Every Presentation Ever: Communication FAIL - YouTube

Every Presentation Ever: Communication FAIL - YouTube: Ever feel like your communication fails?


Something to keep in mind for class presentations!

Syllabi

MBA 610 
Fin 410
MBA 630
Fin 402

12 Most Leadership Lessons From Charlie Brown |

"These are 12 leadership lessons I have learned from the Peanuts gang.

12 Most Leadership Lessons From Charlie Brown |"

23 traits of good leaders - CNN.com

23 traits of good leaders - CNN.com:

"Leadership is one of those nebulous terms -- you hear it all the time but it has various definitions. The traits that make up a good leader can vary depending on the organization, team, manager and work environment......Here is what five leadership professionals consider to be traits that make up a good leader"

Good stuff...

HT to MBADepot...

‪TEDtalksDirector's Channel‬‏ - YouTube

‪TEDtalksDirector's Channel‬‏ - YouTube:

"In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, 'We are losing our listening.' In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you."

‪What Duke MBA Learns Working at Goldman Sachs - Phil McKenzie‬‏ - YouTube

‪What Duke MBA Learns Working at Goldman Sachs - Phil McKenzie‬‏ - YouTube: "McKenzie learns to define and execute rigid, shortcut free, operational procedures to maintain a high performance level in his trading floor environment. Phil joined Goldman Sachs after graduating from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business with his MBA."

‪Trading floor - trading assistant‬‏ - YouTube

‪Trading floor - trading assistant‬‏ - YouTube: "A trading assistant is talking abt her work."

FinanceProfessor.com: Search results for long term capital management

FinanceProfessor.com: Search results for long term capital management:

"The Trillion Dollar bet, which is based on the Long Term Capital Management story (when Genius Failed) , is a staple in my classes. Here is the first of 5 parts of the old PBS video.

HIGHLY recommended! The show is really two separate stories--on one on the history of the Black Scholes formula, and one on the Collapse of Long Term Capital Management. (FWIW We usually use the latter mainly in class but the whole thing is good!)

For MBA 610 this is required. I will be collecting a one-two page paper on lessons learned, and what is the implications for firms, investors, regulators, and portfolio managers.

Due: Monday 3/28 for Hilbert class.
Due week of April 11th for Classes on campus.

Questions To Ask An Interviewer

Questions To Ask An Interviewer:

"10 Interview Questions You Must Ask If You Want To Get Hired

"Asking smart questions will help the job seeker sound articulate, well-prepared and genuinely interested in working for the organization," says Myers.

Myers recommends asking the following questions to find out as much as possible about the job and leave a good impression.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/10-interview-questions-job-seekers-must-ask-2011-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+businessinsider+(Business+Insider)#ixzz1GxhCpMkE

URL for Hilbert's Connect site

Here you go...

http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/j_mahar_copy_of_h_ii_spring_2011

SIMM Self-Evaluation

This is for students in SIMM....MUST be done every two weeks:

Connect website for MBA 610 course

http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/class/j_mahar_spring_2011-atsbu

Finance Jobs Vanish, But Not as Fast as Job Seekers - Deal Journal - WSJ

Finance Jobs Vanish, But Not as Fast as Job Seekers - Deal Journal - WSJ:

"Banks and underwriters trimmed 262,000 U.S. jobs in the past 12 months, or 3.9% of all positions, according to recent data requested from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The only reason that the industry unemployment rate did not spike in step was because an even greater number of workers quit the business altogether, jumping to other industries or retiring. The experienced labor force for banks, brokerages and insurance companies fell by 344,000 or 4.8% in the last 12 months."

The COnnect code for mba 610-Hilbert Section

here you go.

Financial Rounds: The Unknown Students Nail an Exam

Financial Rounds: The Unknown Students Nail an Exam:

"This semester, I made a conscious decision to really push my students - since the first week of September, they've two exams, three very involved problem sets (with a lot of curves thrown in - the typical one takes about 3-5 hours to complete), eight online quizzes, and short pop quizzes (they typically last 5 minutes or less and contain 1 or 2 basic questions on the material to be covered for the day's class) on average every other day, and almost constant cold-calling in class (in a 50 minute class, I typically call on 15-20 students). I like to think that I've set the bar at a far higher level than the other sections of the intro class being taught this semester. In fact, some of my students have told me that I've brought the class together - they're getting together in study groups of as many as 10 at a time (and there was supposedly a study group the night before the first exam of almost twenty students).

I've also made a decision to teach in full-blown crazy mode.

Hats off to the UnknownProfessor!

Think You Know How To Study? Think Again : NPR

Think You Know How To Study? Think Again : NPR:

"Information learned in a hurry is lost just as fast. Carey likens cramming your brain to speed-packing a cheap suitcase — it all falls out. So if you really want to learn, space out shorter, hourlong study sessions."

Nice letter to the editor from Fr Jud in Camden about BonaResponds!- Opinion

Letter to the editor - (Oct. 22) - Opinion:

"Father, can you build me a wheelchair ramp?'

Vinnie, an occasional parishioner at our church in Camden, St. Anthony of Padua, cornered me at a parish event. In Camden, N.J., one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the United States, requests for help are frequent and often impassioned. I immediately gave Vinnie some stock responses: 'Have you tried the county office for disabilities?'; 'It's a very busy time, can you ask me again in a few weeks?'; 'Let me see if someone on the staff has any ideas.' I could tell from Vinnie's expression he had heard all this before, so I said, 'Let's pray that the Holy Spirit sends us someone who can build you a ramp.'

Within 48 hours, Professor Jim Mahar messaged me on Facebook: 'Given that the Northeast U.S. has been pretty lucky disaster-wise recently, BonaResponds has no clear-cut 'must help' site for our midterm break (Oct. 8-12) ... so I was wondering if you need any help? Would you like 15-20 volunteers for a long weekend of work? We could bring tools, are very skilled at wheelchair ramps etc...'

be sure to also read the second page!

Thanks Fr. Jud!

401 answer Key

1 A    2. c   3. c    4. c   5 c   6.c  7d 8b  9b 10c 11a 12a 13d 14d 15 c 16 a 17a 18a 19a 20b 21b 22c 23a 24 c   25a  26B  27C 28C 29A 30A 31B 32C 33D 34A 35A 36D 37B 38B 39D 40A 41A 42B 43A 44C 45C 46B 47D 48C 49C 50B 51 B 52 A 53A 54 B 55B 56C 57C 58C 59D 60B 61A 62B 63B 64B 65C 66C 67C 68D 69B 70D

Institutional Review Board form

Here you go. have fun!

Mortgage Amortization Schedule for class

https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AuFWAK9uZbnMdGxpRXhyZUJONjFFbGNFcFd3YjYyVFE&hl=en&output=html