REGISTER: Kogod’s Career-Con 2014
MBA students should always be looking to either explore new career options or secure a position in the field of their dreams. At the Kogod School of Business’ Career-Con, students will be able to find all the necessary resources to create a personal career arsenal in one day.
Taking place on Saturday, September 6 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., attendees get to select which of the convention’s five sessions best suits them and join prominent employers and successful alums who will share their expertise and advice. Continue reading…
Cable Executive Shares Leadership Insights for CEO Lecture Series at Rutgers Business School
At a recent Rutgers Business School CEO Lecture series event, Eric Tveter, chief executive of UPC Cablecom, and Rutgers MBA ’97, offered the crowd of students his unique take on leadership.
When, in 2009, the 55-year-old executive was tapped to turn around the fortunes of UPC Cablecom, a Swiss cable company, Tveter said that the five C’s of management – communication, culture, commitment, collaboration and customer – guided his efforts to bring the company back on track.
“Commitment is doing what you say you’re going to do,” he said. “We set realistic goals. We under promised and over delivered.” For Tveter, an American taking the helm of a troubled company in Switzerland where the public has a natural tendency to be skeptical, commitment proved to be particularly vital. “You’re not known by the commitments you make,” he added. “You’re known by the commitments you keep.” Continue reading…
