Pimberly Squared: A Journal of Professional Development and Personal Growth is a live, online journal containing; essays, lectures, podcasts, opinion, analysis and lessons from premier sources around the world intended to provide college students and alumni with knowledge rich resources to aid in their professional development and personal growth.
IN THIS MONTH'S INAUGURAL ISSUE
For the month of August, 2009:
* A lesson in life by The Economist Newspaper; Former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair, "What I've Learned."
Tony Blair reflects on the lessons of his decade as Britain's prime minister.
* An essay by Peter F. Drucker for the Harvard Business Review: "Managing Oneself."
"We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you’ve got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession—regardless of where you started out. But with opportunity comes responsibility. Companies today aren’t managing their knowledge workers’ careers. Rather, we must each be our own chief executive officer."
* An article for professional development, "Ten Golden Rules for Organizing Projects for Success" by Nang Moe Aung for Knol.
According to KPMG's International 2002-2003 Programme Management Survey, the average cost of project failure world-wide for the past 12 months was 10.4 Million US dollar. One top reason for project failures is poor project management. It is very evident that successful projects cannot happen by chance. We definitely need to design and organize projects for success. Based on our experience, here are the Ten Golden Rules of Organizing Projects for Success.
* Finding inspiration is an essay by Andrew Sullivan for This I Believe entitled, "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
I believe in life. I believe in treasuring it as a mystery that will never be fully understood, as a sanctity that should never be destroyed, as an invitation to experience now what can only be remembered tomorrow...
* A lecture via TED Talks by behavioral economist Dan Ariely on "our buggy moral code."
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it's OK to cheat or steal (sometimes). Clever studies help make his point that we're predictably irrational -- and can be influenced in ways we can't grasp.
* A debate; "What Is a Masters Degree Worth" by The New York Times.
Room for Debate recently published two forums on the burdens of student loans, and heard from a lot of former students, parents, professors and others who shared personal horror stories, blunt advice and critical observations about higher education.
* Weekly Podcasts from Peter Day's World of Business for the BBC.
This weeks featured podcasts include; InBiz: Let’s Start a Bank and GlobalBiz: Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club.
* Weekly Podcasts, From Scratch, a weekly radio show about the entrepreneurial life.
It’s hard enough for an entrepreneur to launch one successful business, but Jessica’s guest, Sir Richard Branson, has launched over 200.
* A commentary John Rice for CNN: Minority execs ready to step up and lead.
- Story Highlights
- John Rice: President Obama is stressing need for national service
- He says there's a huge need for leaders in the nonprofit world
- Rice: It's crucial to train leaders from minority communities
- He says these leaders can help change communities in desperate need
* Analysis of a current event by Dr. Fareed Zakaria, PhD, "The Wall Isn't Falling." Historical parallels don't work in Iran.
* An opinion by The Economist Newspaper, "The Arab world: Waking from it's sleep."
A quiet revolution has begun in the Arab world; it will be complete only when the last failed dictatorship is voted out.
* For the small business, an article by Diana Ransom for The Wall Street Journal, "Five Alternative Sources of Funding."
* Guidance for your career in these turbulent times in an article by Alexandra Levit for The Wall Street Journal, "What's in Your Future?"
* Book reviews: Anatomy of Evil and Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle.
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