Lehigh Business Magazine Fall 2023

Lehigh Business EDITOR Rob Gerth DESIGNERS Jacqui Baldridge Barbara Barnett CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Eric Butterman, Jack Croft‚ Rachel Curry, Jim Dearden, Rob Gerth‚ Steve Holt‚ Suzi Morales‚ Steve Neumann‚ Margie Peterson, Layla Warshaw COVER ILLUSTRATION Mirko Cresta ILLUSTRATORS Mirko Cresta‚ Joel Kimmel PHOTOGRAPHERS Sarah Barnett Christa Neu ADMINISTRATION Georgette Chapman Phillips Dean of the College of Business Lehigh Business is published annually by the Lehigh University College of Business. LEHIGH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS Rauch Business Center 621 Taylor St. Bethlehem‚ PA 18015 business.lehigh.edu READER FEEDBACK Please send comments to: lehighbusiness@lehigh.edu © Lehigh University CONTENTS COURTESY ROHULLAH BALKHI WHAT’S THIS? In this issue, you’ll see these QR codes throughout. Aim your smartphone’s camera at them and you’ll be able to access videos, podcasts or webpages specific to that article. Scan this one and take our reader survey. BIZ QUIZ Test your business knowledge with our Biz Quiz. You can win bragging rights—and Lehigh Business swag. See page 32. Dean Phillips set to retire at year’s end. A leadership style worth considering. B-ball player taking his shot. Goodbye Ambivalence Cocktails 07 18 30 25 Entrepreneur Getting his MBA during Taliban takeover. 02Mirko Cresta’s illustration celebrates the sometimes rocky hand-in-hand relationship between business (on the left) and government. ON THE COVER

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