Articles from March 2023

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Storytelling for Business Leadership Development

Monday, March 13, 2023
In the new Story Lab at the University of Iowa business school, students learn to craft and deliver compelling stories to help them stand out when connecting with recruiters and employers, as well as future colleagues.
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Spooks in your machine: rise in WFH monitoring drives dissent

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
When staff began working remotely, early in the Covid crisis, employers rushed to install monitoring systems to keep an eye on them. But researchers like Tippie's Jennifer Nahrgang are now warning that these programs can make employees less productive.
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Two Tippie professors win 2023 Early Career Scholar Awards

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Assistant Professor of Business Analytics Beste Basciftci and Assistant Professor of Finance Jiajie Xu were selected for Early Career Scholar Awards from the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Research.
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Introducing ChatGPT

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
ChatGPT is already changing business and higher education, so Tippie students are learning how to use it in a classroom assignment.
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Helping nurses and employees cope with negative interactions

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Healthcare workers are dealing with a ton of burnout from the pandemic, and a lot of nurses say they're dealing with patients who just don't treat them all that well. A new study from Tippie's Amy Colbert is trying to find ways for them to cope with the extra stresses.
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UI conducts study on 'boomerang employees' reentering previous jobs

Tuesday, March 7, 2023
The 'Great Resignation' prompted many employees to quit to their jobs in pursuit of new and different ventures. Now, those employees are going back to those same positions and Tippie's Chad Van Iddekinge is studying them.
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Tippie economics students win business case competition

Friday, March 3, 2023
A team of Tippie College of Business economics students captured first place in the University of Nebraska’s Tenaska Business Challenge case competition the weekend of Feb. 25 in Lincoln.
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Making the most of your third act

Retirement may sound like a relaxing dream, but it’s not an easy transition for everyone. This edition of Talk of Iowa features Tippie Assistant Professor Yiduo Shao to discuss not only when it's time to retire but also how to do it well.
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Four experts share their strategies for widening the risk and insurance talent pipeline

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Ask most people working in risk management and insurance how they found their way to the industry, and they’ll probably say something to the effect of “I just kind of fell into it.” Soon, responses to that same question may be very different.