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Eurozone at 21: A Monetary Union Without Growth?
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0178-EEconomicsThis case addresses the troubles facing the eurozone in early 2021. Was the area doomed to low (or no) growth? Had the eurozone’s high-profile financial crises in Greece, Ireland, and Cyprus given way to the type of slow rotting of society that leads to revolutions? Was the COVID-19 pandemic the final nail in the union’s coffin? Or would the pandemic, notwithstanding the enormous and devastating toll on the union’s citizens, jar the eurozone out ...Starting at €8.20
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Global Asset Allocation: Investing in a Time of Debt, Supply Shocks, and Quantitative Tightening
Warnock, Francis E.; Wurster, LizCase DARDEN-GEM-0215-EEconomicsIn early 2023, pension fund manager Lynda Chen was troubled. She knew how important portfolio returns were for the pension’s finances. The fund’s assets ensure the pension’s health, as portfolio returns prefund the cost of the benefits the pension pays out to members. Built into Chen’s pension calculations was a 6.5% expected return, which, relative to other pension funds, was conservative. But in this world of massive debt levels, a series of ad...Starting at €8.20
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Fed Listens Meets an Inflation Surge
Warnock, Francis E.Case DARDEN-GEM-0210-EEconomicsAfter the final Federal Open Market Committee meeting of 2022, Jay Powell paused to consider the past and prospective paths for the US Federal Reserve (the Fed). Entering 2023, Powell had three not-unrelated issues on his mind. First, in 2019 the Fed launched its first-ever comprehensive public review of the monetary policy framework it employs to achieve maximum employment and price stability. During this review, Powell and the Fed considered es...Starting at €8.20
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La evaluación eficaz de la comunicación hablada: Una lista de control para evaluar el discurso de un orador
Neill, Conor; Mueck, Florian; Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-92Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementUna parte importante de la comunicación persuasiva es el desarrollo de una capacidad propia para mejorar continuamente como comunicador. El "feedback" inmediato y específico es necesario para llegar a ser un orador verdaderamente bueno. La evaluación eficaz es un aspecto importante. A medida que usted gana en habilidad para evaluar a los demás, es cada vez más capaz de solicitar "feedback" sobre su propia oratoria.Starting at €8.20
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Soft Power and Personal Magnetism: Brendan Bracken
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-136-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People Management: If one has professional credibility and is charming and articulate, does personal credibility, in so far as one's private life is concerned, really matter in the long run? This case is not only about the balance between professional and personal credibility; it also covers the importance of perception in the communication process. The world has known many great survivors and certainly our protagonist in this case, Brendan Bracken, was one of th...Starting at €8.20
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Building a 'Grand' Style: The John F. Kennedy's Experience
Leggett, Brian O'Connor; Salvia, A.Case DPO-103-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementThe Kennedy case is about how someone who was uneasy speaking in public became one of the best-remembered political orators of the 20th century. Kennedy worked hard to develop his oratorical abilities, while learning to turn controversy to advantage and polishing his networking skills. The case also deals with the advent of TV debates and audience management. Finally, it looks at examples of Kennedy's grand style: his inaugural address and his Be...Starting at €8.20
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Persuasion: An Overview
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-46-ELeadership and People ManagementIn today's companies, the ability to communicate persuasively has become an essential skill. Gone are the days of hierarchical organizations in which information was delivered top-down, and there was little need to win over superiors and colleagues with your ideas and opinions. All that has changed, says Prof. Brian Leggett, who has recently published a book entitled, "Developing Your Persuasive Edge". In this article, he outlines the three key e...Starting at €8.20
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Audience-Building for Speeches
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-37-ELeadership and People ManagementClassical rhetoric tells us that we can partly construct our audiences before we get to our feet. Seldom is there a situation when we know absolutely nothing about them. We can do this through the way we select and deploy our arguments and the emotional environment we create in order to meet their needs. However, where an issue and its solution are common to the whole audience, we don't have a problem of audience building. On the other hand, wher...Starting at €8.20
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Integrity: The Link Between Personal and Professional Credibility
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorTechnical Note DPON-29-ELeadership and People ManagementIf someone even indirectly implies that we lack "integrity", we bristle. Why? Is there something innate that tells us that others feel we are not trustworthy? The insinuation that we can't be trusted creates a negative feeling inside most people. It is insulting, as we feel we have belittled ourselves in some way. Certainly in many respects integrity is a very personal thing. But it is also something that society is interested in, as witnessed by...Starting at €8.20
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A Case about Integrity: Scent of a Woman
Leggett, Brian O'ConnorCase DPO-71-ELeadership and People ManagementWatching an Al Pacino film is always an exhilarating experience. In his Oscar-winning film "Scent of a Woman", Al Pacino, playing the part of a blind, retired US army colonel, turns up at the school of his newly found friend to support him during a school disciplinary hearing. The colonel, obviously a man who has courted fame but has been far from honest in his dealings, comes to help a kid he has only met a few days before. So why the sudden cha...Starting at €8.20