… is critical. In fact, a lot of people believe that it doesn’t matter how smart you are or how hard you work. But what matters is whether you work on the right things. ... More >>
Success is often the combination of knowing a lot about one thing, while also knowing a little about a lot of things. It’s about understanding the value of being a generalist and also being an expert. Many times though, we can only opt to be on one side of the fence or the other. ... More >>
I spend a lot of time talking about one organization I am part of named Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT). MLT is a great organization and Education Matters campaign works closely with them. Not only because if it similar mission but also because MLT is one of the Education Matters Project’s strongest allies. ... More >>
This theory is true much of the time. Imagine running a one mile race. You start off in the middle of the pack and pace yourself. You bet on the idea that in another lap or so, you’ll shift gears, catch up and eventually win. But there’s just one problem. The moment you try, you don’t have as much left in the tank as you thought. ... More >>
After a few weeks of voting, the results for Clear Admit’s annual Best of Blogging competition are finally in! According to Clear Admit, the purpose of the BoBs is “to identify and celebrate the applicant and student bloggers who have shared their lives with the online MBA community over the last year.” Without further ado … ... More >>
Rosario Dawson is not just a beautiful actress—she also co-founded Voto Latino, a non-partisan group that advocates for Hispanic voters and voter education. She recently held her 1st annual Power Summit Conference out in Los Angeles, where she talked about voter education and bringing people in the community together. She and some of her friends/supporters were also kind enough to give their thoughts on why education matters. ... More >>
Just a two days from now, more hundreds of people in Chicago will come together at Millenium park to attend one of the best run events of the year. It will be a chance where many of the attendees can support a game changing organization. Where staff and donors can celebrate a very successful year of hard work. And where the organization is sure to have its best fundraising day of the year. On Thursday, Cristo Rey Jesuit High School will have its 2012 annul fundraiser event VIVA: ... More >>
Later this week, Education Matters Project will have the pleasure of attending US Empowered’s annual gala ceremony. Each year US Empowered hosts its annual Graduation Gala to celebrate the achievements of our Fellows and Program Directors, and offer an opportunity for community leaders to learn more about US Empowered, meet the Fellows and pledge their support. ... More >>
If you look anywhere on the web today, you’re almost guaranteed to find a story on education reform. In fact, many of my blog posts talk about the same topic. While this is not necessarily a main factor that MBA applicants use in picking a program, today business schools are spending more time and resources on their social enterprise departments. Schools like Stanford that offer the joint MBA and M.Ed. Schools like Yale, reknowned for their nonprofit recruiting. And schools like Kellogg that have an entire department dedicated to Social Enterprise. ... More >>
Just a few weeks ago, many of you found out you were one of the lucky ones who got a call from Kellogg admissions. They told you that you’d been accepted into the MBA program. Some of you may have been pretty confident you would enroll here in the fall. But for others you were uncertain, so you wanted to go check out the schools and see what they had to offer. And just a few days ago, when you thought you couldn’t be more excited, many of you come to Evanston to visit Kellogg during DAK (Day at Kellogg), which is Kellogg’s version of Admit Weekend. ... More >>
How can we fix the education system today? My readers, friends, and colleagues talk about that question all the time, and many of them ask me that same thing. To answer this question, we have to understand what’s broken and what people care about in the education system. So here’s my question right back to them: Why does education matter to you? ... More >>
Learning how to execute a campaign is a skill that certainly be taught. In classrooms, you learn the basics. At conferences you learn the strategies. And by working on real campaigns, you learn what actually works in the real world. And so in many cases, it’s easier to get started if you’re taught. But might there be a benefit to learning more informally? ... More >>
ClearAdmit’s has become the standard in the MBA blogging world. Not only do they have one of the biggest hub of blogs aggregated but they are also useful for spotlighting where to find more information about business school. Well, just a few days ago, I found that I was nominated again for the Best of Blogging awards for 2011-2012. ... More >>
Just a few hours from now, more than more than 300 participants will come together in downtown Los Angeles California in an event that most will consider an amazing opportunity. A chance where many of the attendees will not only leave the weekend with new friends and new ideas, but many will also leave with inspiration and hope to take action in their communities. ... More >>
Bringing forward a new idea or technology is not easy. Especially one that you are passionate about. And one where so many of the details make a difference. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on just that. We’ve gone out personally and asked a large number of people why they care about education? And today, we are organizing their responses to you exactly what they said. ... More >>
America has long been seen as the land of opportunity. The place where you can achieve anything. The country where your starting point does not have to dictate your end point. The environment, where if you work, you can reach for the stars. In many ways, this is true. In fact, I’ve seen it happen many times over. On the other hand, the numbers also tell another story. ... More >>
Have you ever had an idea that you knew was good, but forgot about it later in the day. What about an email you wanted to send or call you wanted to make, to make progress on an idea you were working on. It’s happened to me and I’m willing to bet it’s happened to you too. But one way you can avoid missing big ideas is by simply writing them down. ... More >>
I’m not surprised that Easter Sunday comes in early April. It’s the beginning of spring time, the flowers are starting to bloom and the sun is finally starting to come out again after being cold for months. As a result, it always feels like a time of recharging for the rest of the year, which is exactly what the Easter season symbolizes. ... More >>
You can fail. You can succeed. And you can do neither. Those are usually the three options. Many people do one of the three and most do some combination of the three. ... More >>
As you know, I often use my site to spread news about great organizations. Organizations that not only do well but that also do good. Ones that are doing what they can to make a dent in the world. And ones that value some of the same things I do. ... More >>
