August 7th, 2008

New Status Quo

Posted by Kristina
Under: Academic, Kristina FitzGerald, Oxford Life

Back to work in the London office after modules 5 and 6. The pace has stepped up a notch - for the amount of time spent in lectures, pre- and follow up readings and case studies, as well as in the forthcoming series of assessment deadlines and exams.
Since starting the Executive MBA, time management has [...]

July 5th, 2008

Lessons in Emerging Strategy and Operational Readiness

Posted by Kristina
Under: Academic, Kristina FitzGerald, Oxford Life, Sports & Social

Sadly, I haven’t any photos from this past week in Oxford, which is a pity because this time, I had a lovely sole-occupancy flat with a roof terrace on the river next to Oxford Castle. Unbelievable, but true. Claire and I had identical adjacent flats, sharing the expansive roof terrace, and were as such compelled [...]

April 24th, 2008

Modules 2 and 3… London Marathon and St. George’s Day

Posted by Kristina
Under: Kristina FitzGerald, Oxford Life, Sports & Social, Student Blogs

With the London and Boston Marathons just gone, it’s easy to draw parallels between earning the Oxford Executive MBA degree and running the 26.2 mile/42.2 km course. I would know, having finished the London Marathon in 2006 as a bit of a one-hit-wonder (I’m not a runner by any stretch of the imagination).
The anticipation before [...]