We have a better, although truthfully staged, picture of our group appearing to be among the Terra Cotta Warriors. Visitors are not allowed into the pit, but the entrepreneurial managers of the site did see a need to be up close and personal with the antiquities. Thus they set up a scene with copies that […]
We are into our second week in this special place and have had a wealth of experiences in such a short time. In Beijing we have explored historical and modern sites. We smelled the aromatic offerings to Buddha at the Lama Temple, walked through Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, enjoyed the beautiful gardens of […]
Our Intercontinental MBA Students have begun their third foreign residency this week in Beijing. It is a long trip to the other side of the globe and our first days were spent learning our new environment and fighting to overcome initial jet lag. Everyone was struck by what a wonderful resource the Beijing Center is for […]
It is the time of year when many of us turn inward to self-assess. Perhaps the motivation is a new-year’s resolution, the annual employment evaluation process, or simply too many days of slogging through ankle-deep slush on grey winter days. The conclusion is inevitable: something has got to change. But what? And how?
The controllable currency […]
We are finding that Chile is a welcoming business environment for the entreprenurial spirit. An expat from the U.S., Peter Murphy introduced us to his business venture here, La Bicicleta Verde, the Green Bicycles. After detailing the successes and challenges of starting and growing his business in Santiago and Valparaiso, he led us on a […]
While our IMBA students are busy with their four graduate business courses, we have squeezed in a bit of fun and some very insightful corporate business meetings. Over the weekend we journeyed to Valparaiso (Chile, not Indiana) and toured the port as well as the UNESCO World Heritage city. Our weekend was spent on the […]
Our Intercontinental MBA students arrived in Chile just in time to avoid the frigid Chicago January. We are enjoying the sunny weather — in the 80s and low 90s — while keeping tabs on our family and friends in Chicago. Pictures of the frozen Lake Michigan are beautiful to view, but we are glad to […]
The Intercontinental MBA Students are packed and boarding planes for their homes in the U.S. As I wrote a program evaluation form, I was stunned by the long list of activities and experiences we have had in South Africa during the past five weeks. These are full time MBA students, so they were taking four […]
It is a sunny and mild spring weekend at the Wedgwood Inn in Melville as our group of Intercontinental MBA pioneers moves toward the completion of their first international residency. Finals and projects are looming next week, so what appear to be bright, lazy days are divided between cramming, group meetings and power napping. Meals […]
Our group spent an emotional and educational day in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg burned into global history and memory through the terrible riots of the 1970s. The day was a study in polar opposites, extremes and unresolved social issues.
We began with a celebratory Mass at St. Martin de Pores Catholic Church in the Orlando […]
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Gini in a BottleAndrew Keyt
Family MattersAnne Reilly
N.B.*Cliff Shultz
Emerging MarketsEve Geroulis
The PolisJohn Caltagirone
The Value StreamMaciek Nowak
The Supply ChainMary Ann McGrath
The Market ShareQuinlan Ramble
The Quinlan RambleRaymond Benton Jr
Sustainability and Social EnterpriseStacy Neier
Q the RunwayTimothy Classen
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