Duke CE in the News

2008

A rich seam for AngloPlat
Financial Times 15 December 2008, Michael Bleby
The world's largest platinum miner has partnered with Duke CE to implement a program to change the company's safety culture and influence personal relationships between employees in South Africa's diverse workforce.

Universities Tailor Courses for Companies
Wall Street Journal 30 September 2008, Suzanne Barlyn
Many companies don't want to disrupt executives' work routines by sending them to schools in faraway countries—so providers like Duke CE are bringing the programs to them.

Executives Learn Through Experiential Courses
 BusinessWeek online 25 July 2008, Douglas MacMillan
Looking for unique ways to develop top talent, about one-third of companies now use some form of "experiential" leadership courses.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development holds inaugural Dubai Policy Watch Forum
The Gulf Today 12 July 2008
CEO Kim Taylor-Thompson spoke about topics such as 'How Dubai is perceived in USA,' and 'Where is Dubai today and what challenges or opportunities lay ahead?' and held a
Q&A session with participants of the Government Leaders Program in Dubai.

Dubai Women Establishment hosts interactive session on women leadership in the UAE
AME Info 2 July 2008
The Dubai Women Establishment facilitated an interactive session with Duke CE CEO Kim Taylor-Thompson as part of its ongoing initiatives to satisfy women leaders' needs and inspire them towards achievement in the UAE economy.

Schools listen to client demands
 Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 1, Della Bradshaw
Geographic demands can influence executive education programs—and Duke CE can deliver anywhere.

Short course rankings enjoy 10th birthday
Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 7, Della Bradshaw
Ericsson's Steve Newman talks about why he likes executive education that provides participants with unusual challenges.

Duke strengthens its claim to the throne
Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 8, Ursula Milton
Duke CE leads its two closest competitors by 19 percent, ranking first in nine of the 16 categories surveyed.

Diverse styles important for short programmes
Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 8, Della Bradshaw
Duke CE's academic network provides the flexibility to choose between traditional and non-traditional faculty.

Students learn best through experience
Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 9, Andrew Baxter
Basic classroom lectures can fall short of achieving desired business outcomes.

How to read the 2008 FT rankings
Financial Times 12 May 2008, Business Education p. 11, Ursula Milton
Duke CE is ranked #1 in custom executive education for the sixth consecutive year.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development launches Promising Leaders Program
Dubai City Guide 4 May 2008
A select group of 70 candidates were handpicked for the first iteration of the Promising Leaders Program, a 24-month training cycle developed by MBRPLD in collaboration with Duke CE and INSEAD.

Maßgeschneidertes für Manager
Handelsblatt 2 May 2008 p.14-15, Christoph Mohr
German companies—including Duke CE clients Bosch, Linde and Schaeffler—realize the importance of custom education, in addition to more well known business school programs.

Companies go on-line
Financial Times 17 March 2008, Ursula Milton
Online education is now often the preferred method of learning because it is not only cost-effective, but also convenient and flexible. Duke CE's director of learning technology Steve Mahaley talks about exciting developments in the field, like virtual company worlds as multi-player games for new hires to play. 

A second life for classrooms with vision
Financial Times 29 February 2008, Andrew Baxter
The Second Life virtual environment is "part of a toolset" that educators need to get smart about, says Duke CE's director of learning technology Steve Mahaley.  He reflects on actual bridge-building experiences with student teams in the real and virtual worlds.

A leap into the virtual world
Financial Times 29 February 2008, Andrew Baxter
Steve Mahaley notes that virtual worlds ask more—or at least different things—of faculty, and FT visits Duke CE's open-air meeting space in Second Life.

2007

Food for thought for the financiers
Financial Times 19 November 2007, p.14, S. Murray
Duke CE Executive Director Bob Reinheimer extensively quoted in an article about how and what corporations need to learn from Mumbai's tiffin carriers.

Developing strategic leadership
BusinessWeek Online 30 October 2007, Marshall Goldsmith 
Goldsmith interviews Duke CE Academic Director Robert Fulmer about strategic leadership development.

India's elite schools aim at autonomy
Financial Times 14 October 2007, Della Bradshaw
Duke CE venture with the Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad mentioned in article on government regulation of India's top business schools.

Stars of India
Financial Times 30 June 30 2007, A. Yee
Regional Managing Director Shailendra Mehta and Associate Director Bibek Banerjee comment on Indian ways of doing business in an article on the global success of Indian managers.

Workforce 2010
LSE Magazine Summer 2007, Christine Robers
As part of a roundtable discussion with Chief Learning Officers, Duke CE staged a focus group of LSE students from around the globe.  Discussion focused on what those Generation Y future employees were looking for from employers.

Deutschland ist ein interessanter Markt
Handelsblatt 1/2/3/ June 2007, p.6, Christoph Mohr
Regional Managing Director Tim Last is quoted as saying that German companies are extremely important to Duke CE.  Current German custom executive education clients include Bosch, Deutsche Post, Linde, Schaeffler Group and Schering.

Tough act to follow for new Duke CE chief
Financial Times 14 May 2007, Business Education p. 6, Della Bradshaw
CEO-elect Kim Taylor-Thompson is interviewed about taking over the CEO role from Blair Sheppard in July 2007.  She views the task as one of fostering creativity and innovation while focusing on the bottom line.

How to read this year's FT rankings
Financial Times 14 May 2007, Business Education p. 10, Ursula Milton
Duke CE is ranked #1 in custom executive education for the fifth year in a row.

Consistency has its merits
Financial Times 14 May 2007, Business Education p. 8, Ursula Milton
Talking about the stability in position of the top ranked custom executive education providers, Duke CE is singled out as being far ahead of the rest.

Thin line between two disciplines
Financial Times 14 May 2007, Business Education p. 2, Ursula Milton
Article focuses on Duke CE for the use of education as an alternative to management consulting.

Schools get a lesson in listening to their clients
Financial Times 14 May 2007, Business Education p.1, Della Bradshaw
Regional Managing Director Tim Last is quoted on the need for business schools to act more like professional service firms in the area of listening to clients' needs.

Nature's way of growing talent
Financial Times 15 January 2007, Business Education p. 10, R. Knight
Story about the Nature Conservancy's leadership development program developed with Duke CE.

Duke names new dean at Fuqua School of Business
Herald-Sun 10 January 2007, Section C, p. 1, J. Zimmer
Blair Sheppard named dean of Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

A CEO for Fuqua's Brand
BusinessWeek 10 January 2007, J. Porter
Duke CE CEO Blair Sheppard to be new Dean and to develop a distinct brand for Fuqua.

Insider chosen as Duke business school dean
LocalTechWire.com WRAL-TV 10 January 2007
Story about Duke CE CEO Blair Sheppard becoming Dean of Fuqua.

Blair Sheppard returns to Fuqua
Financial Times 10 January 2007, Della Bradshaw
Duke CE's CEO Blair Sheppard will be the next dean of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

Fuhrungskrafte drucken die Schulbank
Handelsblatt 5/6/7 January 2007, NR.4 p.3, Christoph Mohr
Section on customized programs mentions Duke CE programs for Shell and PwC.