This entry is all about avoiding the three looming papers and valuation project that are due next week and instead filling you in on the summer options here at Said Business School.
Essentially, you have a choice of three summer scenarios, with some room for creativity and combinations:
1. Strategic Consulting Project (SCP): This is an eight-week [...]

You may have heard by now about MBATs—the MBA Olympics hosted by HEC outside of Paris. Trusted alums told me that this would be the best event of the year, and I wasn’t disappointed. Go to www.mbat.org to check out the official event site. I’ve been told that organizing the event (4 days, 2000 MBAs, [...]

We’ve had some fantastic speakers come to talk this year, but by far the best have been those organized by/connected with current MBA students. The latest was Alexis Dormandy, an amazing guy who has worked for McKinsey, Orange. Accenture, Virgin (currently on the Board), is Chairman of European Red (Bono’s Charity), and is now Managing [...]

If you’re at all interested in social entrepreneurship, you must check out the Skoll World Forum.  There’s a link on the site that will take you to Social Edge where you’ll find all of the sessions from the Forum streamed on video, as well as blog entries for each. That’s definitely the best way to [...]

The other day I dined with the richest man in Scotland. While I didn’t actually get to talk to him, I still like the way that sounds. Sir Tom Hunter came to SBS hosted by the Oxford Entrepreneurs. He arrived in faded jeans, a striped shirt, and a pastel pink sweater. He was extremely cool.
He [...]