Running a campaign can be (to some degree) self-taught
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. Â 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 >>
Nominated for Clear Admit Top MBA Blog
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 >>
The Education Matters Project Joins Rosario Dawson and Voto Latino at Power Summit
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 >>
Few More Days
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. Â 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 >>
Data on the Size of the Achievement Gap in the US. EVERYONE should see this
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. Â 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 >>
Writing it down
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 >>
Easter Sunday
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 >>
Neither failure nor success
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 >>
Job Opportunity: Building Excellent Schools Seeks Chief of School Network
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 >>
Black Hole Of Emails
In business school, we live by our email accounts. We get emails all day, every day. Sometimes from professors and faculty. Other times from clubs and group members. And sometimes from friends and classmates on campus organizing social events. As a result, sometimes it can be really hard to get to all of you emails. And forget it if you’re in a joint program with two email accounts. ... More >>
School is Expensive
Just today, we attended a financial aid information session at the law school. Every year financial office can give their obligatory talk about how student loans. During the session, we all pulled out our loan papers and saw how much debt we had to pay back. The average amount … well let’s just say it was a lot of money. Enough to scare just about everyone into being happy they decided to take big law jobs upon graduation. ... More >>
Things you don’t know
There are a lot of things that we don’t know. Have you ever considered making a list of them? What about making a list of the ones you don’t know but could learn if you worked at it? And ones you could start learning today? ... More >>
Early Voices from the Education Matters Project (Video)
Our educational system needs to be fixed. Everyone is thinking about it today. But now more than ever we need to do something about it. We need to rally around people who care and figure out a plan to take action. According to some of our early videos, I’ll share with you a few reasons why education matters to people around the world? ... More >>
#AskJeremy (Applicant Question): MBA Admissions Decisions Involving Money
We’re bad at figuring out this dilemma. And MBA admissions offices know it. That’s why the scenario comes up every year. And that’s why it comes up at some of the same schools. What scenario you ask? Â This one–You’re accepted to one top business school and you’re thrilled. It’s the place you’ve always dreamed of getting in for the last six months. Â On the other hand, another school gives you nearly a full ride. And tomorrow you have to decide. ... More >>
The Education Matters Project Promo Video is Ready
What do you think we should do about the education crisis today? Is college worth the value? What about an MBA or law degree? My readers ask me these questions every single day, and I respond to each and every one of them.  This time here it’s my turn to ask the question. WHY DOES EDUCATION MATTER TO YOU? ... More >>
Confidence Without Guts -By Seth Godin
I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic recently. Â But I couldn’t have said it better myself. So check out this post written by the one and only Seth Godin. ... More >>
Adding Buffer Time
People don’t like deadlines. Deadlines mean you have to finish something you started. That you have to make a decision. And that you are forced to give a response. But the truth is that deadlines often work really well. If the person or company setting the deadline has prominence, then everyone will listen. Nobody will want to miss out. Â But sometimes deadlines have unintended consequences. ... More >>
No Business Like Slow Business
The online world has compounded the need for speed. Just ask companies like Apple and Amazon who do business faster than the blink of an eye. Â They respond to customer complaints, provide provide top notch customer service, and put the right products in front of you. And you don’t even have to ask. But there are still some companies that don’t do that. Especially in the legal industry. ... More >>
The days are long but the years are short
Just spreading the word about a video I found online. It comes from the Happiness Project, which is a memoir of successful lawyer who spent a full year learning how to be happier.  In addition to coming up with a #1 New York Times bestseller it also recounts the author’s daily adventures and videos in pursuit of happiness. One lesson was on something a lot of MBAs are thinking about right now, as graduation approaches and people are making job decisions about what to do next. Work life balance. ... More >>
(Not) Trying to please everyone
There are plenty of reasons to please people around you, especially at work. Â You want your boss to be happy with your work. You want classmates and colleagues to enjoy working with you. You want people you’ve met to like you and maybe become friends. And you want people around you to generally think you are a good person. But I propose the idea that you should NOT try to please everyone. ... More >>
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