Posted by: Christine Li-Auyeung on October 15, 2018
Guten tag. It has been six months since our cohort completed the EMBA programme. Thanks to two of our German classmates who planned a very special reunion for the EMBA S16 cohort, many of us once again packed our bags and travelled to Munich for Oktoberfest 2018. We finally got to see each other for […]
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Posted by: Julie Rasmussen on October 9, 2018
Friends are anxious to know, how was Oxford?? Now that our first week of the Executive MBA program is over, I can attempt a reply. In short, it was fantastic. One of the major factors that drew me to the Oxford program was the fact that it is integrated with the University itself. Another was […]
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Posted by: Victoria Herrington on October 9, 2018
“Congratulations. You made it.” These were the opening words from Associate Dean Kathy Harvey on the first day of our first module on the Oxford Executive MBA. Before her were 70 eager faces, drawn from almost as many professions, and hailing from all corners of the globe. We were EMBA September 2018. We were finally […]
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Posted by: Sean Lloyd on October 9, 2018
“A diplomat goes to Oxford”…? Perhaps not the most surprising byline for a blog, but “Australian diplomat goes to Saïd Business School” is slightly more unusual. What’s in a career for a diplomat? Cocktail parties, tuxedoes and high intrigue? Rarer than we might like! Grinding through minute details of trade deals, seeking to understand the […]
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Posted by: Damiano Pietroni on October 1, 2018
Having completed the first week of the Executive MBA at Oxford Saïd a number of topics come to mind. That said, this blog article will focus specifically on how the many facets of diversity present in the EMBA cohort add to the learning process and overall experience. The first type of diversity present in the […]
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Posted by: Mustafa Abbas on September 30, 2018
Khalil Gibran — ‘Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral.’ The class of EMBA-S18 was reminded of the poetic words of Gibran as we commenced our programme, perhaps as a gentle and kind reminder of the discomfort we were now embracing. In this blog I […]
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Posted by: George Robson on September 29, 2018
1. No matter how smart you think you are, you will need the IT department at the business school to access the internet. 2. Only ever answer a lecturers question with a question. 3. Always ask for more data. 4. MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts and M&A stands for mergers and acquisitions. 5. Practical […]
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Posted by: Teresa Cascioli on September 20, 2018
It is hard to believe that Module 1 is done! It was an exciting week of learning, meeting my classmates and professors, registering with Keble College, attending our induction ceremony and getting settled into the Saïd Business School. My classmates represent a diverse group of people from all walks of life and from around the […]
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Posted by: Teresa Cascioli on September 4, 2018
My suitcase is packed, a bit of intellectual refreshing has been completed through reading materials and workbook exercises and now it is finally time to head to class. The timetable looks interesting. The first module, “Business Complexity & Decision Making” will address leadership fundamentals, personality and leadership and leaders and decision making. We will also […]
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Posted by: Carlos Filipe Duarte on August 30, 2018
Edison’s dictum on developing new ideas comes to mind as my group finishes up our GOTO (Global Opportunities and Threats Oxford) assignment. Not that we believe ourselves or our work as genius, but, boy, did we perspire. Which brings me to the main point of this blog post: “How much work does an EMBA student […]
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