Yale SOM Admissions Welcomes Joanne Legler
Yale SOM Admissions is excited to introduce you to the newest member of our staff, Senior Associate Director Joanne Legler. Joanne comes to us from Chicago Booth’s Full-Time MBA Admissions office, where she spent nearly 8 years.
EMBA Students Pursue Diverse Independent Study Projects
David Paller '14 and Adam Wollowick '14 collaborated on an independent study project last fall that plunged them into the world of corporate mergers and acquisitions—and could one day bring new medical devices to the marketplace.
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Networks are Key to Creating Lasting Value
PayPal was purchased by eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.
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Leadership Lessons in Canyon Country
Tucked away in the shade of a sandstone ledge above me, I looked up to see if Fred had made it over the tricky overhung section of the rappel.
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From Bagpipes to Ping-Pong: Commencement 2014
There were bagpipes, colorful academic robes and even references to Porter’s five forces in the Commencement speech. Nothing you wouldn’t expect at a business school graduation, perhaps.
Narrating Your Critical Path
When Andrea Lustig ’86, the president of the Stralem Equity Fund and director of private client asset management at Stralem & Company, spoke at Yale SOM on April 8, she gave students advice on a critical part of the job search: the interview.
Congratulations to the MAM Class of 2014
Yale SOM's Master of Advanced Management graduated 38 students from 19 countries, and 14 schools in the Global Network for Advanced Management, on May 19.
Six Human Needs
I recently learned in class what are the six human needs.