Everytime I think I’ve left IMD’s first half in my rearview mirror, it jumps back into my life. It is late at night, I’m here at school with my team, and–just to ensure that I really feel like it’s Q1 2008 again–we all just trampled each other to get at sushi left over from anContinue reading “Deja Vu”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
A Great Day for Football
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. Yesterday was a great day for football in my family. My mother’s alma mater, TCU, destroyed SFA 67-7. Not to be outdone, my father’s alma mater, Arkansas St, obliterated TSU 83-10. Meanwhile the UniversityContinue reading “A Great Day for Football”
A Trace in the Sky
Monday evening I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit in on a session in an executive program for a major energy company. The speaker was Bertrand Piccard, who completed the first transglobal balloon trip. I had seen his balloon at the National Air & Space Museum, where my mother works, so I wasContinue reading “A Trace in the Sky”
Condom Understanding
Yesterday was the first presentation to our ICP client, the definitive end of Phase I. ICPs usually follow a four phase format: I: Industry Analysis – understand the client’s industry and which factors are key to succeeding in itII: Company Analysis – benchmark the client against those key success factors, identify gaps, and recommend initiativesContinue reading “Condom Understanding”
Rice Football
Blogger’s note: I no longer use the term “Redskins” but am leaving my prior references intact in the spirit of learning. The weather here has taken a decidedly cooler turn. I’m not sure if that’s just temporary or if we’re entering autumn. Such thoughts in August would be unheard of in Houston–and even in northern Virginia–but IContinue reading “Rice Football”
ICP Client Visit in Zurich
Following is an IMD MBA Diary entry cowritten by my ICP teammate, Daniel, and me. This is Daniel’s second time working with me (We were also in the same Mod II study group.) and he hasn’t strangled me yet. You know that something has changed when you take a train during a weekday. We haveContinue reading “ICP Client Visit in Zurich”
Olympic Wrap-up
The final results are in according to my “official” scoring system: 1. China: 3462. USA: 3303. Russia: 2064. Great Britain: 1495. Australia: 132 Congratulations to the Chinese; we’ll see you in London for a rematch in 2012!
The Circle of Life
Sorry for the cheesy title to this post but I’m not in a very creative mood. I arrived home this evening to learn that the daughter of one of my good friends had died. She had been in and out of the hospital all her life so perhaps this wasn’t a surprise, but it stillContinue reading “The Circle of Life”
Olympics Scoring
After heated debate with my classmates from around the world, I have decided to revise my Olympics medal scoring system. While we all agree that points should be given for silver and bronze medals (After all, shouldn’t winning gold and silver be worth more than just winning gold alone?), the topic of dispute was howContinue reading “Olympics Scoring”
Kings of the Beach
Much controversy has surrounded the measurement of “success” in the Olympics. Should success be measured by the total number of medals won as advocated by the US? Or by just the number of golds won, which is used by the rest of the world? While I agree with the US that silver and bronze medalsContinue reading “Kings of the Beach”