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SHAZAAAM!
If you’ve ever seen someone holding their cellphone up to a radio, in the air at a nightclub, or against their TV speakers, you’ve probably seen Shazam in action. Shazam is an awesome little internet service/mobile app which can recognize … Continue reading
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The Briefest of Updates
4 months travel quickly. I’ve finished my MBA. Worked in a sustainable farming community. Learned how to code in JAVA (kind of…) Started work as a Management Consultant in the world’s top technology-oriented firm. Here’s a hint: > Looking forward … Continue reading
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Leadership Leaves a Legacy
Leaders who put their passion into their jobs, who set lofty goals, and who encourage others to strive for them will always be remembered, and will always leave a lasting legacy in the world they leave behind. This week two … Continue reading
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Sick Day
I’ve been knocked out for three days with a nasty flu. I won’t be getting into any details here about it, but something interesting came to me in one of my non-fever hallucinating moments. Lying in bed trapped is terrible. … Continue reading
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MBA Under Attack – Should it be?
This month’s edition of Canadian Business Magazine features an article in Business Education by Ken Smith, a Professor at the School of Business at Guelph University. The article is entitled: The MBA`s Last Gasp Mr. Smith calls into question the … Continue reading
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Expectation, Excellence and Enterprise
I’ve recently been finding catching myself complaining. I complain about problems of service, about percieved defaults in programs at school, at advertisements I think are terrible, and about people who don’t live up to my expectations. We all do this. … Continue reading
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Dissapointment and Direction
I just returned from an incredible week competing against the best and brightest MBA students from across the globe at the John Molson International Case competition. It’s the highest profile competition of its kind, and the only one which boasts … Continue reading
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Closing the Gap
As my MBA progresses, and I settle into the lifestyle of projects and classes, I find myself starting to have more time to think. The program is a fertile ground for ideas to take seed, as we encounter new concepts, … Continue reading
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Getting moved by “The Social Network”
If you haven’t yet seen David Fincher’s new movie about the creation of Facebook, “The Social Network”, you should. In fact, go now. I was skeptical of the timing of its release, and worried that it was all hype. However, … Continue reading
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Week 7: Experience Beats Facts
What matters more to you: the real facts or data relating to a subject, or your own experiences and outcome when faced with the the situation described by this data? I know for me, as much as I hate to … Continue reading
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