Emad Rahim
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CLO Magazine - The Future of the Project Management Role
At the university level, project management courses tend to focus on the technical skills, said Emad Rahim, chair of the Project Management Center of Excellence and an associate professor and program director at Bellevue University. While the technical skills are important, “graduates end up lacking the necessary people skills that are needed to work effectively with their teams and clients. These graduates are proficient in developing and managing the project plan, but struggle in executing their strategy, communicating their vision, delegating responsibilities and working with clients directly.”
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Rahim is the university dean for business and management at Colorado Technical University, but as a young man growing up on Syracuse’s West Side, he considered himself the “suspension king” of both Grant Middle School and Fowler High School. A very energetic young man with a keen eye for trouble, Rahim was repeatedly suspended before a school administrator changed his life with one simple question.
Huffington Post - How One Former Refugee Uses His Story To Empower Change
By sharing his story of resilience and over overcoming challenges to high schools and college students throughout the country, he wants to help inspire people everywhere to turn their tragedies into their triumphs. He was recently awarded a Fulbright to conduct research on entrepreneurship and business education in Indonesia at the Universitas Ciputra. And, he is currently touring the U.S., observing business owners, meeting with government officials, participating in panels, and conduct presentations and lecturers on campus. I asked Emad to share some of his work here today.
Overcoming Obstacles – Dr. Emad Rahim
His life story could be a movie. Dr. Emad Rahim has overcome an unthinkable amount of turbulence and tragedy along with a significant learning disability. Today he’s a true success story thanks in large part to the role education played in his life. Rahim was born in Cambodia where his family was forced into concentration camps. While there, his father was executed and his older brother died of starvation before family members were able to flee to a refugee camp in Thailand. They were granted asylum and found a new home in Brooklyn but violence remained a constant in their lives. While walking down the street Rahim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. “It was like going from war zone to war zone.
AACC National “Outstanding Alumni Award”
Former OCC student Dr. Emad Rahim will be recognized in April by a national education association, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). Rahim will receive the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award at the AACC’s National Convention in New Orleans, LA. Rahim is one of only five honorees nationwide this year.
Books by Emad Rahim
“Resilience - From Killing Fields to Boardroom” (2016)
The plight of immigrant refugees fleeing atrocities committed by despotic regimes such as the Khmer Rouge has been well-chronicled in books and movies, such as the Academy Award-winning film, The Killing Fields. In Resilience:Killing Fields to Boardroom, Dr. Emad Rahim shares candidly from his life,but not with the intent to evoke pity. Rather, he recounts his story as a backdrop for exploring the indomitable magnificence of the human spirit;present in its humblest beginnings, and often, merely awaiting the right moment to emerge. Dr. Rahim, a genocide survivor and refugee of the Khmer Rouge Killing Fields of Cambodia, developed the S.A.L.T. model of Surviving,Adapting, Loving and Transforming as a means of helping him overcome the struggles of his youth, including prejudice, abuse, childhood violence, and dyslexia.
“The Stigmatization of Community-Based Organizations as “Ghetto”: An Appreciative Inquiry: Change Management Strategies to Counteract this Labeling Phenomenon” (2016)
This book investigated the origin and use of the term “ghetto” by clients and employees in four different inner-city community centers in Upstate New York, that service clientele of low socioeconomic status. The investigation of the term “ghetto” and the consequences of the term were conducted under the “looking glass-self” concept, by Charles Cooley, as well as theories by such seminal thinkers as Kurt Lewin, George Herbert Mead, Erving Goffman, Bryant A. Okhuysen and Gerardo A. Hudson. Data was collected through a review of the relevant literature and the collection of focus group responses from employees of the four community centers. The study found that organizations that are labeled as “ghetto” take on the attributes of that stigmatization. Applying the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) method and other change management strategies are recommended to confront this labeling phenomenon.
“The Inclusive Leader: An Applied Approach to Diversity, Change, and Management” (2016)
“The 4-Tions: Your guide to developing successful job search strategies” (2014)
The 4-Tions is designed to provide you with fundamental job search strategies and practices to help you develop habits that will stay with you your entire professional life. Our intention is to create in you a desire to continue learning, adapting, and possibly even inventing new and more effective ways to present your skills to potential employers. The 4-Tions is not an exhaustive resource. In this ever-changing world of technology there is no way we could include everything and even if that were possible, 6-months from now you might find a different more suitable way to apply what you learn here to your specific situation. Also, employers and recruiters are always working to improve their job sourcing processes. We cannot predict what that might look like but we are certain of one thing - the best candidates will learn to change with technology and industry demands so they are always presenting themselves in the best and most current manner. The 4-Tions represents what we consider to be the 4 most important aspects of the job search. These 4 areas are:❋ Documentation: Resume, Application Information, References❋ Preparation: Company Background, History, Questions❋ Presentation: Appearance, Clothing, Hygiene, Grooming❋ Communication: Articulation, Eye Contact, Active Listening
“Leading Through Diversity: Transforming Managers Into Effective Leaders” (2013)
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