Search Results for: Paul Bodine (17 results found)

The Most Overpaid MBA CEOs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: November 25, 2023

It's easy to be wowed when you see the salaries of the CEOs at the some of the world’s top companies, regardless of whether you think their recipients deserve them. In the list of the 100 Most Overpaid CEOs compiled annually by the nonprofit As You Sow, the numbers are simply staggering. The top three…

PRME, Network Of Sustainability-Focused Business Schools, Primed For Next Chapter (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: August 21, 2023

Growing up in Zimbabwe, Brendon Munashe Mahere got a first-hand look at the opportunities and challenges of sustainable development in the Global South. Initiatives surrounding clean energy, responsible consumerism, and ethical business practices in developing countries must be considered within a broader context involving economic hardships, gender inequality and political turmoil, he says. As one…

ChatGPT Just Passed This Wharton Professor's Final Exam, But He's Not Banning The Chatbot

ChatGPT Just Passed This Wharton Professor’s Final Exam. He’s Says He Won’t Ban The AI Tool (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: January 27, 2023

The whole experiment started as a dinner table conversation. Christian Terwiesch's older child was interested in emerging AI tools that recognize, process, and create images. The younger was interested in the code generation capabilities of Open AI’s remarkable new chatbot, ChatGPT. “Dad, you teach at a university,” one of his kids suggested. “See how this thing…

The Best & Brightest Executive MBAs Of 2022 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 30, 2022

A rocket scientist or a brain surgeon. Those are the standards for brainpower. Both maneuver in complicated and interconnected spaces – with few precedents and zero room for error. At their core, they practice art as much as science. They are the elite – and their numbers are few. That’s what makes Eric Eskioglu so…

2022 Best & Brightest Executive MBA: Toby A. Tiktinsky, HEC Paris (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 30, 2022

Toby A. Tiktinsky HEC Paris Age: 45 “A father, husband, entrepreneur, I’ve dedicated my career to environmental sustainability.” Hometown: New York City, New York Family Members: Wife, Hiam (married for 18 years), 2 sons: Khalil (11), Naseer (7) Fun fact about yourself: Since I was 18 years old, I’ve played a West African drum called…

Who Should & Who Should Not Apply For An MBA (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: June 28, 2022

In terms of career prospects, the data is compelling: Graduate business degrees can propel professionals forward throughout their careers. Whether it's landing that first great job, climbing the corporate ladder, or pivoting to a new field, a 2022 survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council found that 9 in 10 MBA or business master’s graduates…

The Favorite Professors Of Executive MBAs (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

Here’s the playbook for getting ahead. You put in late hours, rack up accomplishments, and get along with people. Just play by the rules, stay loyal, and wait your turn and you’ll be rewarded. Simple, right? That’s the old playbook…for the industrial age. Maybe it was just wishful thinking too. Fact is, not everyone plays…

2018 Best EMBAs: Holly Robinson, Indiana University (Kelley) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

Holly Robinson Indiana University, Kelley School of Business Business of Medicine Physician MBA “Optimistic, I believe everyone is doing the very best they can given their own situation.” Age: 46 Hometown: New Albany, IN Family Members: Husband of 24 years - Paul, Tucker- 22yo, Maddie - 20yo, Garrett 18yo Fun fact about yourself: I plan…

Why Georgetown McDonough Has A Dean Of Innovation (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: March 29, 2017

Paul Almeida doesn't care too much about "titles and stuff." What does he care about? "I like building new opportunities," Georgetown McDonough's new deputy dean of executive education and innovation tells Poets&Quants. "I like searching in new spaces." Often, Almeida says, that drive has caused his job title and official responsibilities to lag behind his actions. It…

Our Most Popular Stories Of 2016 (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

If you’re glad that 2016 is coming to a close, you’re not alone. The headlines were enough to scare many into a sad state. Globalization came under attack in the U.S. presidential election and in Britain. Some of the world’s most enduring personalities left our world. The immigration crisis and mounting casualties from the war…

Dean of the Year: Edward ‘Ted’ Snyder Has Made Yale SOM A Powerhouse (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

It is not an overstatement to say that when Yale University announced that Edward 'Ted' Snyder would become the new dean of its School of Managment expectations were extaordinarily high. After all, Snyder would be coming to his position with two successful deanships already behind him, at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and the…

The Top Executive MBAs Name Their Favorite Professors (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

It takes courage to start an EMBA program. Most students haven’t entered a classroom in a decade (or two). During that time, they’ve become seasoned professionals who’ve helped build markets and organizations. Forge the cliché of students being mounds of clay who need molding. Executive MBAs are success stories looking for fine-tuning. They are adults…

How To Get Into An Elite EMBA Program (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: October 2, 2019

You probably thought you were done with school. But a decade (or two) after you tossed your cap and uncorked the Champagne, you’re thinking about heading back. And it won’t be easy. Since graduation, you settled down. Now, people depend on you. And there are precious few blocks free on your schedule. At work, you…

The Questions Asked Of EMBA Applicants (NEWS)

By: Paul S. Bodine | Last Updated: July 30, 2014

Size does matter, and at top full-time MBA programs the size that matters most for application essays is small--as in Wharton's single 500-word essay or Kellogg's two 450-word essays for the 2014-15 cycle. Compare this with the three to five and seven pages that Wharton and Stanford, respectively, allowed for their goals essay in the…

Why HBS, Stanford & Tuck Shun the EMBA (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 10, 2011

If you're looking at rankings of Executive MBA programs to decide which one to attend, the first question you're likely to have is this one: Where in the world are the Harvard Business School, the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Dartmouth's Tuck School. Together, those institutions are three of the top six business schools…

EMBA Admission Questions? Ask Our Expert. (NEWS)

By: Paul S. Bodine | Last Updated: February 23, 2011

Paul Bodine is the author of “Great Applications for Business School“ and an MBA admissions consultant based in San Diego. He has written several stories for Poets&Quants: “MBA Essays: 10 Crucial Things You Should Never Do,” “MBA Essays: Making a Lasting Impression,”  “MBA Essays: Data Mining Your Life”, and “MBA Essays: Why The Goals Essay Is…

The ABCs of Executive MBA Programs (NEWS)

By: Paul S. Bodine | Last Updated: February 23, 2011

Considering an executive MBA?  Shiny business school brochures promise enhanced critical and strategic thinking, freshly honed soft skills, exalted networks, and the chance to apply your classroom takeaways in the workplace in real time. While it's true that a reputable and rigorous EMBA can be a career-changing experience, EMBAs don't come cheap and as life…