Blogs

Daniels College of Business • 19th February 2025

Daniels Leadership Programs Propel Professionals of All Levels

HELP WANTED ... a help wanted ad like this one might easily be shortened to: messiah. Such is the challenge facing today’s leaders and those who aspire to leadership positions.

Daniels College of Business • 2nd December 2024

Daniels Leadership Program Marks 10 Years of Experiential Learning

It feels strange to think about leadership as something that changes with the wind. But as our culture changes, leadership concepts do too.

Daniels College of Business • 11th November 2024

Veterans Thrive in Daniels Real Estate and Construction Management Program

A steady stream of veterans continues to enter the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management

Daniels College of Business • 14th October 2024

MBA Grad Answers ‘Call of Duty’ in Post-Military Career

Steve Delp signs his work emails with a thought-provoking phrase, “I will not fail those with whom I serve.”

Daniels College of Business • 26th August 2024

Chinese Media Executives Return to Daniels

Seventeen Chinese media executives were back in Daniels classrooms in July learning about recent developments in the global media industry.

Daniels College of Business • 24th June 2024

Curiosity Carves a Fulfilling Career Path for MBA Alumna

If, indeed, life is about the journey and not the destination, Kate Kourlis could have this thing nailed.

Daniels College of Business • 20th March 2024

The Keys to Employee Engagement? Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Management

Another fabulous weekend of friends, family and fun has come and gone, leaving only the “Sunday Scaries” behind.

Daniels College of Business • 2nd February 2024

Race and Case Celebrates 20th Year

The only combined business case/skiing competition in the U.S. offers a “one-of-a-kind experience.”

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Daniels College of Business • 6th November 2023

Five Tips for Reading Financial Statements

Understanding the story a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement tell together is a mighty skill.

Daniels College of Business • 31st October 2023

Face-to-Face Interaction Enriches Daniels Online MBA

An immersion is the Daniels Online MBA’s practice of engrossing students in a single topic—in this case, negotiation—over a concentrated, weekend-long learning session.

Daniels College of Business • 4th October 2023

Employee Onboarding: It’s About Culture, Not Policies

Many employees leave organizations because they are dissatisfied with their supervisors. But an increasing number of new employees leave because they’re not onboarded in a way that substantively connects them with the organization.

Daniels College of Business • 1st May 2023

Study Shows Academic Bias in Entrepreneurship

Research from Daniels faculty shows minorities and their experiences are marginalized.

Daniels College of Business • 9th November 2022

Taking the Fear Factor Out of Data

Data could sure use an image consultant. Just mention data and it can send shivers down the spines of mere mortals. But data gets a bad rap, according to Amy Phillips, teaching professor of Business Information and Analytics at the Daniels College of Business.

WealthPoint • 12th October 2022

There is More to an Exit Strategy than Spaghetti Carbonara

There are a host of business exit strategies and options;
asking key stakeholders the right questions leads to the right choice.

Daniels College of Business • 12th September 2022

Construction Contractor Digs Daniels ExecEd Offerings

HEI Civil partners with Daniels Executive Education on finance program tailored to construction industry.

Daniels College of Business • 5th July 2022

The Changing Face of Corporate Debt

These days, shopping for a corporate loan isn’t entirely dissimilar to a stroll through Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, with borrowers looking to find the right goods at the right price from the right merchant.

Daniels College of Business • 13th May 2022

What Would Your Mom Think?

Elevate Ethics 2022 panel discusses current state of education in law, public policy and ethics.

Daniels College of Business • 4th February 2022

Electric Commercial Airline Flight … Feasible?

Before long, Skip Pribyl and three of his Executive MBA classmates expect to board a commercial airline flight on a fully electric aircraft. Date? Unknown. Destination? A mystery. Is it even feasible? These are some of the things Pribyl and his group are trying to sort out.

Daniels College of Business • 19th January 2022

Actually, it is Rocket Science …

“It isn’t exactly rocket science” is part of our vernacular for describing mundane jobs or uninspired ideas. But employees at Lockheed Martin Space, the Denver-based business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, eschew that phrase. After all, their work is rocket science.

Daniels College of Business • 19th November 2021

An Explorer Takes Flight

The urge to explore came early to Caitlin Grant. It started as a child when she lived first in Australia and then in England. The journey lasted more than 12 years, then continued at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies.

Daniels College of Business • 1st November 2021

And the Walls Came Tumblin’ Down …

It wasn’t long ago that office space planning reflected some of the staid qualities of old corporate America—similarity, hierarchy and exclusivity. But times have changed, according to Barbara Jackson, director of Daniels’ Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management.

Daniels College of Business • 25th June 2021

Bang … Zoom!

After COVID-19 hit, most of us went in front of the camera. Eric Holt got behind it. Holt, assistant professor in Daniels’ Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, used the pandemic to fundamentally change the way he teaches his Construction Building Systems class.

Daniels College of Business • 20th May 2021

A Prospector Hangs Up His Pickaxe … and Calculator

You could say that Gary Farmar spent his career as a prospector. First, he discovered oil. Then gold. Likely his richest discovery, however, is the motherlode of precious minerals that is the student body at the Daniels College of Business Reiman School of Finance.