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Case Study: Helping the U.N. Keep the Peace

“People are more motivated than ever before, which has unquestionably led to improved delivery of the missions’ mandate.”

Staffing Field Missions Around the World
The United Nations Department of Field Support (UNDFS) manages personnel, finance, logistics, information and communication technology for United …

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Make sure your skill set can withstand the harshest critic

Raymond McGuire, head of Global Banking at Citi, recently offered sage career advice to students at Cornell’s Johnson School of Business. Several juicy takeaways:

“Make sure the standards you have for yourself are higher than anyone else’s standards for you.”
“You must …

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“Advanced” is the key word in Hospitality Revenue Management.

This isn’t your mother’s Revenue Management program, that’s for sure.

What does eCornell’s new certificate program Advanced Revenue Management: Pricing & Demand Strategies have that other programs don’t?

For starters, this certificate program was developed with one of the world’s leading authorities …

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Building a Global Talent Management Strategy

In today’s marketplace, going global is more necessity than luxury, as businesses regularly find customers, suppliers and partners from all over the map. That broader focus for business requires a global talent management strategy to properly support a global initiative.

We’ll …

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The Upsurge in Human Resources

Human resources as a profession is currently enjoying a bit of a renaissance. Traditional roles and job functions of HR managers and directors are being upended, as HR people are now increasingly playing leadership and strategic roles within their companies. …

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Transforming Your Workforce

eCornell invites you to participate in a complimentary webinar presented in partnership with Training Industry:

Learning Technologies: Transforming Your Workforce
presented Connie Malamed, publisher of “The E-Learning Coach” blog
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
1:00pm Eastern/10:00am Pacific

Can’t make it? You can still register and receive …

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Cornell Hotel School Partners Up for eCornell Scholarship Program

IDeaS Revenue Solutions and the Cornell School of Hotel Administration have announced the launch of the IDeaS Cornell Revenue Management Scholarship Program. The scholarship program offers hospitality professionals access to an online certificate and professional development opportunity in Revenue Management …

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Giving the Gift of Good Health

eCornell’s online Plant-based Nutrition Certificate was offered in VegNews’ Holiday Gift Guide for 2011.

No matter the time of year, good health is always in season. In addition to the Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Foundation …

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The Skills Gap Quandary Cont’d

U.S. unemployment is at 8.2%, yet 52% of U.S. companies report difficulty filling jobs.* I know, it’s hard to reconcile those numbers.

Given that, it’s even harder to account for this: Only 28% of U.S. companies are increasing training and development …

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Cornell Holds Hospitality Summit in Mumbai, India

The Cornell International Hospitality Summit in India India will feature the ninth edition of the Dean’s Leadership Series, a CEO Panel of four of the top hospitality executives in India.

Who should attend: Senior executives in hospitality, travel, tourism and real estate …

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Learning Technologies & Transforming Your Workforce

Join eCornell and Connie Malamed, industry veteran and publisher of the popular blogazine, The eLearning Coach, as she spotlights trends that have the potential to provide more meaningful and relevant learning experiences to your workforce.

This webinar will help your organization—from executives …

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Driving Innovation, Agility and High Performance

Want to know how Best Buy Canada and Reuters transformed their learning culture to became industry leaders in training and development?

Join Speakers Marjorie Van Roon, Best Buy Canada; Amy Thomson, Reuters and Joe DiDonato, Elearning! Media Group as they teach …

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