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Aiming for Mobility With an MBA and New Global Perspective
Upward mobility and desire for growth drove me to apply to business school.
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Mind Mapping My Way to an MBA and Beyond
I put getting an MBA on my mind map—and here I am, about to graduate with the Global Executive MBA Class of 2024.
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Tactical Leadership: Applying Special Forces Training to Corporate Challenges
Our world needs great leaders more than ever, and I am confident Duke will give me and others the tools and network to become what the moment calls for.
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Learning New Ways To Be ‘Leaders of Consequence’ in a Global Environment
When I entered the Global Executive MBA program at Duke, I was looking for an opportunity to be challenged and better equipped for this rapidly-evolving industry, but the experience has provided so much more than that.
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My Rewarding Journey at Duke and How I Got Here
An integral part of my time at Fuqua has been interacting and spending several weeks with people from backgrounds and cultures I’d never met before.
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Applying My Leadership Learnings in Real-Time at IBM
Applying what I learned in the program, in real-time in my professional role at IBM, paid huge dividends for me and my career.
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How My Class Developed an Anti-Racist Business Program
My classmates and I banded together to create a student-led initiative in an effort to develop anti-racist businesses because we feel it is up to us, current and future leaders, to shape the future strategies.
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Creating Cultural Immersion, Networking, and Engagement Over Zoom
When it was announced that Term 2 and Term 3 would be domestic residencies in Durham, I set out to create engaging club activities over Zoom that gave members of my class cultural immersion and networking experiences.
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What LEGOs Taught Me About Teamwork During Orientation
The learning begins before students step foot in a classroom.
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Turning the Pandemic Into a Live Case Study
I’ve always been interested in the intersection of government and business, and how these interactions compared across different countries, cultures, and political and economic systems.