Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/mar08/psep.html With recent programs and planning meetings held in China, Dubai, and Thailand, Penn State Executive Programs is expanding its international reach, bringing its top-rated leadership, executive development, and supply chain executive education programs to companies around the world. No publisher wed112 psep news front-page execed partners 2008-05-08T15:40:40Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/mar08/cataldo.html When Dorothy hit the Yellow Brick Road in Munchkin Land, she had one goal: Get home. Happily, she had those ruby slippers that took her there. No publisher wed112 psep news front-page execed partners 2008-05-08T15:40:39Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/feb08/cataldo.html Sure these are turbulent times. Headlines herald the coming year as a period that will be, at best, uncertain. Our heads spin from the prospect of a recession as the federal government works feverishly to come up with a plan to deflect the economic pain on businesses and consumers. The FUD factor—fear, uncertainty and doubt—is in the air, so thick it is palpable. No publisher wed112 psep news alumni front-page execed 2008-05-08T15:41:51Z News Item http://www.smeal.psu.edu/news/latest-news/jan08/cataldo.html The turn of the new year always brings both reflections and considerations for the future. "What's going to happen this year?" is one of the major questions on the minds of most business executives and organizational leaders. Charged with the responsibilities of providing the strategic focus that leads to growth and profits, these men and women must be prepared for the unpredictable and unexpected. That's worrisome on the face of it. No publisher wed112 psep news execed partners 2008-05-08T15:42:24Z News Item