Stanford Business

MAY 2006

FEATURES

The Half-Truths of Leadership
Leaders have far less control over organizations than people believe, but they can be more effective if they understand leadership myths and use them to their organizations'' advantage. [Details]

Hands Across the Water
Forty-four MBA students spent last summer interning for corporations and nonprofits outside the United States. The experiences were brief but enriching for both interns and hosting organizations. [Details]

Say Goodbye to Mr. Tough Guy
Advertising executive Peter Georgescu, MBA '63, brought us the "softer side of Sears." Now, he says modern market conditions will force American companies to "say goodbye to Mr. Tough Guy." [Details]

Love Letters: Retainers, Rebuttals, and Recriminations
An MBA pokes fun at business correspondence with a JD. [Details]

Lydia Gartrell, MBA '92
Her parents never put a limit on what was possible so building megastores is all in a day's work. [Details]

Paul Kaufmann, MBA'63
He knew his ancestors had connections to the composer, but he did not expect to inherit a box of bones labeled "Beethoven." [Details]

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Summer internships
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Photo by
Peter Stembler

SPREADSHEET: WHAT'S UP

Ginger Soup, Prawns and Tofu for the Soul
The first MBA Iron Chef competition proves students can cook.

New Institute for Future Google Guys
A new institute for graduate students with entrepreneurial ideas opens June 25.

MISS THESE STORIES?

Silver Screen Activist
Jeff Skoll, MBA '95, has created his own film company with an eye to producing four to six features annually, choosing titles to support his interest in solving social problems. [Details]

Designing Stanford's d-school
A multidisciplinary endeavor to use design to change human behavior, the d-school includes the Business School's James Patell on its founding faculty. [Details]

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COLUMNS

Kathleen O'Toole, Editor
Robert Joss, Dean

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