When I work with high-performing leaders, they often ask how they can accelerate their own leadership development curve, what they can do to improve. They have a strong desire to know the right approach, the best method, or the most effective way to accomplish more—ultimately so they can “win” by some metric. On one hand,… Read more »
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My Home Away from Home
Namrata Rao Kelley MBA’19 Pursuing a business degree is a tough decision to make, especially when you plan to pursue it in another country. Nothing can be a polar opposite from my previous chaotic lifestyle in India than my structured and composed life in Bloomington. When I decided to seek an MBA, I wanted to make… Read more »
Four things to consider when visiting full-time MBA programs
Andy Pyon MBA’19 Having taken the GMAT, you know you’ll have to make decisions with incomplete, and often imperfect, information. The same holds true when selecting a full-time MBA program. You’re not going to know everything until you jump in, but to aid your decision, here are four questions to consider during your visits. What… Read more »
The Power of Self Observation
Ray Luther Executive Director Partnership for Coaching Excellence and Personal Leadership Many years ago, I led a small team at a large firm-a spoke in the wheel as they say. While I came from a military background, this was one of my first opportunities to lead in a corporate environment and I was excited. My… Read more »
Kelley MBA’s Succeed Together
Jennifer Solomon1st Year MBA Student “WE SURVIVED THE CORE.” The four words I heard the most throughout the night after our final case competition, which was the conclusion of our first semester at Kelley. There were tons of cheers, hugs, and smiling faces between first and second-year students, all of whom were decked out in… Read more »
Become the Person You Were Meant to Be
by Eric Johnson, Executive Director Kelley Graduate Career Services George Eliot* has been credited with saying, “It’s never too late to become the person you were always meant to be.” This is good news for people like me, who aspire one day to be Matthew McConaughey. I reflect on this quote every morning, without fail. It’s part… Read more »
How MBA Alumni Can Get Involved in Academies
The innovative Academies are an integral part of the Kelley MBA experience. Academies have continued to evolve over the years to meet student and industry needs. Alumni play a critical role in the success of Academies. They speak at Academy Days, host students at their companies, and sponsor student projects. Are you a Kelley MBA… Read more »
Program Update for Kelley MBA Alumni
It has been my pleasure to have been teaching in the Kelley Full-Time MBA Program since 2005, with many of those years in the core teaching Operations Management. From Benihana, to Timbuk2, to The Goal, I’ve enjoyed sharing my passion for OM with smart, engaging students. For the last few years—ever since the retirement of… Read more »
Honor Outstanding Kelley MBA with Kelley Coin
Challenge coins, or coins to honor acts of duty, have been used for centuries, all the way back to ancient Rome as a formal means of recognition. The first examples of these coins in the United States date back to World War I, as a bronze medallion that had had the flying squadron’s insignia stamped… Read more »
Kelley MBAs Demonstrate Collaboration is Key
This past June more than 1,300 Consortium for Graduate Study in Management students, alumni, and corporate partners gathered in Atlanta for the 51st Annual Orientation Program & Career Forum. Kelley, 1 of 3 founding members of the Consortium, was a proud participant at the event, which offered students key career-building advice from top schools and… Read more »