“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” – John F. Kennedy What a difference a year makes. This time last year, I was just meeting my Leadership Coaching Fellow (LCF), a new position created as part of the Leadership curriculum at the Goizueta Business School. Each core team was...
“To travel is to live” – Hans Christina Andersen I’ve had great fortune in business school so far. When I first started at GBS, I had two regions that I wanted to travel to: Southeast Asia and South America. Thankfully, during my first year, the school sponsored a trip to...
“Those men and women, to whom we delegate authority and responsibility, if they are good people, are going to want to do their jobs in their own way.” – William McKnight, 3M CEO from 1949-1966 Many students chose the two-year, full time MBA program because it gave them an opportunity...
“The days are long, but the years are short.” – Gretchen Rubin (and Dean Brian) Did that just happen? Did I SERIOUSLY just finish my first year of graduate school?!?! Where did the time go? Who are these new kids walking around campus? Wasn’t I just at onboarding? When do...
Recently, MBA students from the Goizueta Business School had the opportunity to participate the Fort Benning Leader’s Reaction Course. At this course, students are divided into small teams and are given a short period of time to complete several distinct obstacles. Here, current student Dave Swirsky shares his perspective on the challenge and why it added value to his Emory experience.
I am not Athenian or Greek, but a citizen of the world – Socrates What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? As business leaders, we can no longer operate with a focus on what is currently affecting our own countries. Globalization is nothing new. But how...
“Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: youdo not talk about Fight Club.” –Tyler Durden Unlike Fight Club, I’m happy to talk about Club 16. By now,I’m sure that many of you have found multiple references to Club 16 on theGoizueta website, or through a careful...
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable The above phrase has many applications in life. Before business school, I was a CrossFit instructor in Northern Virginia and frequently referenced this phrase when introducing new clients into this intense, athletic regimen. Since starting business school, however, I have found that this also applies...