Working with family

Just read an interesting article on working with family on today's FT.

My parents had a business together for more than 10 years (after a good run it went bust in 92 following yet another failure of a stabilization plan) and I totaly relate to the 100% work-mode that it becomes.

"Working with a sibling or spouse can be heaven or hell, depending on the pairing. Luke Johnson has some words of wisdom and warning..."

Read the full article at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3bdd8672-a8ee-11e1-b085-00144feabdc0.html

Online Cheating

Read this interesting article on cheating in online courses. I've never really been a believer in online education. I think we are still far away from being able to create the same engagement that a good teacher can generate in class.

Evaluation is even more difficult online, especially because student numbers are usually very high. Cheating among MBAs is usually much less of a problem but it does happen more often than you think.