Friday began with an amazing breakfast buffet at our hotel. It was a veritable smorgasbord of Nordic staples: pickled herring, mustard herring, marinated salmon, little pancakes, organic spelt/barley porridge with lingonberries, eggs, freshly baked bread, cheese, pastries, nuts/seeds, and fresh fruit. None of this wimpy continental breakfast for us – these Finns know how toContinue reading “Finnish Wedding Part 2”
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Finnish Wedding Part 1
Katie and I went to Finland for the first time in our lives for the wedding of two IMD friends and we absolutely loved the place! A cynical MBA friend of mine once advised me that the best benefit of business school was that it provided many travel opportunities for weddings of classmates. As internationalContinue reading “Finnish Wedding Part 1”
Ah, Summer in Switzerland
I’ve just returned from a week in Lausanne, Switzerland that was both productive and refreshing. The original purpose of my trip was to attend IMD‘s annual meeting for presidents of its global alumni clubs. As the founder and president of the Houston alumni club, I was invited this year for the first time. As thisContinue reading “Ah, Summer in Switzerland”
Computer Science and IMD
A prospective applicant to the IMD MBA program recently contacted me to ask about how my computer science (CS) background affected my IMD experience and whether or not IMD was a good fit for him. It got me thinking, especially since I had just received an invitation to talk to the current crop of RiceContinue reading “Computer Science and IMD”
The IMD Global Leadership Challenge is Over!
I’m so grateful for all the support I received in my participation in IMD’s Global Leadership Challenge! I finished #27 out of 5,380 contestants from 124 countries on five continents and I couldn’t have done it without all of the help I received. The contest was broken down into three sections, each of which embodiedContinue reading “The IMD Global Leadership Challenge is Over!”
Business Schools and Buffett
The last two weeks have been full of “B”s–business schools and Jimmy Buffett! September 16th was the 8th annual Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship Energy and Clean Technology Forum. We won an award at the elevator pitch competition last year and we were excited to be asked back to compete again this year. IContinue reading “Business Schools and Buffett”
Wedding in Italy
No, not my wedding! Last week Katie and I attended an IMD friend’s wedding in Italy, which was absolutely marvelous. The day before we departed we attended the Rice-UT football game at Reliant Stadium. There was just a splotch of Rice blue in the very UT burnt orange crowd but we cheered disproportionately loudly. TheContinue reading “Wedding in Italy”
IMD Times
Last weekend was very much centered around IMD. It began when two awesome classmates rolled into town–one from the Netherlands, the other from Zurich–with their partners. We had dinner at Le Pinnochio, an IMD standard, and then spent the night just talking and catching up back at our place, where both couples were staying withContinue reading “IMD Times”
Turkey for Me, Turkey for You
The IMD MBA Class of 2008 reunion in Bodrum, Turkey was awesome! My Turkish classmate organized a trip to his homeland and invited the rest of us. As I was already on this side of the Atlantic I couldn’t pass up such an opportunity! My journey began very inauspiciously. I had planned down to theContinue reading “Turkey for Me, Turkey for You”
Returning to Normalcy
After my first week back in Switzerland I’m starting to feel plugged back in to a “normal life.” Although it’s not routine per se, it is beginning to feel just like business as usual–a good thing. Even though I have a car at my disposal here it is amazing how much more active I amContinue reading “Returning to Normalcy”