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Integrity of the Ascent

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Throughout our lives we may ascend to many summits. These climbs have unique challenges that require us to prepare and approach each one differently.

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Getting to the Core

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Rethinking Undergraduate Education

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Beyond Juggling

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Finding a Work-Life Balance

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Life is Like a Startup Venture

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Commencement—or the ability to begin or start something—is a vital part of life. Boris Pasternak, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet, once described the talent and art of writing as “boldness in the face of the blank sheet.”

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Outside the Tanner

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Inside the Tanner Building they’re professors who teach finance, ethics, marketing, accounting, and a host of other subjects. But, have you ever wondered what these notable professors do in their spare time?

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Exercising Righteous Influence

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In an episode of M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter is called to Seoul and leaves Hawkeye in charge. Hawkeye, who instinctively challenges authority, experiences what it’s like to be in charge, and on several occasions, he oversteps his authority. When Potter returns, he sits down with Hawkeye and B.J., who are feuding about B.J. violating one of Hawkeye’s orders. Potter lets the two surgeons go at each other and remains quiet until Hawkeye tries to enlist his support. “Why aren’t you helping me?” Hawkeye asks. “You should be in the middle of this. You’re the commander.”

Faculty Research

Consulting with Family Businesses

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Looking at Unique Challenges

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True Blue Through & Through

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In a recent conversation with President Gordon B. Hinckley, I described a difficult decision I had made at work—one I should have made sooner. “President, I just wish I were smarter,” I confessed.

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Personal Insurance: Preparing For the Unexpected

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This is the second of a five-part personal financial planning series sponsored by the Peery Institute of Financial Services. The next installment, addressing property, casualty, and health insurance, will appear in the Summer 2005 issue.

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The Silver Fund

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Second-year MBA students have the opportunity to manage the Marriott School’s $1.4 million stock portfolio—and although it’s called the Silver Fund, it mostly sees green.

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Making Teams Work

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Against all odds, the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team stole the gold medal at the 1980 Winter games in Lake Placid, New York. The squad of amateurs knocked off Finland in the finals, clasping the gold and earning the title "The Miracle on Ice."

Alumni Experiences

How Do You Balance the Demands of Family, Church, and Career?

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There are no easy fixes to maintaining a workable balance between family and career; it is always a struggle. I have found that this sort of balance can only be achieved through clear focus and relentless personal discipline.

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Mark Willes

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Ahead of the Times

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Success and Personal Peace

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Five Keys to Success