I flew in last Tuesday night from Dubai to start my O'Week and started my orientation week for Otago MBA 37. Although I was little jetlagged, I could already begin to see this was going to be the beginning of an amazing journey. My classmates - ( there are around 20 of us) are smart, interesting, diverse and have a good sense of humor.As the first Australian to undertake this MBA (allegedly), I feel quite priveledged to be in such good company. Countries represented include Finland, China, India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand (of course) and even a couple of POMs!
O'Week was kicked off with a traditional Maori welcome, something I have not expreienced before. Key features of the week included
- getting to know my classmates
- a couple of personal development workshops - we have our own personal development coach!
- getting a detailed overview of the course and the expectations - we are going to be busy
- case study analysis workshop - a look at Zara - very interesting
- mentor BBQ - each student gets a mentor - a bit of guidence from a previous MBA graduate
- kick off for our Organisation Leadership paper plus;
- a bunch of house keeping
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