University of Oxford – Said Business School: Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/skoll/Pages/default.aspx

Harvard Business School – Social Enterprise Initiative

http://www.hbs.edu/socialenterprise/

Stanford Graduate School of Business – Center for Social Innovation

http://csi.gsb.stanford.edu/

University of Pennsylvania – Wharton Business School: Social Impact

http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/socialimpact/index.cfm

Yale School of Management

http://pse.som.yale.edu/

FURTHER REFERENCES:

http://www.bnet.com/article/the-social-entrepreneur-mba-trained-to-adapt/267227

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/bestcolleges/2007/social/

http://compassioninpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/top-mba-and-business-schools-for-social-entrepreneurship/

http://compassioninpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/best-masters-programs-in-public-administration-mpa/

– 어느 17세기 수녀의 기도 –

주님. 주게서는 제가 늙어가고 있고
언젠가는 정말로 늙어 버릴 것을
저보다도 잘 알고 계십니다.

저로 하여금 말 많은 늙은이가 되지 않게 하시고
특히 아무 때나 무엇에나 한 마디 해야 한다고 나서는
치명적인 버릇에 걸리지 않게 하소서

모든 사람의 삶을 바로 잡고자 하는 열망으로 부터
벗어나게 하소서.

저를 사려깊으나 시무룩한 사람이 되지 않게 하시고
남에게 도움을 주되 참견하기를 좋아하는
그런 사람이 되지 않게 하소서.

제가 가진 크나큰 지혜의 창고를 다 이용하지 못하는 건
참으로 애석한 일이지만
저도 결국엔 친구가 몇 명 남아 있어야 하겠지요.

끝없이 이 얘기 저 얘기 떠들지 않고
곧장 요점으로 날아가는 날개를 주소서.

내 팔다리,머리,허리의 고통에 대해서는
아예 입을 막아 주소서.

내 신체의 고통은 해마다 늘어나고
그것들에 대해 위로 받고 싶은 마음은
나날이 커지고 있습니다.

다른 사람들의 아픔에 대한 얘기를 기꺼이 들어줄
은혜야 어찌 바라겠습니까만
적어도 인내심을 갖고 찾아줄수 있도록 도와 주소서.

제 기억력을 좋게 해주십사고 감히 청할순 없사오나
제게 겸손된 마음을 주시어
제 기억이 다른 사람의 기억과 부딪칠때
혹시나 하는 마음이 조금아나마 들게 하소서.

나도 가끔 틀릴수 있다는 영관된 가르침을 주소서.

적당히 착하게 해주소서.

저는 성인까지 되고 싶진 않습니다만…
어떤 성딘들은 더불어 살기가 너무 어려우니까요…

그렇더라도 심술궂은 늙은이는 그저
마귀의 자랑거리가 될뿐 입니다.

제가 눈이 점점 어두워 지는 건 어쩔수 없겠지만
저로 하여금 뜻하지 않은 곳에서 선한 것을 보고
뜻밖의 사람에게서 좋은 재능을 발견 하는
능력을 주소서.

그리고 그들에게 그것을 선뜻 말해 줄수 있는
아름다운 마음을 주소서.

아멘.

Seihakustyle 세이하쿠

인생이 정답이 있다고 생각하는 것만큼 어리석은 것은 없다.

인생은 서로 다른 사람들이 서로 다른 색깔로 화려하게 칠해 나가는 게임이다.

원하는 색깔을 선택하지 못하는 것이 문제일 뿐이다.

PASS0308 장은주

세탁소에 갓 들어온 새옷걸이한테 헌 옷걸이가 한마디했다.

“너는 옷걸이라는 사실은 한시도 잊지말거라.”

“왜 옷걸이라는 것을 그렇게 강조하시는 거죠?”

“잠깐씩 입혀지는 옷이 자기의 신분인 양 교만해지는 옷걸이들을 그동안 많이 봐왔기 때문이지.”

markidea 마키디어

폭력은 무능한 자의 마지막 위안이다. -아이작 아시모프

pootaro70 뿌따로 雜想

죽은 물고기는 물을 거슬러 올라갈 수 없듯이,

사람역시 두 눈 부릅뜨고 살피지 않으면 그냥 흘러갑니다.

때로는 대세를 거슬러 갈 수 있는 용기와 결단력이 필요합니다.

ideasalad 조준형 / Joonhyong Jo

브랜딩의 산출물인 브랜드이미지는 화자(회사,브랜드)의 것이

아닌 청자(사람)의 것일진데 가끔은 브랜드이미지가 브랜드의 것이라고 생각하는 분들이 있다.

그 분들은 브랜드 아이덴티티를 바꾸면 브랜드 이미지도 동시에 바꿀 수 있다고 믿는다.

잘될 리 없다.

http://www.kelloggforum.org/top-10-consulting-firms/

Ten Top U.S. Consulting Firms

1. McKinsey & Co.

McKinsey is the most powerful consulting firm in the world. In boardrooms and corporate offices around the world, it is known simply as “The Firm,” the first recourse for advice when business woes strike. Such a reputation makes McKinsey consultants highly sought after and expensive to hire; its 4,500 consultants, citizens of 81 countries, generate an estimated $450,000 per person annually. Customers include some of the bluest-chip companies in the world, such as PepsiCo, AT&T, GE, IBM and General Motors Corps.

Since many ex-McKinsey consultants serve on company boards (up to a third of all boards, according to some estimates), the firm has long-term ties and relationships with CEOs at many major organizations.

Specialties: McKinsey is known as a strategy firm; its consultants usually are engaged to help create long-term strategic plans for a company, product or operation. In most cases, consultants work with senior-level executives at client companies.

Good: McKinsey tops most consulting firms for prestige and name-recognition; the firm is in a class of its own. The firm is consistently tapped for world-wide assignments, which means peerless opportunities for diverse experience and travel (65% of the firm’s revenues are generated overseas). Because of great connections, ex-consultants have excellent career prospects.

Bad: Not everyone makes it to the winner’s circle. Under the firm’s strict “up or out” policy, only one in 11 who start make it to senior partner. New associates have six years to make partner — and partners have six more years to make it to director levels. Insiders add that if you don’t like travel, think twice about McKinsey.

Ugly: Allegations of sexual discrimination still plague the firm. Former McKinsey associate Suzanne Porter claims the firm discriminated against her by not promoting her to partner despite outstanding reviews. McKinsey has since settled the suit.

To apply:

Recruiting Administrator
McKinsey & Co. Inc.
55 E. 52nd St.
New York, N.Y. 10022 USA
(212) 446-7993
(212) 446-7200 (fax)

2. Bain

After being plagued by lawsuits, layoffs and near-bankruptcy in the early 1990s, Bain has leaped back to the top of its game. The firm is ranked among the world’s most prestigious consultants, along with McKinsey and the Boston Consulting Group — which once employed founder William Bain. Bain is rare among major consulting firms for having a woman, Chairman of the Board, Orit Gadiesh, at the top. The firm employs 1,500 consultants.

Specialties: Bain is a world leader in strategy consulting and has a strong international bent. Unlike some other strategy firms, Bain stresses that all its strategy recommendations must be immediately useful. Everything “comes down to what the client will do differently Monday morning,” says Ms. Gadiesh.

Good: Equal in prestige to its close competitors, Bain has a smaller, more congenial feel than larger rivals and views encouraging a friendly environment as a worthwhile expense. Among special touches is the “Bain Band,” an amateur assembly of Bain employee-musicians who serenade fellow “Bainies” at company events. Insiders say pay is generous and raises average more than 15% a year.

Bad: Bain employees must hew to conservative dress codes and travel extensively. Work hours are long as well — consultants can expect to spend at least one day per weekend working or at the airport.

Ugly: Some say (quietly) that Ms. Gadiesh’s purple-red locks and “over-the-top” costume jewelry lean toward “unsightly” considering she’s the head of a major firm.

To apply:

Bain
2 Copley Place
Boston, Mass. 02116
(617) 572 2000
(617) 572 2427 (fax)

3. The Boston Consulting Group

In an industry where some firms have been accused of using the same research and offering identical solutions to clients, The Boston Consulting Group prides itself on treating each client’s case as a unique problem with a unique solution. BCG is famed for its “BCG Matrix,” a strategy tool which explains the relationship between company profitability and market share. The company has 1,500 consultants.

Specialties: BCG is a strategy consulting firm, known for creating matrices and diagrams to clarify strategy issues. Since 1985, BCG has been especially active in Eastern Europe, advising companies on deregulation and privatization issues.

Good: BCG is known for its attention to quality-of-life issues; while considered as prestigious as McKinsey and Bain, it requires fewer hours weekly — about 55 on average — and consultants can expect a few weekends each month to be their own.

Bad: BCG’s “do-everything-from-scratch” policy can mean extra legwork for employees. The firm also bases bonuses on demonstrated actual performance, which means that when results don’t meet expectations, you shouldn’t expect extra pay.

Ugly: BCG’s graphs and matrices were unique when first introduced in the ’80s; now the firm has lots of competition and the matrix isn’t as glamorous.

To apply (undergrads: include transcript):

Boston Consulting Group
Recruiting Coordinator
135 E. 57th St., 22nd Floor
New York, N.Y. 10022
(212) 446-2800
(212) 754-4424 (fax)

4. Monitor Co.

Founded by Harvard professors in 1983 and inspired by the teachings of founding member Michael Porter (who first developed the strategy theory “Porter’s Five Forces”), Monitor is a congenial, prestigious 700-consultant firm in Cambridge, Mass.

All Monitor consultants have the same title — consultant. The firm prides itself on being a meritocracy and offers unusually large merit bonuses — as high as 50% of salary.

Specialties: Not surprising for a firm started by academics, Monitor designs theories and programs to ensure successful implementation of its strategy recommendations. For instance, Action Learning is a technique to help circumvent the objections of clients who balk at advice from outsiders and make sure strategic change is long-lasting.

Good: Monitor’s massive performance bonuses and collegial, “almost academic” atmosphere. The latter is especially conducive to personal growth.

Bad: Monitor’s feared interview process features a group interview where stressed-out applicants attempt to solve a problem together, while being silently observed by Monitor interviewers.

Ugly: Lousy typists may want to brush up — Monitor recently downsized nearly all its research and clerical support staff.

To apply:

Monitor Co.
25 First St.
Cambridge, Mass. 02141
(617) 252-2000
(617) 252-2100 (fax)

5. Arthur D. Little

The oldest consulting firm in existence (founded in 1886), ADL is especially known for attention to technological issues and has a staff of innovative engineers and environmental scientists. ADL also runs a patent service, which shepherds inventors through the patent process in return for half of the proceeds. Consulting employees number 1,800.

Specialties: ADL has a more scientific bent than many consulting firms. It’s renowned for environmental consulting practice and operations and information technology consulting. The latter includes recommending appropriate technologies (including e-commerce) and program structures. ADL also has a strategy consulting practice and makes long-term strategy recommendations.

Good: ADL is an “entrepreneurial” firm where all employees hold stock. Consultants say they “enjoy working on small teams with scientists and other experts.”

Bad: ADL is a hawk about costs; many consultants complain about having to fly coach.

Ugly: Insiders say ADL’s headquarters looks “like an underfunded community college.”

To apply:

Arthur D. Little
25 Acorn Park
Cambridge, Mass. 02140
(617) 498-6933
(617) 498-7140 (fax)

6. Booz Allen & Hamilton

Booz Allen is especially renowned for consulting to government agencies, but also does more than its share of pro bono work with charities and nonprofits. The firm makes a point of integrating client management into its consulting teams and spends about half of its time on implementation — ensuring that recommendations are put into place and work. Booz Allen has 5,900 consultants.

Specialties: Booz Allen offers integrated strategy, operations and information technology consulting to solve “CEO-level” problems. It is well-known for consulting to government agencies and has several specialized government practices, including defense, environment, transportation, space and international government.

Good: Employees at Booz Allen love the “lack of bureaucracy” and resulting flexible schedules and career paths; travel perks also are reputed to be “exceptional.”

Bad: The flip side of independence is “lack of structure and support”; insiders say it’s “difficult to progress without a mentor.”

Ugly: In the past, Booz Allen’s working environment was considered “macho” and “frankly repulsive” to women, but efforts have been made to correct this image.

To apply:

Director of Recruiting
Booz Allen & Hamilton
101 Park Ave.
New York, N.Y. 10178
(212) 697-1900
(212) 551-6732 (fax)

7. Mercer Management Consulting

Mercer is aggressive and in a hurry to reach the top of the consulting industry. This young, fast-growing subsidiary of Marsh & MacLennan has acquired dozens of smaller firms in the last 14 years. The firm is young; as a hybrid offspring of Temple, Barker & Sloan and Strategic Planning Associates, it took the name Mercer Management Consulting in 1992. The firm has 1,200 consultants.

Specialties: Mercer has four major areas of expertise: financial services, transportation, communications/information/entertainment and a catch-all, mostly manufacturing group. While Mercer is primarily a strategy consulting firm, it often draws on the expertise of consultants from other Marsh & MacLennan groups, including William M. Mercer Cos., National Economic Research Associates and Lippincott & Margulies, involved in, respectively, human resource, microeconomic and identity consulting.

Good: As a subsidiary of a major, publicly traded insurance company, the firm offers “unusually diverse and generous” health-care benefits, says an insider. Other perks, such as stock options, are “juicy as well.” Mercer also gives new consultants the responsibility that can help them grow in their jobs.

Bad: Mercer’s quick growth and frequent acquisitions mean “the bureaucracy is growing almost as fast,” say employees.

Ugly: Mercer employs “case-team associates” — assistants to consultants with less prestigious undergraduate degrees, and tensions have arisen between assistants and consultants of similar age and educational levels.

To apply:

Mercer Management Consulting
2300 N St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
(202) 778-7000
(202) 293-1371 (fax)

8. AT Kearney

In 1995, AT Kearney merged with Plano, Texas-based juggernaut Electronic Data Systems (EDS), recently detached from General Motors Corp. Industry observers were skeptical about the success of the union, but the resulting consulting giant, with its strategic and info-tech expertise, has been a resounding success. AT Kearney has 4,700 employees, including 2,700 consultants.

Specialties: AT Kearney offers strategic consulting but is especially well regarded for aerospace, financial, health-care and retail industry specialties. The firm has a strong operations consulting niche and a good track record, deriving more than 75% percent of business from past clients. Its acquisition by EDS, a global information services firm, has vastly improved AT Kearney’s information-technology capabilities.

Good: With its new interest and expertise in technology, the firm is poised to profit from the information-technology boom. Percentage gains in revenues have grown by double digits for 14 years running.

Bad: Straightlaced CEO Fred Steingraber forbids casual days; consultants must wear suits every day.

Ugly: The dearth of women at AT Kearney is “embarrassing” to firm consultants; only five female vice presidents are employed there.

To apply:

AT Kearney
Corporate Recruiting
222 W. Adams St.
Chicago, Ill. 60606
(312) 223-6030
(312) 223-7548 (fax)

9. Mitchell Madison Group

This new, fast-growing consulting firm was founded in 1995 by refugees from McKinsey & Co. who were frustrated at what they saw as the wasted potential of many good employees. In three years, the firm has grown to 750 consultants from fewer than 50 in 1995, mostly through proficient financial consulting work.

Specialties: Mitchell Madison has made a name by saving companies money. Using its track record in financial institution cost reduction as an entree and concentrating on deregulating industries, Mitchell Madison has won assignments in the automotive, media, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, telecommunications and electronic technology sectors. Major growth areas are health care, chemicals and high technology.

Good: Mitchell Madison’s newness means that dissension and independence aren’t only tolerated, but encouraged; decisions are made in “round table” vs. “hierarchical” fashion.

Bad: Consultants at Mitchell Madison report working extremely long hours, even for management-consulting standards. Having to work 15 hours a day, six days a week, plus half of Sunday isn’t atypical, say employees.

Ugly: A lack of training and clerical support means “you’re out there on your own,” say insiders