MBA
Canada
Consulting
2014-15
Oxford 1+1 MBA alum, former management consultant, and lifelong ice hockey player, I write on topics ranging from education to nature and sustainability, hockey, and technology.
Posted by: Alan Keeso on May 5, 2015
Over a recent pub dinner, Oxford MBA classmate and good pal, Joel Usher, went cerebral over his favourite topic, Artificial Intelligence (AI). Joel discussed how rapidly AI could usurp humans as the dominant player on Earth. He highlighted that some of the world’s most influential people, such as Stephen Hawking (Oxford alum) and Elon Musk, […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on April 14, 2015
Continuing from, “Through Term One: The Transformation Report”. Term Two featured many interviews for Oxford MBA students. For those who explored management consulting careers, it was a time for case-based interviews. Case interviews vary in structure depending on the firm, but they generally go as follows: The interviewer introduces a business problem that a client […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on February 23, 2015
I’ve written before on the value of the MSc dissertation as a component of Oxford’s 1+1 MBA programme. Through my dissertation, I explored the emerging frontier of big data and environmental sustainability. Fortunately, I’ve found similar opportunities during my MBA year to research a topic I’m passionate about, namely, our connectedness with the natural world, […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on January 26, 2015
For roughly two decades of my life, hockey – or ice hockey so as not to confuse my British friends – occupied the majority of my time. If I wasn’t playing it or training for it, I was thinking about it. While playing junior hockey in Strathroy, Ontario, our coach and mentor, Pat Stapleton, a […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on January 5, 2015
I came to Oxford to achieve a career transformation. Specifically, I’ve been looking for something that my father has often repeated he is fortunate to have found in his work: a spiritual connection. No. Allow me to explain. Since 1872, my family has been stewards of the land in the hardwood lumber industry. In addition […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on December 2, 2014
To Build Your Own Master’s Program, You’ll Need: Collaboration Collaboration is what can make a Master’s program massive for your enjoyment, development, and career. Regardless of which school you go to, your Master’s pursuit serves as a platform to build something much larger than what’s on paper. The MBA program at Oxford University offers scales […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on October 27, 2014
Over dinner in the 18th century Radcliffe Observatory at my home college, Green Templeton, my MBA classmate, Denise, asked our group of four, “What’s been your favourite experience since arriving in Oxford for the MBA program?” Jamie said that her first try at rowing had been her favourite experience to date, Ren had the most […]
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Posted by: Alan Keeso on October 13, 2014
When Derek Jeter, one of the greatest baseball players in history, singled in the winning run in his last game ever at Yankee Stadium (try watching this without getting the shivers), sports broadcaster Michael Kay had the perfect words for the storybook finish: “…Where fantasy becomes reality.” The University of Oxford is known everywhere. It’s […]
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