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Category Archives: Leadership & Ethics
A Personal Leadership Resolution
It’s easy to fall into the trap of just going through the motions as an MBA student and making it a very “transactional” period in our lives. In retrospect, I have made the mistake of simply attending class, participating sporadically … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Leadership & Ethics, Student Clubs, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Advice, Business Values, Classes, COLE Fellow, Collaborative Learning, Community, Faculty, First Year, Fuqua Culture, Fuqua Values, Giving Back, Hands-on Experience, Leaders of Consequence, Leadership, Learning, MBAA, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Resolution, Second Year, Student Club, Student Involvement, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Transformative Experience, Why Fuqua, Women in Business
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The Unofficial 5-Step Path to Leadership Success at Fuqua
While salaries and job statistics are quantifiable metrics that allow prospective students to compare business schools, how can you tell if a school will make you a better leader? There isn’t a metric that really defines leadership — and ask … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Leadership & Ethics, Student Clubs, Student Life, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Advice, Business Values, COLE Fellow, Collaborative Learning, Community, First Year, Fuqua Culture, Fuqua Values, Hands-on Experience, Leaders of Consequence, Leadership, Learning, MBAA, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Program Format, Second Year, Student Club, Student Involvement, Team Fuqua, Traditions, Transformative Experience, Why Fuqua
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Turning Leadership Development from a Transactional Experience to a Transformational Journey
Anyone who has ever had a conversation with Professor Joe LeBoeuf will most certainly walk away with a renewed sense of urgency to become a better leader and leave his/her mark on Fuqua and the world. At least, that’s how … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Leadership & Ethics, Student Life
Tagged About Fuqua, Applicable Knowledge, Classes, COLE Fellow, Faculty, Fuqua Culture, Fuqua Values, Giving Back, Leaders of Consequence, Leadership, Learning, Lessons Learned, Military, Personal Growth, Transformative Experience
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An Hour of Inspiration from the Etsy CEO
The other week, I heard an inspiring presentation by a man who took his hard-earned Duke undergrad degree and leveraged his newfound alumni network to score the job of a lifetime — pizza delivery guy. Fortunately, he didn’t stop there; … Continue reading
Alumnus Enhances the Learning Experience
A Conversation with a Committed Leader I believe Fuqua’s ambition to create “leaders of consequence” is best illustrated by showing a living example. Warren Farr (Daytime MBA ’93) is an alumnus who is making a real difference — not only … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Alumni, Careers, Leadership & Ethics
Tagged Alumni, Applicable Knowledge, Business Values, Case Studies, Classes, Collaborative Learning, Distinguished Speaker, Faculty, Giving Back, Industry Insight, Leaders of Consequence, Leadership, Learning, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Technology
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Marketing Leader Provides Inspiring Advice
Last week, I had the opportunity to sit in on an insightful leadership talk with Shelly Lazarus – Chairman Emeritus of the international advertising, marketing and public relations agency Ogilvy & Mather. It was the first event in Fuqua’s Distinguished Speaker … Continue reading
1 Term Down, 3 To Go
What a whirlwind of a first term that was! I can’t believe it has been over 10 weeks since I packed up the U-Haul and drove from Boston to Durham. Any doubts that I had about leaving the workforce for … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Around Campus, Events, Leadership & Ethics, Sports, Student Clubs, Student Life, Technology, Entertainment & Media, Why Fuqua
Tagged About Fuqua, Career Resources, Classes, Client Consulting Practicum, Distinguished Speaker, Extra-curricular, First Year, Fuqua on Board, Global Academic Travel Experience, Health, Industry Insight, Leadership, Socializing, Student Club, Teams, Teamwork, Why Fuqua
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Saving Lions & Building Business Skills in Tanzania
In the middle of rural Tanzania, I stared at constellations through the mesh of a 10-by-8-foot tent I’d come to call “home.” I listened to hyenas whoop on the nearby hillside, and worried. Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld, co-founder of the Tanzanian … Continue reading
Posted in Alumni, Careers, Energy & Environment, International, Leadership & Ethics, Young Alumni
Tagged Africa, Applicable Knowledge, COLE Fellow, Cross-disciplinary, Culture, Environment, Fuqua Culture, Giving Back, Global Business, Hands-on Experience, Internship, Leadership, Learning, On the Job, Personal Growth, Personal Insight, Summer, Team Fuqua, Teamwork, Transformative Experience, Travel
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CEO of John Deere Shares His Best Practices
At this year’s General Management Club Symposium, the Fuqua community had the unique privilege of listening to Sam Allen, Chairman and CEO of John Deere. Dean Bill Boulding (moderator) and Mr. Allen discussed leadership, expanding into emerging markets, and disruptive … Continue reading
Leadership Team Withdrawal
It feels strange to no longer do group projects with my ILE team. ILE, or Integrated Leadership Experience, is a course that’s conducted at the beginning of the first-year, and then there’s a follow-up at the beginning of your second … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Leadership & Ethics, Student Life
Tagged Classes, Collaborative Learning, Community, First Year, Leadership, Learning, Personal Insight, Second Year, Team Fuqua, Teams, Teamwork
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