Melody Walker

How to Make New Friends Working in London

It’s not always easy to make new friends when you start a job, particularly in somewhere like London where people lead busy lives and often isolate themselves from new relationships, a little wary of strangers. Often, what can make the difference about ho... Read >

New certificate program designed for non-finance professionals

Whether you need to fine tune your finance skills or confront a fear of finance strategies, the new Financial Skills for General Managers certificate program offered by the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis is an excellent opportu... Read >

New Olin Business School guide promotes CEO videos as strategic change tool

Imagine telling your boss that the plan to re-organize your department is wrong-headed via a secured anonymous e-mail and he responds to your concern in a video message delivered to everyone in the company. Fiction? No, it’s called “ChangeCasting" and a n... Read >

Olin Business School Leaders in Summit probes hot topics for today’s top managers

Black swans, green coal and a blueprint to reduce uncertainty were just a few of the topics discussed during the second annual Leaders in Business Summit Sept. 28 hosted by Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis and Deloitte & Touche. ... Read >

Olin Launches Executive Education Courses to Navigate 'New Normal' Economy

The Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis is launching three new open enrollment certificate programs designed to equip mid and senior level managers with the skills and strategies needed to meet the challenges of the ‘new normal' eco... Read >

Olin Business School students learn entrepreneurship by working abroad

Entrepreneurship is a global phenomenon and to prove it 11 Olin Business School students traveled to Hungary in May to work with start-up companies in Budapest. The trip is an integral part of Clifford Holekamp's course, "Danube Venture Consulting Prog... Read >

What’s Your Problem? Identifying it Correctly is Essential to An Effective Management Solution

For more than a year, seismic shifts in the global economy have sent shock waves through C-suites in companies around the world. According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the recession is probably over. Yet business leaders still face a slew of ... Read >

Olin Business School launches Competition for Journalists

"Strategic change" is the focus of a new journalism prize that aims to raise awareness of what makes successful companies tick. The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis announces the creation of the Olin Corporate Strategy Prize with... Read >

Undergrads, Executive MBA Students tackle campus parking problem with green solutions

Students, faculty, staff, visitors and neighbors vie for parking spots on and near urban campuses everywhere. At Washington University in St. Louis, teams of Olin Business School students have tackled the parking dilemma with an eye on the environment a... Read >

Sports management course for MBA Programs at Olin features all-star speakers

Multi-million dollar contracts in professional sports are the norm these days, but what about the back office? Who's on first when it comes to negotiating those contracts and coming up with the game plan for a team franchise? Students at the Olin Bu... Read >