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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Applications are now open for the Masters in Management 2016

Applications have now gone live for the next intake of the Masters in Management and Global Masters in Management in September 2016. We have put together a checklist to make the application process as smooth as possible. For your application to be reviewed, the Masters in Management Programme Office must have received the following: Online […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Meet the Masters in Finance Recruitment & Admissions Team

The admissions cycle for the Masters in Finance for the August 2016 intake is now well underway with the round 1 deadline fast approaching on 6 October. We are busy reviewing new applications and setting up interviews with our alumni in London and worldwide. So now is a good time to meet the team! […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Applications are now open for the Masters in Financial Analysis 2016!

The applications for the first intake of the Masters in Financial Analysis in September 2016 are now live. We have put together an application checklist to make the application process as smooth as possible. For your application to be reviewed, the Masters in Financial Analysis Programme Office must have received the following: Online application form […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: MiM2016 Away Day

The MiM2016s have officially settled into their first term at LBS and core classes are well underway. With Orientation at City Hall and Foundations Week on campus, the MiM and GMiM students had a great introduction to the School and the various departments through seminars and workshops. However, on 8 and 9 September, the students left the campus […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Welcoming the September EMBA 2017 class

The programme officially commenced on 6 September with both the London and Dubai streams coming together in London for Orientation. The new Executive MBA class includes a range of high calibre professionals from Chief Executive Officers, Managing Directors (IT and Investment Banking), Chief Financial Officers to family business owners and a picture book publisher. This […]

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: My top 1 tip for newcomers

Hi all!

It’s been a while…

But as some 2nd years start getting back to campus and they find that they don’t know half of the people anymore, I thought I would take the opportunity to give a couple of tips for those 2017 that have just joined.

FOCUS. The first year will fly by fast. There a million events, a million opportunities, a million treks and a million clubs that want your help. And there there are classes, and recruiting, and… So focus. Choose your battles.
FOCUS. Now seriously. Even if your focus is exploring. If you look at the Event calendar, maybe there are something like 10 events a day. Which means that unless you have come up with a gadget that allows you to be in several places at once, you will have to choose.
FOCUS. Remember it. You won’t be able to say I didn’t tell you

And to make it easier… I have compiled a list of all the trek invites I receive during the first year. I will not claim it’s 100% comprehensive, because I simply did a search of the work “trek” in my e-mail, but at least it will give you a start. And it will allow you to know what’s coming so that you don’t sign up to something without knowing what was coming, and then discover what was coming is what you really wanted to do.

So there it goes. There are leisure treks and there are professional treks (those in which you visit companies, network, etc). I have marked the professional ones (I know of) with an asterisk. Note that the dates were the dates of 2014/2015 but it will give you an idea.

Term 1:

*New York Banking Trek: 27/10-29/10

Belgian Trek:07/11-09/11

*Switzerland Industry: 27/11-28/11

South Africa Trek: End October

*China PE/VC/Tech Trek: 16/12-24/12

*Hong Kong Trek

Snow Trek – at the end of Term 1

Term 2

Japan Trek – 29/03-04/04 – Spring Break

Brazil – Spring Break

SouthEast Asia: 28/03-05/04

Poland: 12/04-17/04

Thailand – Spring Break

Africa – Spring Break

Ski Marathon Trek: 06/03-09/03

*Paris Luxury Goods: 25/02-27/02

*Commodities Geneva: 25/02-27/02

*Swiss Healthcare: 18/02-20-02

*TelAviv Tech & Entrepreneurship: 23/03-26/03

*Silicon Valley & New York: 23/03-04/04

*Italian Luxury Trek: 03/03-06/03

*Dubai Energy Trek: 07/03-10/03

*Singapore Corporate: 30/03-02/04

Term 3

Greek Sailing Trek: 30/05-05/06

Malta:29/05-01/06

Moscow:28/05-31/05

Spain:16/04-19/04

Italy: 14/05-17/05

Portugal:14/05-17/05

*Berlin Start-up Tech & VC: 09/04-12/04

MBAT: 07/05-10/05

And I am missing some… in summer there was the Colombia Trek and the Turkey sailing trek, and I know that there was also a Dublin Tech trek, although I don’t know the term.

Plus so many more! In Term 3 lots of ad-hoc treks pop up, specially among those that have already finished recruiting and have some more time off.

The point of all this?

FOCUS. And welcome to campus!

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Choosing the right path can be difficult

There is an abundance of choice in the world. When it comes to making a decision about pursuing postgraduate education how do you narrow down your choices so you achieve the career that you want? At London Business School we recognise that individuals want to study for a multitude of reasons. Some see it as […]

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: Living core values

So, I am discovering how difficult it is to find content for blogging. As life here at LBS becomes busier by the day, it has been hard to find one unifying theme, other than frenzy!

Friday however, ended up being a perfect day, from a life and a blog-posting perspective. I have three particular moments from the day to share.

First, during ‘Leading through Conflict’. In our group of ten, we were challenged – with ten sheets of newspaper spread out on the floor, each of us was required to touch the newspaper, and have no body part touching the floor. Easy, right?

Then, of course, two sheets were removed. Even with eight remaining, it wasn’t too hard to share across ten pairs of feet. But for the last round, we were left surrounding one lonely scrap of newspaper.

It was pretty apparent we wouldn’t all be able to fit. Before we started arguing about who was going to get to stand on it, I suggested sitting on our chairs to avoid the floor, and holding the paper with our hands. Score one for teamwork.

The course was about managing potential conflicts, but for me, it was a neat illustration of a wider point about the state of the world. In our post-exercise discussion, we observed that we didn’t particularly cooperate when it wasn’t necessary, when there was one newspaper per person. However, when resources got scarce, we not only instinctively recognised the need to cooperate, we also managed to rapidly innovate.

My takeaway was that the normalisation of global resource scarcity should naturally give rise to better and faster forms of social innovation. I came to LBS wanting to be challenged and to explore such ideas further, but I had imagined that only like-minded friends would geek out about social impact with me. It’s heartening to know that this is a place where I can learn specific lessons even from my general courses.

But away from those lofty thoughts, Friday was also an opportunity to come back to the real world, and remember that it’s not all about philosophy at LBS. I then travelled across town to our LBS for London charity, Equal People.

We spent the afternoon in the company of Special Educational Needs users, supervising their use of the internet. We helped them with e-mails, and introduced some of them to YouTube and in turn, they gave us a fascinating and refreshing perspective on life in London.

I think this ended up being a great B-school moment because it was a real-life example of how the diverse social and learning environment at LBS does not just stop at the campus threshold, and that away from academic theory and career goal-seeking, it’s important to step outside of what can sometimes feel like an ivory tower existence.

Finally, as I wandered back through Notting Hill, I stopped by a Vietnamese street food stall. It was 4PM and I hadn’t managed to grab lunch so I was starving.

Whilst waiting, I remembered an article about one of my strategy professors researching the behaviour of market stall traders in India. I struck up a conversation with the owner about where she would like to set up shop – it turned out that they’d in fact been seeking to open a fixed premises, but weren’t sure about where the best location in London was, and whether they should target lunch trade or dinnertime…

A real-life business, identifying their market, understanding their customers and making choices which will affect the way they run their business… sounded a bit like a strategy case to me! I left them with an e-mail address, and took away an awesome bún thịt nướng (pork noodle salad). I am already looking forward to sharing some of my b-school learnings with Nha Trang kitchen.

As a group, at LBS we describe ourselves as eclectic, engaged, ambitious, communal and courageous. Friday had a little bit of all of that, and it’s these encounters that I think really typify the LBS experience.

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: LBS for London

Last weekend something special took place. The Student Association launched ‘LBS for London’ - an initiative that gave the opportunity to over 200 students, staff, faculty and administrators to contribute to the broader London community. We helped a number of charities through various activities such as gardening, cleaning the homes of vulnerable families and redecorating an incubator for disadvantaged start-up entrepreneurs. […]

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FROM LBS Admissions Blog: Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behaviour

London Business School’s second MOOC will start tomorrow 7 October, with the title Brand Management: Aligning Business, Brand and Behaviour. This new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A certificate of completion can also be acquired for a nominal fee. Led by brand expert Nader Tavassoli, Professor of Marketing, discover how a brand sustains itself in this […]

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: A Tale of Two Sports

As a red-blooded American, I was slightly surprised, but excited, to see an NFL game here in London this past weekend

But where did I spend my Sunday? Not explaining third-down conversions or play action. Instead, I had a very proper introduction to the institution that is Cricket.

I, along with 6 other MBA students, participated in Silver Sunday at the Mecca of Cricket, Lords.

Silver Sunday is an annual initiative by the City of Westminster to engage our 65 year + neighbors. We were lucky enough to join in one of the events – a tour of Lords, followed by tea (obviously), and an inter-generational cricket match.

Lords is just around the corner from LBS, and has just celebrated it’s 200th anniversary (how many NFL stadiums can say the same?). Matches can last anywhere from 3 hours to 5 days – mind-boggling for someone with a 4-quarter attention span!

Our companions for the day were local seniors, with various levels of cricket-fandom. Many were visiting Lords for the very first time, but we also had a former professional Scottish player who was happy to explain the rules!

By the way – are you interested in a membership at this lovely field? You better get a head start – there’s currently a 29 year wait list (after a referral from a current member, and an interview to demonstrate your true love of the game!). The good news- ladies are welcome as well, at least as of 1999!

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: Thank you for being a friend

“I thoroughly enjoyed the day, and I’m still sober!” – Peggy, North London Cares

The #LBSforLondon crew were in for a real treat this past Friday. To kick-off the weekend of community volunteering, 15 LBS-ers traveled to St. Luke’s, Islington to enjoy a piano performance courtesy of London Symphony Orchestra.

Even better than the classical Russian program (featuring Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Scriabin) was the company – seniors from North London Cares. The seniors were so welcoming and engaging – it was almost like my own family were here (and not five time zones away!)

NLC aims to fight isolation and loneliness for our older neighbors by building cross-generational connections. They offer a full suite of activities (stay tuned for updates from #LBSforLondon Saturday and Sunday!) with the belief that both generations can benefit!

Following the symphony, we enjoyed traditional fish and chips and a pint or two. I’m a bit embarrassed to say we were outdone on the drinking front (c’mon LBS!).

#LBSforLondon may be one weekend, but North London Cares works year-round! Click here if you’d like to get involved, and spend quality time with our senior neighbors.

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Me too. Is it crazy, I'm dying already...

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: Getting involved!

Hi there! My name is Pete, and I am part of the MBA 2017 class. As one of the new MBA class, we might only just be finishing Week 4 of the autumn term, but we’ve actually been on campus for eight weeks now and that time has just flown.

During this time we have met hundreds of new people; started core courses; taken part in numerous career service sessions; and attended never ending employer presentations & networking events. Finding some free time amongst all of this is difficult, yet somehow we also manage to try and participate in the hundred odd clubs that are active on campus.

One of the clubs I was immediately drawn to was the Energy club. Whilst I have no professional experience in Energy, being a Scot from Aberdeen, I have an innate interest in the industry. As such, I wanted to get actively involved with the club and there was no better way than in volunteering for the committee.

Therefore, having only been on campus a couple of weeks, I applied for a VP Sponsorship role responsible for helping to raise finances for both the club and the Global Energy Summit – the club’s annual flagship event that draws together over 300 attendees from industry professionals, policy makers, academics, students and advisors. The 12th edition of this Global Energy Summit is to be held on the 6th November and so new MBA’s, MiM’s and MiF’s were quickly enlisted by the 2nd year MBA committee members to help out.

Being successful after an interview, I was quickly thrust into searching out sponsors for the event, always a challenging task, but more so when we have below $50/barrel crude oil prices. However, now is also a perfect time for a summit with the theme “Global Energy Markets: Shifting Economics.”

Fortunately we have a strong 2nd year team, commendably led by Bilal and Thiago, who had already done much of the heavy lifting before their summer internships helping us to gratefully secure BCG as well as AT Kearney and Accenture as Sponsors of the GES.

It has been fascinating to watch our team of 19 come together, and I am amazed at the effort of the Marketing, Operations and Speakers teams in building what is shaping up to be a truly remarkable event. With Keynote speeches from David Kotler, CEO of Delta International, and Spencer Dale, Chief Economist at BP, already secured in addition to the many distinguished speakers on each of the panels, the summit will be incredibly insightful.

At each of our regular catch up meetings, there is an impressive attention to detail, from ensuring an interesting balance of speakers and panellists to organising venues, stages, audio visual equipment, and it is clear everyone is pulling in the same direction. All of this whilst trying to manage a tight budget!

Although everything is shaping up nicely, there is still plenty to do and our sponsorship team is still out there trying to secure additional sponsors – with more sponsors we can improve the event further, such as getting it filmed or hiring better audio visual equipment, and therefore there is no time to sit back and relax.

However in the meantime, TICKETS ARE ON SALE! Please do check out our fantastic new website at https://www.lbsglobalenergysummit.com/ to find out more about the summit and purchase tickets!

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: Things you can do in LBS but NOT at work

When I told one of the partners at my former firm that I’m leaving to go do my MBA at LBS, he gave me a very serious warning: “life at LBS is going to be difficult. LBS programmes are very tough!” Having had worked through the previous two weekends, I said: “can’t be much harder than working 18-hour days with no weekends!” He couldn’t disagree.

We’re almost at the two-month mark in the MBA programme and it’s been quite the ride. The school’s corporate partners are already on campus hosting information sessions and networking events. Midterms start next week. Club events are in full swing. And life is hectic to say the least! Even though our agendas are overflowing most days of the week, we still get to do things at LBS that, let’s say, would be frowned upon in the corporate world. Here’s a couple of examples.

1. Have back-up dancers while giving a presentation

This week we had a case competition in our Data, Models and Decisions course where only selected groups got to present the results of their regression analysis. The competitive b-school students that we are, we were willing to do anything for our study group to be selected as a finalist. So one of the guys in my study group promised the teaching assistant a dance number if we’re selected. Sure enough, our group was called to present the results of our regression model that analysed meat loaf sales. As one person gave the presentation, the rest of us danced to the tunes of Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love” in the background to the roaring laughs of our classmates. Now, I come from the world of consulting so I have attended/ given my fair share of presentations. Never, though, had I ever felt the need to watch a Tina Turner video to prepare for one of these presentations. But there’s a first time for everything, I guess!

2. Show up dressed as a pirate (or a minion)

If passers-by would’ve peered through LBS’s gates a couple of Saturdays ago, they would’ve seen swarms of twenty-something business school students decked out in pirate swag (shoulder parrots included) with a few random minions wandering around. That’s how Treasure Hunt 2015, an LBS tradition, kicked off. We were given iPads with GPS and sent into the city of London to do the most random tasks. From re-enacting scenes from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to forming conga lines with tourists waiting to get into the Sherlock Holmes Museum, LBS-branded pirates were roaming the city in search of treasure. Most surprising about this experience was how unfazed Londoners were by the sight of adults dressed in pirate costumes (or onesies) doing a beatbox rendition of a nursery rhyme or posing as human statues. That’s the beauty of a city as crazy and eclectic as London!

People have different ideas about what the life of an MBA student is like, but judging by my experience so far, the intensity of an LBS MBA is only matched by all the fun to be had as part of the school and the city. And for any sceptics out there, I have a return ticket to Amsterdam next weekend to prove it!

P.S. there’s a video out there of our little regression dance recital that, for everyone’s sake, we wish never finds its way online!

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FROM LBS Current Students Blog: A walk through the Manhattan Short Film Festival 2015 (by the Film Club)

On the 26th of September 200 film enthusiasts gathered to watch the 2nd edition of the Manhattan Short Film Festival in London at the London Business School. And once again LBS made it memorable!

The Festival is the pinnacle of a global short film competition whereby ten short films are selected from 678 entries from 52 countries. These ten films were screened in over 250 cinemas across 6 continents during the week of Sept 25- Oct 4. These short films not only entertained a global audience but were also judged by that audience. Movie fans voted for Best Film and Best Actor and the results were released on Monday Oct 5.

The event was organised by the Film Club in partnership with the Wine & Spirits Club. It was divided into 2 parts: a pre-event soiree (6-7:30pm) followed by the screening of the films in the LT rooms (7:30-10:30 pm). Prominent personalities in the movie world came and spoke about their experiences and enthralled the audience.

The pre-event soiree was held in the Dining room where people had “some” drinks and appetisers…

While they were listening and asking questions to three enthusiastic guest speakers the Film Club chased during the summer:

Jamie Donahue (director of Shok, one of the ten shortlisted movies)

Nicola Usborne (film producer, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882270/)

Anu Hasan (19 years of experience in the film industry from actor to anchor and entrepreneur, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anu_Hasan)

The pre-event soiree ended at 7:30pm after which people headed to LT1/LT6 to watch the 10 shortlisted movies…with a surprise expecting them…Popcorn offered by Portlebay Popcorn!!!!

There was a break of about 30 minutes after the fifth movie was screened, which happened to be Shok, directed by one of our guest speakers, Jamie. In the break people headed again to the dining room where there was time for Q&A about the movie with Jamie.

The break was followed by the screening of the last five movies. After that it was time to be THE JUDGE AND VOTE!!!

And in the end…there was still time to get some feedback about the event!!!

After votes were counted the fantastic team that helped organise the Manhattan Short Film Festival 2015 took a last happy picture before heading home to a much deserved rest!!!

And for the ones who were there and haven’t checked yet… you’re probably wondering: who were the winners of the festival, right??

Best movie

Gold Medal – Bis Gleich