When I was working on my MBA, I wanted to study abroad to develop a global business mindset, but no such program existed at that time. I had taken an Introduction to Spanish course, and my professor, Dr. Armando Payas, invited me to go to Spain for a summer study...
Walt Conn spends a lot of time on airplanes. The 1985 Harbert accounting alumnus is Global Chief Operating Officer—Quality, Risk and Regulatory for KPMG. As a top executive at one of the world’s leading professional services firms, he stays on the move. That’s hardly...
That’s right. No streaming devices. No live classes on your phone. Heck, way before CDs. Before there was a Harbert College, distance learning started with VHS tapes and a VCR. (That’s a “video cassette recorder” for those of you who were born after 1995.)...
As business expands globally, so much rests on the ability of people from different cultures and countries to communicate faster than ever. But emphatic messages often dissolve into confusion. What begins as a significant conversation never reaches the other side of...
In 1943, shortly after the German Blitzkrieg destroyed the Common Chamber of Parliament, Winston Churchill said, “We shape our buildings and afterwards, our buildings shape us.” Churchill was referring to the U-shaped layout of the Chamber, which enables parliamentary...
