Dear Colleague,

Welcome to the first edition of Exceed, the Ross School of Business Executive Education e-newsletter. We hope you find this monthly edition to be a valuable resource. This publication has been developed based on input from you, our clients. We welcome your feedback at any time and thank you for your support and partnership.

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Melanie Barnett
Chief Executive
Executive Education
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

Six Leader Competencies Critical for Navigating Today's Economy
by Dr. David Ulrich

Human resource leaders can play a significant role in capitalizing on today's economy. Do you have the critical competencies to deliver game-changing results in these trying times? Don't miss an opportunity...make sure you and your team have what it takes to navigate this downturn successfully. [Read more]

"THE ECONOMY" ISSUE

In this issue:

• Six Leader Competencies Critical for Navigating Today's Economy
• A Passion for the Positive
• Change at Work
• Upcoming Courses

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Results
The results of each month's survey will be shared in the following month's issue. Read our May issue to find out what your colleagues said.

Gretchen Spreitzer
Ross School of Business

High morale in low times

How downsizing companies can boost esprit de corps.

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Posted: 4/20/2009

Have you experienced positive results from implementation of U-M Ross Executive Education tools and concepts? We want to feature you in upcoming issues of this e-newsletter. Share your real-world experiences, highlight results and even brag a little. We'll select one story per newsletter for our "Change at Work" segment. E-mail us your story today at gbugala@umich.edu.

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