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Winter reading: Career planning for people who are age 50+

If you need or want a change, check out this winter reading list to reflect and plan for that new life phase and reimagine your life.

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Is now the best time? Questions to ask yourself before applying to the Executive MBA Metro NY program

Is Johnson’s Executive MBA Metro NY program right for you? Ask yourself these questions to see whether this program fits with your life and career goals.

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MBA Women in Investing: Ramona Persaud discusses uncertainty, change, and career success

For Ramona Persaud, a speaker at the MBA Women in Investing Conference, constant change and uncertainty growing up helped propel her to career success.

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Entrepreneurs roundtable discussion focuses on communication

The Pillsbury Institute entrepreneurs roundtable featured CEOs, academics, students, and others well-versed in working with new businesses.

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Johnson School

Changing careers: My transition from Starwood to Amazon

Executive MBA Americas alumnus Nasser Nammari explains how earning an MBA helped him change careers and transition from Starwood to Amazon.

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Dyson School

Research Recap: The cost of financially sustainable coffee production in Latin America

Dyson School professor Miguel Gómez co-authors Fair Trade USA and Cornell University study: Cost of Sustainable Production.

Noteworthy: Sunita Sah in HBR on product information and consumer behavior
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Noteworthy: Sunita Sah in HBR on product information and consumer behavior

A lack of transparency about negative facts doesn’t bother customers as much as you might expect, according to the Johnson’s Sunita Sah.

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Benefits of a team-based executive MBA program

The attitude that I see in my class overall can be described as this: “We may have all come in on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”

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Park Perspectives: Mastering influence in our summer internships

“Tell me about a time you influenced others.” It’s a classic MBA internship interview question—here’s how we prepared and practiced this summer.