Working internationally means more than just learning how to sleep on long-haul flights or trying new foods. According to Jeanne Hecht, chief operating officer of Median Technologies, working around the globe requires self-awareness, a knowledge of other cultures and, more … Read more

What keeps the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency up at night? Michael Hayden answered that question at the annual Weatherspoon Lecture on Feb. 1 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler … Read more

Audra Gaiziunas is brewing her own destiny and elevating the craft beer industry along the way. She’s made it her job to help craft beer brewers understand and execute business plans while tending to their art. “I possess the insight, … Read more

To compete globally, business leaders need to have the right balance of knowledge, attitudes and skills, Jeffrey Schomburger told students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School. “Too often you have global travelers, but not … Read more

David Ravenscraft is a case study on how professors can have an impact through the academic trifecta of research, teaching and service. “For nearly 100 years, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Business School has thrived because … Read more

Paolo Fulghieri knows what it means when the light bulb goes on for a student. The finance professor has witnessed it firsthand with his Executive MBA (EMBA) and PhD students. “Students will say, ‘I don’t feel like an alien anymore … Read more

Few people have made critical decisions about U.S. domestic policy and then gone on to make equally critical decisions about the nation’s foreign policy. Former U.S. Senator and ambassador to China Jim Sasser has done both, pushing through fiscal reform … Read more

You might describe Arvind Malhotra as the stereotypical absent-mind professor. When he’s not teaching, you’ll find him immersed in research about business innovation. But if you want to call him, you might have to use his wife’s phone number because he’s lost … Read more

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumnus Scott Quilty knows first-hand how warfare tears communities apart. News agencies frequently report dramatic images of violence and combat, but for people living in wartorn regions, the challenges continue even if they … Read more

Nearly two billion people around the world live in slum housing, and more than 100 million are homeless, but Habitat for Humanity is determined to change that. Its vision: to help create a world where everyone has a decent place to live. … Read more