OBE Managing Director John Garnetti joined fellow business professionals at the UW–Madison Office of Strategic Consulting Showcase 2022 to discuss the differences—and some surprising similarities—between working in a corporate setting and higher education.
The online session, titled Adapting Corporate Best Practices for Use in Higher Education, was moderated by Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Office of Strategic Consulting Director Jenny Faust, and featured Garnetti alongside Paul Hevesy, Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness at Stanley Black & Decker, and Mary Graft, Business Process Analyst at Arizona State University’s Organizational Performance Office.
The three provided takeaways from their experience working at for-profit businesses, from hosting more efficient meetings to the increasingly important workplace culture, and how certain corporate strategies can be implemented at universities.
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