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15 Jul 2014, 03:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Photo update from Juris |
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Today's picture update is from my classmate Juris - looks like he is enjoying his summer! Thanks Juris! ---  Cycling Maratona dles Dolomites cyclosportive in senic South Tirol Juris |
16 Jul 2014, 17:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Justin's Summer Discovery Trip to California |
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Today's entry is from Justin, who has been joined by many of our classmates in a discovery trip to California. Thanks Justin! ---  This summer, Thomas, Ernst, Nico and I decided to visit San Francisco, California to get a better understanding of the vibrant energy and magic that created Silicon Valley. We started in Los Angeles, made our way to San Diego and then to the beautiful Baja California for a relaxing 4th of July weekend (Yes, we went to Mexico to celebrate the American Independence Day). After that we went back up to San Francisco to meet with Entrepreneurs, VC's, Tech companies and included a visit to Singularity University - which is focused on technologies that are still 50 years away with exponential growth possibilities that will affect a billion or more people worldwide! The whole trip caused us to rethink our entire mindset.After this trip, we all feel excited and inspired about new opportunities and possibilities around the world! Justin Jameson |
18 Jul 2014, 07:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Salut from Anne & Hervé |
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Today's entry is from my classmate Hervé and his partner Anne, who look like they are having a relaxing time in France. Thanks guys, enjoy the rest of the summer! ---   "We are in Brittany to visit my family -my nephews on the picture-. The second picture was taken in Arzon, where the weather is fantastic. It is good to relax and take time to connect with people who matter to us. Cheers, Anne & Herve" |
18 Jul 2014, 07:58
19 Jul 2014, 06:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Hola from Juan |
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Today's post is from my classmate Juan, who is spending his summer Mediterranean-style in Spain. Thanks Juan! Enjoy the rest of the break! ---    "Mediterranean lifestyle in the South of Spain to recharge batteries for the second part of the year!" |
22 Jul 2014, 03:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Pasha's summer |
 Today Pasha shares his summer impressions with you: "I have been Europe-trotting and meeting IMD friends in different places of the continent. My latest stop was in Beirut, Lebanon, where I joined 12 others (Florian, Theo, Joan, Nico, Bernardo, Lara, Elena, Alarico, Darshana, Youmna, Gillian, Henri) for 3 days of amazing Middle Eastern culture, hospitality (Thanks to Youmna and family), and food! Pasha" 
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22 Jul 2014, 05:08
23 Jul 2014, 08:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Li Ping in Iceland |
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Today you can feel, what summer holiday means for Li Ping: “We are awestruck by the sheer beauty and rawness of nature which captivated the Viking explorers to settle in Iceland. From volcanoes to lava-field geothermal baths to deep hidden valleys and gushing rivers... Of course, such "challenging" exploring must be rewarded with vino at the end of the day  ALOT of vino... Love and hugs from Li Ping and Kenneth”    
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25 Jul 2014, 02:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Carmine in Hawaii |
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Today you can enjoy the breathtaking pictures of Carmine Mancusi: "How to describe with a few pictures the magnificence of the nature in the Hawaiian islands?? Landscapes shaped by eruptions that created a multitude of mountains, valleys, canyons and waterfalls. A must see once in a lifetime…In the pictures - Mount Wailaelae (Kauai island) one of the wettest spot on heart: more than 452 inches (11,500 mm) of rain a year since 1912 - Mount Haleakala (Maui island) taller than mount Everest by about 675 feet when you consider that there’s 19,680 feet of the volcano hidden under the ocean and 10,023 above sea level - Waimea Canyon"   
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26 Jul 2014, 23:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Postcard from Darshana |
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28 Jul 2014, 10:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Triple summer update, to celebrate (or mourn) the end of the break |
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We are officially back from summer vacation today, but I am not ready to let go of the break quite yet... so I am posting a triple update from my classmates on the exciting ways they have spent their summer breaks. Thanks guys! Marcelo --- First off, here are a few pictures from Lara, which I should have included in her original guest post a couple of weeks back... Looks like she had a very nice time in Italy!  .jpeg) .jpeg) --- Next, here's an update from Christiaan, who chose to stay in Lausanne and enjoy Switzerland:     Going to the beach, swimming, running along the shore, hiking in the mountains, having scenic picnics – you guessed it, I’m in Lausanne! Even though most of my classmates are traveling throughout Europe and the rest of the planet, my wife (Zandri) and myself decided to make the most of our time in Switzerland, and to fully immerse ourselves in what the country has on offer. During summer, Lausanne feels like a beach town. Hundreds of people migrate to the lake every afternoon to suntan, barbeque, play some beach sports, and generally have a good time. There are plenty of beautiful hikes close by, and the mountain scenery is absolutely astounding. The sun sets at about 9:30 PM, making for long lazy days that can be spent outdoors to the very end. While it is easy to travel to the rest of Europe from here, it is not required in order to have a great vacation. For outdoors people like ourselves, we have been having some truly magnificent experiences, all within 1-2 hours from Lausanne! --- Last but not least, here's an update from Aksel, who took the opportunity to celebrate nothing less than his wedding!!  Congrats to the lovebirds!!! In fact, Aksel wasn't the only one to get married during the break. Congrats to Elisa and Simon as well!!! |
30 Jul 2014, 15:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Restart after the summer holiday |
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Although I had a very intense summer holiday, it seems it was quite long time ago as we have jumped into leadership stream, job search and Navigating the Future preparation immediately. Fortunately everybody has some nice stories from the holiday trips, so it helps to keep the positive feeling, although the rainy weather in Lausanne tries to pull us into „autumn mode”. Fortunately I could collect so many beautiful and positive memories during the hiking tours in Switzerland, the trip to Spain and France and of course when visited friends and family in Hungary, that this gives me a lot of energy for the coming months. And if I would feel that my energy level goes down, I have to remember only the story of our guest speaker from Monday, Jamie Andrew, whose unbelievable story for reestablishing his life after his accident in the Alps showed us, that you can reach even the most extreme goals if you are really commited. András |
01 Aug 2014, 06:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Back in Action |
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Greetings to all! It has been quite some time since my last entry as I was on holidays and away from technology. Our first week back at IMD has been filled with leadership experiencials, project work and job hunting. I can't speak for everyone but I certainly feel like this week has been a bit of a warm-up to get back to the full speed we were at prior to vacation. My primary concern of the week has been aligning more networking calls for my job search. I have had the opportunity to speak with alumni, recruiters and contacts all over the world and excitement about all of the possibilities are certainly inspiring me. My conversations have reinforced my appreciation for the IMD name around the world and the access that I have received from the US to Australia! Next week some members in the class will have a company visit to a consulting firm in London so we are all preparing for that and getting ready for interview season. It feels great to be back, rested and ready for the 4 remaining months! Ashley |
04 Aug 2014, 13:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Navigating the Future |
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We’ve been back at IMD for just one week now, but it’s amazing how the summer break already feels like it was so long ago. A lot has been happening since we came back. We had a great 2-day leadership session, followed by a lot of work on Navigating the Future, a group work project where we have been given a big, broad question about future challenges the world may encounter. We are tasked with putting together a 15-minute presentation, and a follow-up one-hour workshop, which we will deliver to executives once they come to campus in September. At the same time, most of us have been trying to “navigate our own future” (ha ha), trying to find time to squeeze in some work on the career search, working on cover letters, researching companies, and setting up phone calls with alumni. There is a lot of work to be done on this front as well, with on-campus recruiting only a few weeks away! On the personal front, my wife has managed to talk me into a whole new project: fitness! I have to admit, this is something I have basically neglected in the first six months of the year. Well, today was day two of waking up a bit earlier, sliding in the DVD and getting a solid workout in, under the direction of the extremely motivational Shaun T. I am hoping I will have the discipline and willpower to keep it up! Marcelo |
09 Aug 2014, 08:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: photoblog - Coming back to the dungeons.. with a surprise! |
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It’s hard to come back to the action after almost 3 weeks of summer break. But our social committee (Luiz, Yaelle, Marc-Etienne, Henri) can organize great networking party in just 5 min!    
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10 Aug 2014, 01:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Road to Madrid – the first match |
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Although we have several challenges ahead in the form of Navigating the Future presentation, Discovery Trip, Individual Project and of course job search, more than twenty of us decided to accept the invitation of IE for an MBA football tournament in Madrid on 11th – 12th October. As the team started the serious training under the supervision of our coach, Jack and trainers Anurag and Hervé, I have decided to start a series on the blog to allow you to follow our preparation. This Tuesday we had our first „power training” with Hervé, after which I have felt the pains in my muscles for two days, but I could not have too much rest, as we had our first training match against the representatives of the IMD retaurant staff. We won for 4 – 2, although the situation was not equal as we had practically two lines, because so many MBAs would like to participate in this road to Madrid. Join to our new challenge! András |
10 Aug 2014, 12:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Fireworks and Bollywood |
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I have just come back from a Bollywood dance class taught by one of our classmates. It seems that ever since we have come back from summer break, life is a little more balanced. I can't tell if it is because we have less work or because we are managing it much better. Either way, I am happy to have more time to bond with my classmates and take time away from studying. Last night we had a different outing. Many of us met in Geneva for the annual celebration of when Geneva joined the Swiss federation. There was a firework display like I have never seen in my life! It was incredible and drew a crowd of thousands of people. Tomorrow we start a long week of company visits, so it was good to have a weekend full of fun! |
15 Aug 2014, 09:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Getting in the Discovery Mode! |
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Just one week and we will be on our way around the globe with a 1/3 of us going to Brazil, the US and Singapore, respectively. I am very much looking forward to the trip, for the experience, for the broad perspective and for the realignment that happens when one travels. I will be going to Singapore where we will meet with state officials, leading global consulting firms, corporate teams and, of course, our alumni. We have been busy presentations that we will deliver to these groups during our trip as well as working on presentations for the Navigating the Future Conference to happen the week that we return to IMD. On top of this, we have many job applications due with on-campus-recruiting weeks early in September. May of us are focused on the job search, practicing interviews, writing cover letters and keeping our fingers crossed! The trip to Singapore will be a good way to refocus and come back ready for thre recruiting season... and prepare for ICP! |
15 Aug 2014, 10:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: photoblog - Professor Claude Nicollier - the first Swiss astronaut |
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Yesterday, Professor Claude Nicollier, the first Swiss astronaut who has flown on four Space Shuttle missions, came to IMD to visit our MBA class and taught a lesson about leadership. The success of an international aerospace mission depends on the strength and determination of the team, on clear goals, roles and responsibilities. 
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18 Aug 2014, 15:00
| FROM IMD Admissions Blog: Women in Leadership |
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Today we had an interesting guest speaker session with Camille Mirshokrai, a high level executive from Accenture. She was invited to speak about Women in Leadership, a topic that has led to much discussion among the class and the IMD community this year. Camille also spoke about her career track, and some of her learnings along the way. Partners were invited as well so I was happy to have my wife Ashley there with me. As a topic that is close to her heart at the moment, I asked her to write up some of her takeaways from the session. Here’s what Ashley wrote: Camille started off by addressing the title of the event itself, “The Future of Business – Women in Leadership”. Camille made the excellent point that if a man had been invited to speak, the title would have been something more like “Leadership”. I appreciated that Camille didn’t focus heavily on women’s issues, but simply spoke about leadership and the current business climate from her perspective as a woman. One tip that I took away is to build your own board of directors to help steer your career. I’m working on it, and have already appointed myself as the Chair(wo)man of Marcelo’s board. At the end of the session, a question about the shortage of women in senior leadership positions was raised. I was disappointed when Camille answered that she felt this was a result of the choices women make. As a new mom navigating the perils of working from home, I can say that the options for career-driven mothers aren’t great, and I have it easier than most. Working a high-stress job and spending more than half of my income to pay for reputable childcare, all to see my child for as little as 1-2 hours a day hardly feels like a sensible “choice”. That’s not to say I am a victim, to use terminology from Camille’s speech. On the contrary, I feel a strong sense of empowerment. I’ve been a project manager for a few years, but it was not until becoming a mom that I mastered managing conflicting priorities, delegating, resolving conflicts, and staying motivated 24/7. Personally, I feel that the business world could take a more proactive approach to acknowledging the value of these skills. With a little flexibility, it may be that we wouldn’t have to make a “choice” at all. This is a huge topic to address in a little blurb but I hope the MBAs can continue these types of discussions and change the conversations about women in leadership for the future! - Ashley |
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