Mea culpa - errors in judgement

One of the funniest things in the MBA that I've seen so far - the scramble for front row seats by otherwise sensible and smart adults. Let me explain how it works...We'd got an email stating that we're free to choose our seats in the class on the first day, on a first-come first-serve basis. The catch, you're stuck with the seat you choose for the entire term. And the last line was, 'you better come...

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LAUNCH it

Tomorrow is the last day of the LAUNCH programme. Our IMBA programme kicked off on April 13, at Segovia (a quaint, historic little town outside Madrid). There we were, all decked up in our business formals, already "networking" over coffee, and later over beer and wine as well (and for some reason I'll never understand, water too !). The ceremonies were in an ancient church. There were ruins all...

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First Impressions

OK !! I am finally here in Madrid. What a place !The city is just amazing. A lovely place to spend a very important year.But to cut to the chase, what are my first impressions of IE ?The buildings and the infrastructureThere are some 5-6 buildings that we IMBA (to rhyme with Simba, as in 'The Lion King') folks use on a regular basis. They're all adjacent to each other, or across the road from each...

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Ad-Coms deconstructed

While it's no surprise that applicants aren't really on the level in their essays, it should come as even less of a surprise that the ad-coms are worse (or better !) at obfuscation.Here are a few things that people should know...Spin : Your stats don't matter. You as an individual matter.Fact : The colour of your skin, your gender, and your ethnicity/nationality matter. BIG TIME!Spin : Leadership...

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