Back in August, when we were being inundated with television, radio, and internet ads for back to school madness, I was in the midst of meeting with prospective, new APPEAL students here on campus.   After a quiet stretch in July, it made sense that new students would make their way to our offices on the ground level of Reid Castle.   Sometime in August, we all seem flip that switch from lazy summer mode to productive, school mode, regardless of our age and regardless of whether or not we are going back to school.   It’s just something that is ingrained in all of us as we have been conditioned and programmed from a young age to equate August (despite the oppressive heat and humidity) with back to school. Even with all of that programming and conditioning, though, adult students may have a different approach to back to school.   Many of those aforementioned prospective APPEAL students from August completed the application process and found themselves back to school, in an accelera

One of the interesting insights about great communication is that there are few secrets, it mostly seems like common sense but sometimes we forget, are too timid or careful, or have a political agenda to contend with. Here are my top ten suggestions for successful leadership communication.        1.       Talk to your team! Ask teammates, associates and subordinates how they are doing? Ask if they have what they need to their job. Ask what you, as the team leader, can do to help them. Say thank you often. Talks to others in your organization as well. Make friends with other departments. 2.        Listen when others are speaking. In fact, listen more than you speak.   Have a dialog with your team, coworkers subordinates don’t just give orders or tell others what to do. 3.        Leadership is everyone’s responsibility. If something isn’t working right, is broken, or you have an idea for improved efficiency, mention it to someone.  Don’t assume that others will because they

The Sports Business Management program has been active visiting companies and organizations worldwide. From horses at Belmont and Yonkers Raceway to cutting edge technologies, Dave and others including Mark Jeffers have canvassed the industry   to help facilitate jobs, internships, events and partnerships for Manhattanville. For example, the Mville athletics department has signed on to use a new technology that is detailed in the article below.    Live From NBA All-Star: RSPCT, SMT Take Shot-Tracking Graphics to Next Level on TNT’s Three-Point Contest Sensor and real-time graphic reveal shooting accuracy and patterns By  Jason Dachman, Chief Editor The RSPCT team at NBA All-Star: (from left) Oren Sadeh, Benjamin Zirman,  Leo Moravtchik, Oren Moravtchik, Mark Jeffers One of the highlights of Turner’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night coverage was the debut of a shot-tracking technology developed by Israeli startup RSPCT. Deployed for the Three-point Contest, RS