George Mason University School of Business Faculty Members Speak With the Media

George Mason University School of Business faculty and staff were recently quoted in several publications on critical topics in the business world, ranging from how an increase in home renovation plans suggests that people are unwilling to move, to why climate matters when you make a career transition.After the housing crisis, people gave up on the idea of buying a big, fancy house, says Anthony Sanders in an article on Marketplace.

“I think this is a flag of surrender,” said Anthony Sanders, distinguished professor of finance at George Mason University.

Sanders said after the housing crisis, people gave up on the idea of buying a big, fancy house.

The thinking is: “I might as well enjoy the house that I’ve got,” he said. “So let’s build a deck.”

Sanders said the average U.S. household is poorer now than it was before the crisis, and housing prices have risen out of reach.

Dr. John Hillen explains why climate matters when someone makes a career transition as an entry in WashingtonTechology monthly series on strategy and leadership issues in the government contracting and technology industry.

Because I did my own transition from the military and government to the private sector early in my career, over the years I have often been asked to share my thoughts with senior military or government officials who are doing that transition later in their career.

After scores of these conversations with officials from 4-star flag officers on down, I began to realize that most people (including me) had been thinking through career transitions the wrong way.

In essence, we were too focused on moving for the specifics of what we would do in a new position – like looking for a house with some very exact specifications. Instead, what I came to realize when I looked across the careers of scores of successful executives was that those who moved for the climate first, and made much less important their desire for the ideal “spec house,” ended up being more professionally fulfilled……and successful.

Lastly, in a podcast on With Good Reason Radio, Kevin Rockmann explains how research indicates that having a number of people work off-site can have a negative impact on the folks who do come into the office every day. You can listen by clicking here.

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