January 2011

Dethroning The King

It took only weeks for the reign of The King of Beers to end. After more than a century as an American icon in the beverage industry, Anheuser – Busch found itself swallowed whole by its competitor InBev. Find out why A-B lost its fight to survive when the Walker Speaker Series presents "Dethroning the King" by author Julie MacIntosh, January 19 at 6pm at a NEW venue, Winifred Moore Auditorium, Webster Hall. RSVP here. Can't join us? Watch it live here!

A Leadership Legacy

Every summer, Wilma Prifti made sure that dozens of Webster students lived the dream of a lifetime through success in Webster's International Business Internship Exchange (IBIE) program. She didn't leave home with them. But none of them traveled without taking Ms. Prifti's hopes, dreams and dedication packed in each of their suitcases. This year will be different. Read Leaving a Leadership Legacy.

HR in 2010: Resolutions Worth Keeping

The New Year brings the opportunity to replace rhetoric with action and bygone resolutions with results. As we all know, resolutions that don't create permanent change are really just fads by a different name. So what will you achieve in 2010? Learn how HR executives are moving on to impact core business strategy by taking their rightful place at the "strategic table".