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Meet 4 Senior Leaders and Tuck AMP Alumni Driving Change at Their Organizations

By Tuck Executive Education

Four alumni of the Advancement Management Program offered by Tuck Executive Education reflect on the program’s profound impact, from cultivating strategic mindsets to driving organizational performance.

Propel Yourself—and Your Organization—Forward: Get to Know Tuck AMP through 3 Alumni

By Tuck Executive Education

Three alumni of the Advancement Management Program offered by Tuck Executive Education reflect on the program’s profound impact, from cultivating strategic mindsets to driving organizational performance.

Wells Fargo Expands Its Commitment to Tuck Diversity Business Programs

By Kristin Maffei

Wells Fargo is expanding its longstanding commitment to diversity-focused executive education through a new Tuck Executive Education program, Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions (NSCD).

New Tuck Advanced Management Program Curriculum Addresses Emerging Business Challenges

By Rachel Hastings

In 2023, Tuck Advanced Management Program (AMP) participants will build new capabilities to meet emerging challenges head-on through a newly retooled curriculum.

From Business Bridge to the Advanced Management Program: Evan Woolley

By Rachel Hastings

For Evan Woolley, who attended Tuck Business Bridge in 2004, returning to Hanover for the Tuck Advanced Management Program in 2022 was a full-circle moment. 

Leading with a Compassion Strategy: Curiosity

By Belinda H.Y. Chiu

Curiosity enables leaders to cultivate a deep awe and appreciation for the entirety of a system that their decisions impact. Together with centeredness and courage, the three dimensions of the Compassion Strategy enable leaders to strategize and rebuild an ecosystem that is generative for all to flourish. 

Working on the Business, Not for the Business: Lamar Tyler DBP’19

By Rachel Hastings

Lamar Tyler, founder of Tyler New Media, learned foundational business tenants during his time at the Tuck Diversity Business Programs, helping him develop a broader view of his goals.

Leading with a Compassion Strategy: Courage

By Belinda H.Y. Chiu

In the third installment of her series on compassionate leadership, Belinda H.Y. Chiu explores courage, bringing together authentic integrity, healthy conflict, and compassionate candor. 

Leading with a Compassion Strategy: Centeredness

By Belinda H.Y. Chiu

In the second installment of her series on compassionate leadership, Belinda H.Y. Chiu explores centeredness, bringing together intentional focus, purposeful play, and active agency.

A Winding Road: Russell Worth Parker TNS’19

By Tuck Executive Education

Veteran and writer Russell Worth Parker reflects on his time at Tuck Next Step.

Bringing the Olympic Spirit to Entrepreneurship: Molly Schaus TNS’21

By Rachel Hastings

At Tuck Next Step, Olympian Molly Schaus gained the tools to speak the language of business and to further analyze its operations and opportunities, which in turn increased her confidence.

From the Navy to the Corporate World: Matt Zarcone TNS’21

By Rachel Hastings

Matt Zarcone entered Tuck Next Step with a clear intention to not just learn, but to apply his learnings, and found that the program immediately changed how he approached his role as senior program engineer at Persistent Systems.

Learning to Ask the Right Questions: Gloria Ayoade TNS’19

By Rachel Hastings

Area operations manager for Amazon Logistics Gloria Ayoade reflects on her experience at Tuck Next Step.

Wells Fargo Announces 2022 Scholarship Program for Diverse Businesses

By Kristin Maffei

Wells Fargo announced the Wells Fargo Scholarship Fund for Diverse Businesses in collaboration with the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. The $100,000 program creates 24 scholarships for Tuck Diversity Business Programs.

Two Decades on, Northrop Grumman Celebrates the Impact of the Tuck Diversity Business Programs

By Rachel Hastings

Since 2001 Northrop Grumman has sent more than 100 companies through the Tuck Diversity Business Programs, most of which remain within its supplier network to this day.

Leading with a Compassion Strategy

By Belinda H.Y. Chiu

Belinda H.Y. Chiu, a trainer and strategist who frequently teaches in Tuck Executive Education programs, explores her new framwork for future-proofing organizations, the Compassion Strategy, in this four-part series.

TIAA Expands Commitment to Business Diversity with Tuck Diversity Business Program Scholarship

By Rachel Hastings

This year TIAA took its commitment to diverse businesses to the next level by announcing the TIAA Scholarship Fund for Diverse Businesses. This program creates 20 scholarships that will enable certified minority, women, veteran, LGBTQIA+, and disabled entrepreneurs to attend one of the Tuck Diversity Business Programs

Tuck Executive Education Welcomes New Associate Director

By Kristin Maffei

Miguel Ramirez has joined the Tuck Executive Education team as associate director of business leadership programs.

Professor Sydney Finkelstein Launches New Online Courses

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck Executive Education is proud to announce the launch of our first specialization with Coursera, Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision Making for Work and Life.

SheaMoisture to Offer Scholarships for 2022 Diversity Business Program

By Kristin Maffei

SheaMoisture, the leading multi-cultural beauty and personal care brand has renewed its partnership with Tuck Diversity Business Programs for its seventh year.

Adapting to a Shifting Energy Industry with the NEFI Energy Leaders Program

By Rachel Hastings

High-impact remote learning connects business executives with Dartmouth College faculty

Tuck Executive Education Launches Online Alumni Community

By Kristin Maffei

The new myTUCKExecEd platform will facilitate connections between program alumni.

With a Strategy Developed at Tuck, CEO Paddy O’Hagan Takes Neueda to the Next Level

By Rachel Hastings

For Neueda CEO Paddy O’Hagan, the Tuck’s Advanced Management Program (AMP) provided both the impetus to think bigger and the concrete tools to turn aspiration into reality.

The Re-Entry Process: Returning to Work After a Tuck Executive Education Program

By Rachel Hastings

What does the first Monday back at work after the Tuck Leadership and Strategic Impact Program look like? Armed with a new perspective, participants find that the mechanisms driving—or limiting—forward movement are suddenly clear.

Bringing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Corporate Leadership: Patricia Cornet

By Rachel Hastings

For Bristol Myers Squibb's Patricia Cornet, Building a Successful Diverse Business delivered not only insight into the value of a diverse supply chain but also an unexpected shift in her perspective on running a department at the global pharmaceutical company.

Integrating Authentic Leadership with Growth: Eileen Mastrio

By Rachel Hastings

During the Leadership and Strategic Impact Program (LSI), Eileen Mastrio of MassMutual was challenged to move beyond her comfort zone and grow as a leader.

Trilantic North America and Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business to Launch Executive Education Program to Advance Gender Equity in Private Markets

By Tuck Executive Education

Program will train private markets firms to make progress toward gender equity, women’s empowerment and diverse leadership in the sector.

ExecOnline Partners with Tuck Executive Education to Bring New Leadership Development Experiences to World’s Top Companies

By Kristin Maffei

The first series of three experiences offered by Tuck Executive Education and ExecOnline will focus on strategic communication, a critical challenge for current and future business leaders across the world.

Tuck’s Virtual Peer Sharing Groups Help Learning and Development Professionals Navigate ‘New Normal’

By Betsy Vereckey

When the COVID-19 pandemic started unfolding in 2020, Tuck’s Executive Education team immediately began to think about how it could best support its network of partners. How could Tuck help them navigate change during these unprecedented times, especially individuals in leadership roles who now had the added challenge of managing their entire teams remotely?

Tuck Diversity Business Programs and NMSDC Partner to Help Diverse Business Owners

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck Diversity Business Programs and the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) have formed a partnership to support the growth of Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) across the country.

Retail Business Services Announces Scholarships for 20 Black-Owned Suppliers

By Kristin Maffei

Entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to build their businesses through Tuck Diversity Business Programs

Tuck Executive Education’s First-Ever Virtual Diversity Program a Success

By Betsy Vereckey

For 40 years, Tuck’s Diversity Business Programs have been providing entrepreneurs with valuable, real world skills they need to build and grow their businesses. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tuck’s Executive Education team realized that it would be impossible to hold the autumn 2020 program on campus for safety reasons.

Tuck Executive Education Successfully Delivers First-Ever Fully Virtual Leadership and Strategic Impact Program (LSI)

By Betsy Vereckey

In late October, participants gathered for Tuck’s first-ever virtual LSI program, taught by Tuck’s preeminent thought leaders who combine academic expertise with strong industry experience and context.

Bringing Opportunity to his Community: Bob Wallace T’84 DBP’98 ’01

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck alumnus and Baltimore mayoral candidate Bob Wallace seeks to bring jobs and opportunity to his hometown using some of the lessons he learned during the Tuck Diversity Business Programs.

Accelerating Upward: Jennifer J. Walker DBP’19

By Kristin Maffei

Jennifer J. Walker, owner and president of Watearth, reflects on her experience during Building a Successful Diverse Business in November of 2019, and how it prepared her for the challenges that most small businesses faced in 2020.

Looking Back on 40 Years of Tuck Diversity Business Programs

By Lydia Herndon

Tuck Diversity Business Programs have been delivering life-changing business education to business owners for 40 years. This four-decade period has required the programs to grow and adapt to changes in culture, technology, and the needs of the communities which they serve. Tuck is proud to offer the premier suite of diverse business education programs in the nation and looks forward to continuing to innovate and evolve as the Diversity Business Programs enter a new decade.

Tuck Welcomes Three Next Step Participants as MBA Candidates

By Michelle Campbell

For three Next Steppers, Taylor Dillenberger TNS'19, Tatiana Ladygina TNS'17, and Briana Provancha TNS'19, the program inspired them toward a common goal: the pursuit of an MBA at the Tuck School of Business.

Tuck Next Step Announces Virtual Spring Experience

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck Executive Education is excited to announce that we will be offering the spring 2021 session of Tuck Next Step as a virtual experience in April 2021.

When Conferences Become Communities

By Ingrid Helsingen Warner AMP’19

Ingrid Helsingen Warner AMP’19 shares her perspective on how the COVID-19 global pandemic has forced conferences and executive programs to adjust their layout—and how that change can help build a positive community of change, similar to the one she experienced during her time at AMP.

Meeting Diverse Entrepreneurs Where They Are

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck Executive Education will offer Building a Successful Diverse Business as a virtual experience in fall 2020.

Tuck Diversity Business Programs Welcomes New Board Members

By Kristin Maffei

Five new members join the Tuck Diversity Business Programs board from the Broad Institute, NMSDC, Sundial Brands, TIAA, and Wells Fargo.

Building the Business Case for Tuck Executive Education

By Betsy Vereckey

Tuck Executive Education programs allow participants to cultivate advanced business skills, network with peers, and learn from faculty thought leaders in a personalized, intimate setting. The benefits of Tuck programs also extend far beyond individuals; they have tremendous impact for companies, too.

Meeting Today’s Opportunities

By Kristin Maffei

Tuck Executive Education will offer a Leadership and Strategic Impact virtual experience in fall 2020.

From Serving his Country to Serving his Local Community

By Michelle Campbell

After a military assignment showed him the difficulty of booking event spaces, Luke Hutchison TNS'17 took action. Tuck Next Step set him on an entrepreneurial journey and now he's helping small business owners grow their revenues.

When the World’s Largest Asset Management Company Looks to Innovate, They Turn to Tuck Executive Education

By Tuck Executive Education

To help plot a course for the future, Russell Steenberg T’83, managing director and global head at BlackRock Private Equity Partners, turned to a familiar—and formidable—resource: Tuck Executive Education.

Wells Fargo and Tuck Executive Education Announce 2020-2021 Scholarship Fund for Diverse Business Owners

By Kristin Maffei

The $100,000 Wells Fargo Scholarship Fund program creates 24 scholarships for Tuck Diversity Business Programs, so that certified minority, women, veteran, LGBTQIA, and disabled entrepreneurs will be able to attend one of Tuck’s programs.

Navigating Change: Ira Jackson

By Lydia Herndon

Ira Jackson, Jr. DBP'98 DBP'00 has used the lessons learned at Tuck Diversity Business Programs 20 years ago to lead Perfect Image through industry transformation, the Great Recession, and now the COVID-19 pandemic.

Time for Success

By Lydia Herndon

Marcel Benson DBP’17, CEO and founder of the Benson Watch Company, reflects on his experience with Tuck Diversity Business Programs and how it helped him land a deal with one of the world's biggest department stores.

Sundial Brands to Offer Scholarships for 2020 Diversity Business Programs

By Kristin Maffei

Sundial Brands has renewed their partnership with Tuck Diversity Business Programs. For the fifth year, Sundial and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth have worked together to establish the SheaMoisture Community Commerce Fellowship for minority women executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs.

Tuck Diversity Business Programs Support VDart’s Global Growth

By Lydia Herndon

After attending Tuck Diversity Business Programs himself in 2013 and 2014, VDart CEO Sidd Ahmed continued to invest in the growth of his company by sending two executives to the Building a Successful Diverse Business Program in 2019.

Re-energizing the Energy Industry to Tackle Big Challenges

By Betsy Vereckey

The NEFI Energy Leaders Program, created in collaboration with Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth, gives energy leaders what they need to succeed in a changing world.

McCarthy Partners with Tuck to Complement Robust Internal Training

By Russell Worth Parker

America’s oldest national construction company turns to Tuck Executive Education to train their leaders and help build their unique culture

Slowing Down to Scale Up

By Lydia Herndon

Thomas Crowther, founder of Dallas-based construction firm the Crowther Group, learned a valuable lesson in building a strong business foundation during one of the Tuck Diversity Business Programs.

Tuck Executive Education Brings Dartmouth Alumni Home

By Betsy Vereckey

Dartmouth alumni return to Hanover to hone their skills at Leadership and Strategic Impact and the Tuck Advanced Management Program

Executive Education Faculty Reflect on Reflection

By Lydia Herndon

As we close out the old year and prepare for the new, now is the perfect time to reflect on the year’s successes and challenges.

Tuck’s Diversity Business Programs Launch into the Future

By Betsy Vereckey

The programs’ 40th anniversary celebrations will commence in fall 2020

Stephanie Flor DBP’18 Explores Beauty Across the Globe

By Lydia Herndon

After attending a Tuck Diversity Business Program, entrepreneur Stephanie Flor, founder of Around the World Beauty, rethought her business's mission and began running year-round beauty tours in Marrakesh and New York City.

Doing Well by Doing Good: Jill Anderson TNS’18

By Russell Worth Parker

Jill Anderson’s desire to lead took her from the military to business. Now the Tuck Next Step participant wants to open doors for women in technology. 

Advanced Management Program Brings Leaders from Across the Globe to Tuck

By Betsy Vereckey

Tuck’s AMP offers a rigorous curriculum that builds a shared framework for business success for leaders across geographies and industries.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Turns to Tuck for Help Launching a New Marketing Initiative

By Betsy Vereckey

“We were impressed with the caliber of Tuck’s faculty, their ability to design a program that fit our specific needs, and how they customized it for our different geographies,” said Jodi Thrasher, the company’s commercial strategy and operations lead. “Tuck’s approach wasn’t just a textbook PowerPoint presentation—it was designed specifically for us, and it had real meat to it.”

Olympian Turns to Tuck to Chart a Path for Entrepreneurial Success

By Russell Worth Parker

Adventure is a business and business is an adventure for Next Step alumnus Brian Hansen. Learn more about his journey from Olympic speed skater to entrepreneur, and how Tuck Next Step helped him along the way.

Leading with Heart

By Betsy Vereckey

LA-based entrepreneur Gina Woods knew that she wanted to revamp her business, but she wasn’t sure what her next steps should be. As the founder and chief executive of JCLE Enterprises, a hair and beauty retailer, generating over $1 million in annual sales, Woods was already running a successful business, selling her products on Amazon.com and Sears.com. But she wanted to expand in a smart way that made sense for her business.

Hungry for Leadership Advice

By Betsy Vereckey

When Darden Restaurants’ CFO Rick Cardenas T'98 was considering sending some of the company’s top leaders to Tuck’s Leadership and Strategic Impact (LSI) executive education program, he knew there was only one good way to assess whether the program would be a good fit, and he signed himself up.

Tuck Professor Brian Tomlin to Teach a Timely AMP Session on Supply-Chain Management

By Betsy Vereckey

This summer at the Tuck Advanced Management Program (AMP), Professor Brian Tomlin will teach a session on supply chain management, a topic incredibly relevant for executives, given the speed of digital transformation and the current geo-political climate.

Tuck Executive Education Welcomes New Associate Director for Diversity Business Programs

By Betsy Vereckey

Tuck welcomes Emmanuel Ajavon as the new associate director for Tuck Diversity Business Programs. In his new role, Ajavon will spearhead efforts to help diverse entrepreneurs hone their business strategies, develop their skillsets and build high-performing enterprises.

Tom Rutledge Fireside Chat Set for SCTE•ISBE-Tuck Program

By Tuck Executive Education

Tom Rutledge, chairman and CEO of Charter Communications, will be the featured speaker during the SCTE•ISBE Leadership Institute at Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth, it was announced today by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), SCTE’s global brand, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), and Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth.

Sundial Brands to Offer Scholarship for 2019 Diversity Business Programs

By Kristin Maffei

For the fourth year, Sundial and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth have worked together to establish the SheaMoisture Community Commerce Fellowship for minority women executives, business owners, and entrepreneurs.

HCL Technologies and the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth Bring IT Leadership Learning to HCL Customers

By Tuck Executive Education

HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, has joined the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth to provide an advanced leadership program around strategic innovation for more than 30 IT leaders from HCL’s diverse customer base.

A Standout Transformation

By Betsy Vereckey

After attending Tuck's Building a High-Performing Minority Business, entrepreneur Gina Grahame rebranded her San Francisco-based business and signed on 16 new clients.

New Session on Digital Transformation in Tuck AMP

By Betsy Vereckey

Professor Geoffrey Parker, an expert on platforms, will join the Tuck AMP faculty this summer to teach on digitization and network effects.

Working Towards Change: LSI’s 360-Degree Assessment

By Katie Crouch

Change, as every skilled business person knows, takes work. Thanks to a 360-degree assessment and Professor Pino Audia, LSI participants take home all the tools they need to start on that work and become the best leader they can be.

Fishing for the Perfect Growth Strategy

By Betsy Vereckey

Tuck Advanced Management Program helps Orvis executives steer the fly-fishing and lifestyle company toward the future.

A Legacy of Impact

By Kirk Kardashian

Tuck Executive Education’s Global Leadership program celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Leadership and Strategic Impact Finishes a Successful Fall Program

By Kristin Maffei

In October, 34 participants from around the world gathered for a week of leadership learning with Tuck LSI.

NEFI and Tuck at Dartmouth Announce Exciting New Partnership

By Tuck Executive Education

The program sessions will emphasize strategy, innovation, and leadership skills to help drive breakout performance in the retail energy industry.

Minority Business Alumni Re-Brand Post-Program

By Kristin Maffei

After attending several Minority Business Programs, Brenda and Carlton Oneal knew they were ready to make a change in their business.

To Reach New Heights, Tapestry Turns to Tuck

By Kirk Kardashian

An iconic American brand is transforming itself with the help of a custom Tuck Executive Education program.

Executive Education is Not a Game to IGT

By Kirk Kardashian

At a critical time in his organization's history, Ian Hyatt, vice president of global field service at IGT, learned a valuable lesson about mergers and acquisition at a Tuck Executive Education program.

Alumni Profiles: Amy Jackson of TripIt

By Kirk Kardashian

A few years ago, Amy Jackson was the director of public relations for TripIt, a travel organizing app owned by Concur. By that point, Jackson had a lot of experience with corporate messaging, but she had a feeling she would benefit from learning more about branding and reputation in order to take her career to the next level.

Alumni Profiles: Shezad Manjee of DHD Films

By Tuck Executive Education

Tuck Executive Education's Digital Excellence Program, offered in partnership with Google, was first offered in June 2015 and is geared towards minority entrepreneurs. The goal of this program is to provide participants with the tools needed to bring their digital marketing and communication skills to the next level. Sessions are taught on a variety of topics, from analytics and paid advertising to business leadership development and scalability.

Tuck’s Approach to Driving Application of Learning

By Carolyn Clinton

In our executive education programs, the emphasis is on learning and generating implementable ideas—specific actions participants can take as soon as they return to the office.

Tuck’s Perspective on Evaluating Program Impact

By Carolyn Clinton

Nothing matters more to us and our partners than impact—the impact our executive education programs have on the individuals who attend and the organizations they lead.

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