Vanakkam (Hello) from Batticaloa (Batti), Sri Lanka (or, the region of the singing fish, as the locals call it) I’m composing this post while sitting in a local bus that is winding through the roads of Batti, having just finished a field visit to view palmyrah tree products woven by local women. In the background, […]
Interviews, Insights, and Personal Interests
The third week of our global consulting project is coming to a close, and for the past week and a half, it’s pretty much been all interviews, all the time. As we work to squeeze the financial data that we need from our client to address the cost efficiency problems we’re investigating, we’ve started a […]
Special Interest Groups for Cambridge MBAs
Cambridge Judge MBA, a great business school at the heart of a world-class university. It sounds cheesy but that’s the way it is: whatever field of research or subject you may be interested in, you’ll find lots of opportunities to learn about it from the best experts around the world, both from the academic community […]
Global Consulting Project in Brazil: a warm welcome
It’s amazing that the first week of our Global Consulting Project has passed already, after a flurry of exams and papers that closed off the Lent term. For a few of us (Jessica, Malte and myself), it’s our first time in South America while for Natasha and Belle, it’s a much-welcomed trip back home. […]
Of Mashups and Blaikus – Cambridge Judge Business School
I have always been enthralled by mashups of two different mediums, two diverse artists or apparently incompatible hardware or software. When mashups are executed to perfection, they are impactful because they mix two distinct entities to form a new, richer entity. Take for example DJ Danger Mouse and his mashup classic, The Grey Album. I […]
Tell your story, and be curious of others
The first “Michaelmas” term met many of the expectations I had about doing an MBA at Cambridge. Brilliant classmates, long days, late nights, spires, gown wearing, candlelit pre-dinner grace in Latin, conversations about balance sheets and the weighted average cost of capital, as well as developing a close relationship with my bicycle (and its basket). […]
Collaboration – is it true?
It really doesnt seem that long ago that we were all huddled up in the examination hall going over DCFs, theories of organizational behaviour, statistics and such! And of course not forgetting, the dreaded accounting. Which was actually not very difficult in the end (thanks to some uber tutoring by a fellow classmate). So one […]
MBA: Assembly Required
For a business school, finding the right balance between freedom and guidance is a tricky task. Cultivating creativity and teaching business principals can seem at odds with one another. As I was a ballet dancer before coming to the course, I needed to find a school that would challenge me but at the same time […]
1 Week to the Exams!
Wow… its a week to the exams and writing this post is a much needed break from learning financial reporting. For some of my classmates with prior experience in finance and accounting, this should be a breeze (or is it?). I must say that for someone with no prior experience in both areas, its been […]
The Balancing Act
Cambridge Blog The Balancing Act Initially I thought I signed up for an MBA at Judge Business School. After being assigned my college back in July I started to think that there might be more in the bag, but it was only when I arrived here in September that I actually realised what was on […]
Meeting the Class
Hello everyone! With the first month of classes over, I can’t believe how quickly time has flown between the start of orientation in mid October and our mid-term break this week! It feels like only yesterday when the Admissions team and Jochen Runde welcomed us, the MBA class of 2011, to the great halls of […]