About eighteen months ago I fell in love. It wasn't love at first sight: on the contrary it followed a long and tumultuous courtship, and I entered into it with a healthy dose of British cynicism. I wasn't expecting to fall for HBS. I hadn't even really intended to do an MBA. (0) comments
In counterpoint to my other, uncharacteristically sentimental, article looking back on my time at HBS, I feel the need to lighten the atmosphere by taking a slightly tongue-in-cheek look at all the things about HBS that right now look infinitely preferable to the big, cold, scary world out there. (0) comments
FRIENDS, FAMILY, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, WELCOME. As a former teacher, I learned that graduation is not an individual accomplishment, but rather the fruit of many sacrifices. I believe I speak for us all when I say thank you for not only coming today but giving us the opportunity to be here. (4) comments
Be bold. "Be bold when facing down an aggressive male turkey." The pamphlet's advice rang in my head as I eyed the great beast… Months earlier, when local efforts to revitalize the wild turkey population had brought sightings of a feathery resident to campus, I had been confident that the school would take the same swift corrective action they reserve for a misplaced Autumn leaf or slightly bent blade of grass…and they soon did. (0) comments
Whakarongo mai, whakarongo mai. Te mihi tuatahi ki ti atua. Te mihi tuarua ki a matou kaiwhakahaere. Te mihi tuatoru ki a tatou. Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou e hoa ma. My greeting hails, as I do, from deep in the South Pacific - a small, and some would say insignificant nation called New Zealand. (0) comments