The Art of Listening

Kosta Ligris

CEO | Founder @ Stavvy | EIR – Sr. Lecturer @ MIT

August 23, 2019

“One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say.” – Bryant H. McGill

Much has been said and written …

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MIT Sloan in the News: Labor Day

MIT Sloan in the News | August 28, 2024

In honor of Labor Day, MIT Sloan in the News is highlighting some of our media coverage on the future of work from over the past year — with insights from faculty and …

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Why Sales Can and Should Be Part of Every Top School MBA’s Career Journey: A MIT Sloan Career Development Office Q&A with Frank Cespedes, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School  

Q.  Consulting, finance and tech sectors continue to attract the most elite MBA students. What is the reality for employers seeking to hire students interested in business development and sales-related roles at their firms?

A. (Cespedes) At first glance, it …

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Q&A with Jim Swanson, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson

With companies across industries using generative AI to overcome enterprise-level business challenges, what training is necessary to ensure employee readiness? In the latest installment of the MIT Career Development Office Q&A, we discussed this topic and more with Johnson & …

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Boston Career Fair Calendar by College to Climate

Boston Career Fair Calendar by College to Climate

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Making This Tiny Change In How You Use Social Networks Will Make You 98% More Successful Than Your Peers

Your Tango | The Ghana Report | 1/20/2024

The old saying goes, “It’s not what you know, but who.” The idea is that personal connections are more responsible for professional success than merit or ability. It’s certainly observable in cases of nepotism …

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Creating a Career Vision for Your Life | LiveCareer

LiveCareer Staff Writer | LiveCareer

Remember when you were a kid and adults used to ask you what you wanted to be when you grew up? Are you still searching for the answer to that question years or decades later? Are …

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CDO’s Top 10 for 2023

Looking back at 2023, we celebrate the CDO team’s outstanding achievements, propelling Sloanie careers forward.

Here’s a sampling of what we have accomplished together, presented in no particular order:

Engaged 200+ MIT Sloan alumni in career programming, from Career Core …

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Announcing the 2023-2024 MBA Employment Report

The 2023-2024 MBA Employment Report featuring employment outcomes for the MBA Class of 2023 and internship data for the MBA Class of 2024 is now available on our Employment Reports page.

Candidates from the Classes of 2023 and 2024 accepted …

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The Lowdown with Professors Lo and Rigobon: Follow Up (Video & Slides)

Thank you for joining us for The Lowdown with Professors Lo and Rigobon: Making Sense of Financial Markets, the Global Economy and Career Strategies in Turbulent Times. A huge thank you to Professors Lo and Rigobon for sharing their expertise …

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