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Autumn.2013Final_layout 8/1/13 12:46 PM Page 4 Appelbaum and Nicely enjoy the GEICO celebration. Driving the program are the 10 core competencies considered vital by the business community for effective performance and successful leadership, including team leadership, problem-solving/decision-making, and selfmanagement and adaptability. These competencies are organized into three key leadership dimensions— people, thinking and motivation—with integrity as the unifying value. "The finalists for the MBA Innovator Award were an extremely impressive group," said Casey Rasata, a member of the selection committee and the global university relations director for Eaton Corp. "I was particularly impressed with the submission by the University at Buffalo and their LeaderCORE program. As an employer, it was exciting to see a program that was so focused on soft skills development. Teaching students how to assess and develop their individual competencies is a skill that will allow them to grow as leaders and be agile learners throughout their career." "This is exactly what business schools need to be doing," said Rich Floersch, BS/MBA '80, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for McDonald's Corp., and one of the executives consulted during the development of the LeaderCORE program. "Students who can work effectively both within teams and in leading teams will always be in high demand. LeaderCORE will ensure this development occurs before they enter the workforce." x Photo courtesy of GEICO 4 Buffalo Business Autumn 2013 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Buffett, ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... Startups School helps celebrate GEICO's success Representatives from the School of Management were invited to a special event in June celebrating the hiring of the 2,500th worker at the Western New York office of GEICO, the nation's third-largest insurance company. Among the special guests were New York Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy and Warren E. Buffett, chair of Berkshire Hathaway, GEICO's parent company. GEICO has been a major recruiter of School of Management graduates since the Buffalo center opened in 2004, says Gwen Appelbaum, assistant dean and director of the school's Frank L. Ciminelli Family Career Resource Center. Appelbaum was thrilled to meet famed investor and philanthropist Buffett. She was also pleased to meet GEICO CEO Olza M. "Tony" Nicely. "He specifically requested that we keep sending our best and brightest GEICO's way," she says. x PricewaterhouseCoopers celebrates School of Management hires, makes gift Worldwide accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) celebrated a record number of new hires from the UB School of Management at an April congratulatory dinner for the students. PwC has hired 45 School of Management students as summer interns or full-time associates this year. The new hires will join 10 PwC offices located in the U.S. and China. PwC partner Keith Stolzenburg also took the opportunity to present a $10,000 PwC INQuiries grant to Arjang A. Assad, School of Management dean. The grant will support the development of a new elective in corporate governance and sustainability to be offered in the Master of Science in Accounting program next spring. This is the third year the School of Management has received a PwC INQuiries grant. Previous grants provided funds for student recruitment and a systems lab. "We are extremely grateful that PwC has maintained such a strong and fruitful relationship with the School of Management," Assad said. x