Day 1: Completed the first full day of session at HBS.
An incredible experience, to be amongst set of leaders from so many different walks of life. The intent of the program seems to replicate the real life scenario as close as possible, to put you in such situations, that make you cry out - it's not fair - but then neither is life. Anyways, post the case studies and the intense discussion before going to the lecture, it was an eye opener to view a problem from so many different point of views. The classes focused on strategy, finding solutions to seemingly impossible situations.
Towards the evening hours, we were given the tour of the campus - SHAD. Humbling to visit the largest management library of the world - the Baker library. And yes, there is a very lavish Gym - complete with internal race track, squash, zumba, yoga, body works... I believe, there is one hour dedicated to each of the activities. Zumba - me ???
One of the assignments, that we have is to identify for ourselves, the key learnings for the day... So from my point of view, the key learnings that I took away from the classes are
1. What's strategy - its an "integrated set of choices", that positions it "in an industry" to generate "superior financial returns" in the long run. Interesting to think through this, and get diverse views from other participants.
2. Smart people/star performers, have more trouble - learning to lead. Contradiction, but am now convinced that its true.
3. "Someone", always pays for my learnings/mistakes.
An incredible experience, to be amongst set of leaders from so many different walks of life. The intent of the program seems to replicate the real life scenario as close as possible, to put you in such situations, that make you cry out - it's not fair - but then neither is life. Anyways, post the case studies and the intense discussion before going to the lecture, it was an eye opener to view a problem from so many different point of views. The classes focused on strategy, finding solutions to seemingly impossible situations.
Towards the evening hours, we were given the tour of the campus - SHAD. Humbling to visit the largest management library of the world - the Baker library. And yes, there is a very lavish Gym - complete with internal race track, squash, zumba, yoga, body works... I believe, there is one hour dedicated to each of the activities. Zumba - me ???
One of the assignments, that we have is to identify for ourselves, the key learnings for the day... So from my point of view, the key learnings that I took away from the classes are
1. What's strategy - its an "integrated set of choices", that positions it "in an industry" to generate "superior financial returns" in the long run. Interesting to think through this, and get diverse views from other participants.
2. Smart people/star performers, have more trouble - learning to lead. Contradiction, but am now convinced that its true.
3. "Someone", always pays for my learnings/mistakes.
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