“Think of your [fellow men] like unto yourselves, and be familiar with all and free with your substance, that they may be rich like unto you. But before ye seek for riches . . . seek ye for the intent to do good—to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the…
Category: Optimism
What Keeps You Going? Insights from Darden’s Global Conference
At Darden’s Global Conference, business experts from diverse corporations shared insights they gleaned from doing business in tough environments. When asked what kept them going through hard times, here is what they keynote speakers and panelists had to say: Revel in the “Strength Training” Chika Umeadi, Co-founder of Tiphub in Nigeria, has developed a…
7 Skills of an Effective Leader in Social Impact and Sustainability
As befits the immersive culture of Darden, we enjoyed a thought-provoking discussion panel on sustainability on our second day of school. Five Darden alumni shared their insights on working in social impact across many industries and functions. Toward the end of the conversation, these leaders of social impact and sustainability shared their best insights…
Can This One Professor Rescue Europe?
Alberto Alemmano’s life mission is to promote civic engagement in the European Union. His recent Coursera class solicits the attention of bright, young minds who are eager to learn and change the world. Alberto Alemanno is a man on a mission. His goal is nothing short of saving the European continent, and in just…
Painful Revolution: The Music Industry is Neither Dead nor Dying
Music: the Most Hotly-Debated Art Form Have you noticed that people have stronger opinions about music than any other art form? You’ll never hear people debating the true purpose of painting or dance the way you’ll watch them hashing it out over music. Movies as take a distant second place on the heated…