At the end of March, as a result of the global pandemic, Cambridge MBA Class of 2019 student, Matt Lisonbee, started an initiative that was later voted by the student body as the ‘Best Covid-19 Initiative’. This initiative, called the “CJBS Leadership Series”, featured business leaders from around the world that spoke to the cohort […]
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Creating our new MBA support system with impact
“Nothing in the world causes so much misery as uncertainty” – Martin Luther Six months into the Cambridge MBA, each one of us were eagerly looking forward to the most exciting part of the programme, that promised a wealth of travel and new learnings. This included undertaking the Cambridge MBA Global Consulting Project, an exciting […]
Business in Africa Conference 2019
The Cambridge Business in Africa Conference is less than a month away, and I thought it would be a good time to reflect on our journey so far. This annual conference is organised by MBA students who have a passion for Africa at Cambridge Judge Business School. This is the 8th consecutive year that […]
One term in – a snapshot.
The end of the Michaelmas Term came quicker that I could imagined. How had we learned so much in so little time? As we all spent that last couple of weeks recalling WACC, Financial statements, r-squared and other terms, we made time to help each other. This type of collaboration is what truly […]
My Journey with the Women’s Leadership Initiative
I consider myself extremely privileged to have been elected to help lead the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) for Cambridge Judge Business School. One of the aims of the WLI is to undertake actions that help build a more collaborative and liberating society for both genders of future generations. Our focus is on collaboration and growth, encouraging […]
Lessons from a retail magnate
It was a pleasure to meet and interview Marty Wikstrom as she visited us at Cambridge Judge Business School for the MBA Leadership in Action series. Marty’s is retail royalty with a career spanning roles including: CEO in Fashion at Compagnie Financiere Richemont and Managing Director at Harrods, London. As I listened to her speak, […]
Why the MBA’s a team sport….
I first learned of the MBA sports Tournament – MBAT – in the summer before I started studying at Cambridge. Through various internet searches while researching student activities in which to participate, I came across the official website for the largest MBA event in […]
Crystallising learning into praxis
Waking up to full-on sunshine and a chorus of exotic birds, we started every day of our Global Consulting Project (GCP) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil with a fresh mind. And although the four weeks flew by- they certainly left us with a number of crucial experiences to take forward. Our first-hand challenge in Latin America […]
Pursuing the praxis of leadership
‘What is leadership?’, ‘What are the criteria for successful leadership?’, ‘How does an individual develop into the best possible leader?’ …although there are thousands of papers and articles published with a multitude of concepts and definitions, they can hardly shed light on all our questions. Since the start of our MBA programme, we have been […]