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Lew Platt shares leadership lessons and ethical vision
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Lew Platt WG '66, current non-executive Chairman of Boeing, former Chairman and CEO of HP, and former CEO of Kendall-Jackson Wines, continued his exemplary service to the Wharton community with a full day of leadership learning. Mr. Platt's lectures to three sections of MGMT 652 and to the general Wharton community reflected the lessons he learned during his remarkable career and reinforced two important messages, "Leadership can be learned" and "Ethics is the cornerstone of leadership.
WWW: the daily guide
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You can just feel it. From the pasty, sun starved undergrads exposing themselves out on College Green, to the now uncomfortably warm rancid steam outlets on Walnut Street that those of us from more temperate climates secretly cherished during the winter: spring has sprung eternal within the halls of Huntsman.
Wharton students meet with Estee Lauder Management
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Clinique did not become The Skincare Authority by accident. It is a brand nurtured by leading beauty executives who constantly innovate their product and marketing because in prestige cosmetics, "newness is everything." Wharton Fashion and Luxury Industries Club members had a unique opportunity to spend an afternoon with Estee Lauder Business Development, Global Marketing, and Global Operations executives on Friday, April 1st in Estee Lauder's Fifth Avenue Corporate Headquarters.
Entrepreneur's Corner: "My Wharton E-Club experience" - An interview with Petros Sakkis
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What made you run for President of the Wharton E-Club? Did you know what you were getting into? Jeremy and Bertrand (co-presidents 2003-4) had built a great platform for the club and I wanted to make sure we kept that momentum going. Specifically, I wanted the club's activities to be more visible, both to its members and to our other classmates.
Students help AIDS education in S. Africa
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Thirty-two percent of the population of Port Elizabeth is HIV positive and some say the actual number for the surrounding townships may reach the frightening fifty percent threshold. But beyond the numbers, there are real people. The people of South Africa, orphans left behind and the individuals who will need to build the future of a nation hit by the most deadly disease in African history.
Wharton Welcome Weekend 2005: Inside Wharton
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This Thursday, April 14th, almost 700 admitted students will descend upon Huntsman Hall for the 11th annual Wharton Welcome Weekend (WWW). Originally conceived by the Dean's Graduate Advisory Board in 1994, Welcome Weekend has become the largest and most important admissions event of the year.
Wharton Crew: Confessions of a Crew Club Officer
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Research Associate Amrita Kasthurirangan prepared this case as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. "Stop the boat!" "Weigh enough!" "Mother of God, square your blades NOW!" The boat shuddered to a halt just ahead of the foot of the bridge and the crew exhaled.