The Week That Was

Here were the top five stories from CLOmedia.com for the week of March 7.

Here were the top five stories on CLOmedia.com for the week of March 7.

  1. When Emotions Hijack Your Rational Response: Brain research can help decipher the reason behind those awful, eyebrow-raising office gaffes.
  2. Create a ‘Name It to Claim It’ Culture: Leaders can produce big benefits when they promote a strong sense of employee ownership and accountability for career development.
  3. How Executive Education Is Embracing Diversity: Diversity is far from black and white these days, and programs like those at UCLA’s Anderson School are taking a multidimensional approach to development.
  4. Learning Leaders as Brand Ambassadors: Creating a strong corporate brand requires a strong learning foundation.
  5. The Problem With Executive Education: Custom programs are addressing many of the business community’s long-standing complaints about academia.

In Other News …

Fast Company explores whether women are opting out of management before getting hired.

NASA’s bug repellent aims to save airlines millions in fuel cost, Bloomberg Business reports.

… and in “MFA vs. CIA,” featured in Lapham’s Quarterly, a writer considers an alternate life as an undercover agent.