Jeff Haanen
Banking Alone

  Recently I received an urgent plea from Mike, a young investment banker in New York. Mike had just graduated with his BA in financial economics from Columbia University. Having read my review of Kevin Roose’s Young Money, he knew that investment banking meant 100 hour work weeks, acidic professional environments, and often working for […]

Interview with Barry Rowan: Bringing Meaning to Work

This post is related to our upcoming business forum “Taking Your Soul to Work.” Join us Thursday, November 19, 6-9 p.m. as we explore how our spiritual lives can grow in the midst of workplace challenges. This interview is excerpted from Ethix, a publication of the Center for Integrity in Business in the School of Business and […]

Steven Strott
Intergenerational Friendship

  Take a second and picture some of your closest friends. Now think of people who have served as your most influential mentors. I’d be willing to bet that with few exceptions, the same faces didn’t appear as both “friends” and “mentors.” In all likelihood, most of your friends shared experiences with you in the […]