Benjamin Collins – A Professional Athlete’s Quest for MBA (Part 2/2) Being a professional triathlete what influenced you to consider an MBA and what were the drawing factors? It was a number of things. My parents were small business owners and my Dad was a great manager. I admired that quality. Having grown around a […]
Benjamin Collins – A Professional Athlete’s Quest for MBA (Part 1/2) Name: Benjamin Collins Nationality: American Business School: The University of Chicago – Booth School of Business Year of Graduation: 2015 Career Specialization: Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and Econometrics Love: Seeing people finish something they didn’t think possible Hate: overuse of acronyms Interesting Works: Ben’s blog, […]
MBA Shoots George Wilson to New Heights in NBA Name: George Wilson Nationality: American Business School: Columbia Business School Year of Graduation: 2015 Career Specialization: Sports Business Love: Reading, rowing (I rowed Crew in college and high school), basketball, traveling, IMAX movies, candy Hate: Long car rides, clowns, tomatoes You have pretty much worked exclusively […]
Zhilei Guo – Neurosurgeon turned CEIBS MBA (Part 2/2) How does your unique background add value to the MBA class? Healthcare is a hot topic in China and my background in healthcare makes me a valuable contributor to the lectures, group discussions, projects, team work etc. Every year, approximately 30 students move into healthcare after […]
Zhilei Guo – Neurosurgeon turned CEIBS MBA (Part 1/2) Name: Zhilei Guo Nationality: Chinese Business School: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Year of Graduation: 2016 Career Specialization: Healthcare Love: Movie and Hiking outside Hate: Disorder and disease Interesting Works: Healthcare Investment, Conducted regular free clinics for individuals without medical insurance as well as trained […]
If you have not read Future-Proof Your Career – Part 1 and Future-Proof Your Career – Part 2, I would encourage you to read it first as it will help to understand the context and continuation behind this blog. Building Block 4 – Develop Your Future-proof Strategy & Plan Many of us are tempted to believe as […]
If you have not read Future-Proof Your Career – Part 1, I would encourage you to read it first as it will help you to understand the context of this article. In part 1, I gave you the background as to why having the right skill sets is the only way to future-proof yourself. In […]
Can you predict the following 10 years from now? • What role and position would you hold? • What skill sets and competencies would be required in your profession/function/role and how will you keep up with it? • What disruption or transformation your industry/function/profession might face? • If a disruption happens, will you be a […]