Posted by: Bremen Leak on December 8, 2017
In Paulo Coehlo’s The Alchemist, a young shepherd leaves his Andalusian village to seek buried treasure in the shadows of the Egyptian pyramids. And though he has only seen the treasure in a dream, the boy sets off across the desert, aided solely by the strangers in his path: an old king, a humble shopkeeper, […]
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Posted by: Amanda Forman on December 6, 2017
It’s week 9 and Oxford is now for the grads as most of the freshers and undergrads have vacated for the holidays. The libraries and sessions are full of classmates working on finishing group projects and studying for our impending analytics exam. A few things I’ve learned about MBAs so far. MBAs travel in packs […]
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Posted by: Nikhil Dugal on November 29, 2017
My journey leading up to Saïd Business School has always been guided by one principle, to put the impact of the work I’m doing first, before anything else. My journey started in 2014 when I had been working at a development economics research center in India for about two years. As a researcher, I became […]
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Posted by: Meredith Caldwell on November 28, 2017
When everyone is talking about start-ups, the next big thing and being their own boss, what are the best questions to ask ourselves? Where are the best solutions? I have been asking myself this question a lot since starting my MBA. Entrepreneurship, especially in the social impact space, seems to focus on the ability for […]
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Posted by: Isadora Dias on November 22, 2017
The first two months have passed, and the MBA programme has been a very intensive, as expected. Also, I had some delightful surprises on my way, and today I am sharing the one that amazed me most. The MBA launch week was a blast! Two weeks to meet around 330 inspiring new colleagues from all […]
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Posted by: Andi Garavaglia on November 21, 2017
Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far My role at the National Hockey League allowed me to give back to a sport that shaped many childhood conversations around the table, that motivated both of my brothers through echelons of elite competition, and that backdropped most father-daughter outings. Helping the league develop engaging content, […]
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Posted by: Adwoa Ameley on November 20, 2017
FAILURE RESILIENCE Successful people don’t fail right? Wrong. Failure is that hard thing that gets to you, deflates your ego and sometimes makes you question your reason for existing. Let me press it further – People in Oxford don’t fail, right. Wrong. People in Oxford are not used to failing, but failure is inevitable sometimes. […]
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Posted by: Eric Sukumaran on November 10, 2017
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: After much pushing, my best friend refused to budge from ‘Eric’ Manager: Larger-than-life Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I am from London, England, […]
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Posted by: Marla Woodward on November 5, 2017
1) Know what you want out of the MBA – for real Do you want a position at a top investment bank? Do you want to be the king/queen of the balls and go to all the formals? Doesn’t matter if it’s a personal or professional goal, make sure you know what you want and […]
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Posted by: Nasim Haque on November 2, 2017
Q1. In one word, how would your best friend describe you, and how would you manager describe you? Best friend: Adventurer Manager: Strategic Q2. Tell us about where you have come from and what has led you to Oxford. I am from Bangladesh and have worked as an entrepreneur for three years before joining Oxford. […]
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