So what is your strategy?
One blogger who is at the beginning of his MBA programme has discovered the importance of strategy, not only for business, but also for life Read more
Everything appears to be imbalanced
Juggling the MBA with the rest of her life- both professional and personal – continues to be a challenge for one blogger Read more
The Hult Prize and the importance of ‘co-opetition’
For one blogger the value of team work was brought home to him in a recent case competition. Read more
Thoughts for the holiday season
The sparkling Christmas decorations have filled us with happiness and excitement. The holiday season is the time for gifts and the time when families come together to celebrate. For many MBA students this time of the year also marks the time of final exams, paper deadlines and endless hours studying. Stress and tensions are undoubtedly high but these are the last obstacles before we reach that brief period of rest and recovery. Read more
Understanding the business of flying
Applying lessons from the classroom to real-life situations can help MBA students understand “the nuts and bolts” of a company’s strategy Read more
Team work = drama, uncertainty and compromise
To mark the end of the first section of the MBA, teams of students were assigned a company facing a challenge. Their brief was to examine strategy, organisational behaviour and accounting and come up with recommendations. Read more
Working together to achieve the best results
One of the biggest challenges of any international and diverse business school is keeping the student cohort happy, because each of us has different expectations and a distinct approach to the programme.
When strategy and business is just a game
A business simulation game allows students to make investment and strategy decisions in a controlled and fun environment Read more
Keeping my head above water in the busy final term
With the programme drawing to a close thoughts are naturally turning to life after business school and the job search Read more
Setting out a blueprint for my 30s
Part of the process of studying for an MBA is reflecting on future aspirations and goals and taking steps now to achieve future aims Read more
The benefits of collaboration and co-operation
The summer spent on a technology transfer project was time well spent, allowing a group of MBA students the opportunity to study the technologies and then come up with fresh insights into marketing potential and the steps needed to commercialise the research Read more
Learning to learn
I remember Christmas 1998 vividly. I was in my last year of school and starting to realise the joys of independence and freedom. As presents I was given CK One aftershave, a new Ben Sherman shirt and a NOW 41 CD featuring East 17. Good times. Read more
Settling in to the rhythm of the MBA
Despite the rapid pace of the one-year programme, there is still time for formal and informal events at the Indian School of Business, including wine tasting Read more
Business for scientists – an internship in Mexico
An internship at a centre for scientific and technological research in Mexico broadens the experience of a group of Thunderbird MBAs Read more
My strategy for doing business in China
School has been out for three weeks now due to the Chinese New Year holiday and I’ve had plenty of time to study Chinese, meet friends and enjoy the holiday festivities. Read more
Time to select my second year courses
At Tuck, the first week of every term is course picking week, also known as add-drop week. We get the opportunity to try all the classes we are interested in, in order to make a final choice before the week is over. Read more
Essential reading…and further essential reading
Four thousand three hundred and fifty pages were assigned to us as “essential reading” for this seven-week term (yes that is 4,350 pages in seven weeks!).
Course selection for the winter term
This week we had to rank our courses for the winter term. This is the first step of a little bit of Tuck magic that allows most students to take all the courses they are interested in during their time at Tuck. Read more
When the results start rolling in
There’s a subject that I haven’t talked about in quite a while. Grades! Read more
The strategy journey ends…for now
It has been a little while since I have been able to find time to blog. Read more
Understanding strategy in the real world
Two of the most intensive and challenging weeks of the Strathclyde MBA have come to an end as we submitted a report for our strategy analysis and evaluation class. Read more
Getting to grips with strategy
After a brief break we are now back in the thick of it. Read more
An MBA, however strong, cannot teach everything
With exams now behind me it’s time to take a brief break as I look forward to the coming term. Read more
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Sonal Yadav, Brigham Young University
Tristan Tucker, University of Queensland
Galina Kanevsky, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
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
Brigitte Roediger, University of Stellenbosch Business School, part time MBA
Linda Groarke, Open University Business School
Noel Hanssens, University of Hong Kong
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