Teaching business in an academic environment
Since the last post, a little more time has lapsed than normal, including 48 hours at more than 30,000 feet as I made a brief return trip home to New Zealand. Read more
A fun, but intensive, week
Public speaking is a difficult skill to master, however one group of MBA students have recently spent an entire week mastering the art and now feel much more confident when making a business presentation Read more
The opening session of my online MBA
The last few weeks have been busy for one blogger who is studying for her MBA online. Her 30-strong cohort hail from 21 countries and the students have been busy meeting each other online ahead of a get together at the end of this Month in Madrid Read more
The value of collaboration and strength in numbers
One blogger has realised the importance of collaboration when it comes to getting something done Read more
My favourite MBA weekend so far
An EMBA is an intense experience but for one blogger it is the most effective use of her time Read more
Finding the time to network can be tricky
A year-long MBA programme is an intense experience and finding the balance between workload and networking can be tricky Read more
How to handle yourself in a crisis
Although a simulation, handling yourself in a crisis proved to be a valuable and fun lessons for one MBA cohort Read more
The importance of diversity in group performance
Teamwork and class diversity go a long way towards making an MBA programme successful Read more
Your brand is in your hands…
There is so much information out there pointing towards the importance of keeping up appearances. The horse meat debacle is a prime example of this: ‘you are what you eat’, and if you lose this manifestation of yourself, you will soon be found out! Read more
Quantifying dating during your MBA
An MBA programme consists of a great many numbers and for students it becomes second nature to quantify or place a value on things Read more
Doing good and doing more than you imagined
There is much more to a business school than its MBA programme as one blogger has found. Involement in the school’s conference on responsible business has provided an insight into the challenges beyond the classroom Read more
The rankings – a tool for benchmarking target schools
Given the release of the FT MBA rankings this week I would firstly like to take the opportunity to congratulate the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business for its inclusion once again in the rankings. The rankings are a great tool for benchmarking target schools. Read more
Further steps towards choosing a career
The second term is well underway. Career development is at the front of everyone’s minds and 360 feedback has proved extremely useful Read more
Choosing an MBA is a matter of personal priorities
When choosing a business school a period of self reflection is essential. You need to decide what your priorities are Read more
My criteria for choosing an MBA programme
What are the top three criteria when it comes to choosing a business school? One blogger gives his opnion Read more
Should you take the MBA plunge?
One blogger sets out the steps she took before taking the plunge and deciding to do an MBA Read more
Using rankings to support your school search
One blogger writes about using the rankings as a tool to select the business school and MBA programme that is right for you. Read more
What is the outlook for 2013?
One blogger is readily able to apply MBA lessons to real life activities and is confident that her programme will help her to succeed Read more
I am officially an MBA graduate
Looking for a job? Then take the advice of one MBA blogger and network, network, network. Read more
MBA thesis and social entrepreneurship
The end of the MBA programme is drawing closer, but there remains the written thesis to complete Read more
Goodbye California, hello London
Having spent a term of his MBA programme away on exchange, returning to his “home” campus has meant an intensive week of classes Read more
Building a warehouse in 21 days
A project management ive simulation threw up many unexpected problems and showed one MBA cohort the value of planning ahead and the importance of reading the contract Read more
As one chapter closes another one opens
Nine months into her EMBA programme one new blogger looks back on her first experiences of business school and gives tips for would-be students Read more
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Tristan Tucker, University of Queensland
Kishore Adiraju, MIP Politecnico di Milano
Madhavi Rao, MBA/MS dual degree at Ross School of Business and School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan.
Jennifer Soffen, Harvard Business School
Hammad Hussain, IMD
James Doherty, Esade Business School
Lynne Hoey, IE Business School
Helen Casey, Imperial Business School EMBA
Karen Allardice, Melbourne Business School
Kyle Wu, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Thomas Pedrick, University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business
Lubica Valentova, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Diana Mak, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
Katie Sherning, Cranfield School of Management
Andre de Haes, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Eunice Benedicto, Durham University Business School
Benjamin Bechtolsheim, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Stephen Garden, London Business School
Derek Laan, Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business-Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
Nicole Hawkins, Fuqua School of Business
Liliana Diaconu, Brandeis International Business School
Wing Lee, Ceibs
Lee Mrnjavac, Iese Business School
Noel Hanssens, University of Hong Kong
Brigitte Roediger, University of Stellenbosch Business School, part time MBA
Linda Groarke, Open University Business School
Mark Partridge, Foster School of Business, University of Washington
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