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2023年11月9日 星期四

Monday Blue Buster 每週一MBA生涯公益解惑日:何謂Leadership 1

轉眼已經十一月了!申請到了如火如荼的時刻~就算考試分數不理想,也只能硬著頭皮上了,不然就要等明年去了。

一般申請人多半一開始會找醒目標的Career Goal Essay來寫,不過通常都會鬼打牆出不來,因而多半會轉往看似相對簡單的Leadership題型。

近年常見的Leadership題型有:

2) Chicago Booth immerses you in a choice-rich environment. How have your interests, leadership experiences, and other passions influenced the choices in your life? (250 word minimum)

1) Kellogg’s purpose is to educate, equip & inspire brave leaders who create lasting value.  Tell us about a time you have demonstrated leadership and created lasting value.  What challenges did you face, and what did you learn? (450 words)

2) Tuck students are nice, and invest generously in one another’s success.  Share an example of how you helped someone else succeed. (500 words)

UV Darden
"Darden strives to identify and cultivate leaders who follow their purpose. At this stage, how would you describe your evolving leadership style and please provide an example."
(200 words)

"Please provide an example of a situation in which you have made a meaningful impact."
(200 words)

...等。

一般建議是先寫Leadership及變化題型,之後再轉往Contributions 、Career Goals ,甚至Introduce Yourself 等抽象題型。
原因是有單一事件為基礎,比較有著力點;
另一方面,寫Essay「筆觸」是關鍵—像練打靶一樣,越打才會越準。
而因此Leadership題型才是從專業角度的破冰點。

而Leadership包山包海。簡單說,這世界上沒有人知道Leadership是什麼,包括筆者本身都持續在研究,並且永無止境。
而萬物為了求生,尤其人類有了文明,幾乎所有人都在研究成功學,因而衍生出商學院這種經濟產物。
又講成功學太俗套,而人是以獨立的個體為單位,放眼古今中外舉凡大規模的成功,原則上都有某一領導人物,甚至出現某些特定人物能夠很神奇地戰無不勝,或領導革命,如:成吉思汗、朱元璋、國父、華盛頓、林肯...等,以至近代蔣經國、比爾蓋茲、賈伯斯、左克柏、喬丹、馬斯克、張忠謀、馬雲、貝佐斯...等。

專門在研究這些案例的單位之一就是商學院。
然而,在全球供不應求所造成的申請窄門下,學校只能透過Leadership Essay來篩選具有領導力潛質的申請人,有幾個目的:
一是僱主愛用,
二是班級貢獻,
三是未來實際要去領導企業組織,
四是領導力確實是一門軟專業,讓人類演化數百萬年、自文明以來五千年,仍舊無法參透。

根據眾多個案拿下世界MBA名校獎學金的經驗,及實地在世界級企業帶領團隊成功的個案經驗,每個人的領導力都不一樣。
而就像筆者一直以來不斷重複的「生涯三驅力」與「生涯金字塔」,這些領導力其實跟我們的「性格方形西瓜」不但脫離不了關係,甚至還是我們的立身之本。

由於文章長度已經到達閱讀極限,先簡單羅列幾個常見的領導力範疇,日後再詳細解說:
勇氣、鼓舞、創新、溝通、分享、因材施教、激勵、以身作則、自我犧牲、挑戰歷史、道德、謙遜、力排眾議、肉身擋箭、舉球、分權、分功、隱惡揚善、濟弱扶傾、傾聽、理解...等,族繁不及備載。
(待續)

Sincerely,
David Lee

2010年1月19日 星期二

[Program Fitting]用一句話講出各校特色

回覆近日傷咖提問
小弟若干時日前曾用各一句話講出各校特色
->
2008.3.11
http://www.formosamba.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=28944&hilit=school+in+1+sentence

前陣子CD上有人發起投票
小弟當時把各校課程走向嘗試各用一句話表達
應該滿適合樓主這標題
純個人意見 僅供參考

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[Program Fitting]选出你心目中最喜欢的学校(每人三票)
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp ... n=0&Star=1
Q:
选出你心目中最喜欢的学校:
看看大家心中最梦想去的学校是哪些。请注意,是选择你最偏好的三所学校,不一定是你所认为的实力最强的学校。
没想到这个帖子这么久了还有人回应。多谢大家了。希望这个结果能给大家选校一点点参考。

A:
In the U.S.
it's all about fit for your career
not about which one is the most popular

Every school here has its own strengths and specific differentiation
You can see in their mission statements from Deans
and take a deep look into their program designs

If you summarize the curriculum of each school into one sentence
my personal interpretation is probably like this:

HBS is corporate restructuring and entrepreneurship
Wharton is well-balanced general management
Stanford is entrepreneurial general management
Kellogg is stratigic marketing management
Chicago is economic management

MIT is executional management science
Columbia is entrepreneurship and finance management
Ross is strategic management practices
Duke is fundamental general management with medical strength
Berkeley is environmental general management with tech

VirginiaDarden is quantitative general management
Dartmouth Tuck is strategic management with finance strength
NYU Stern is practical finance management
UCLA is entrepreneurial general management with tech and entertainment strengths
Cornell Johnson is analytical social management

Yale SOM is organizational management for managers
Austin McCombs is general management with accounting strength
USC Marshall is general management
LBS is strategic management
Insead is economic strategy management

IMD is leadership menegement
Queens is analytical strategic management

It's hard to vote the favorate 3
while finding the fit is the ultimate goal

2008年12月15日 星期一

[Program Fitting]大家对chicago的essay 2怎么看?

Q:
大家对chicago的essay 2怎么看?
Option 1
a) Please provide an example of a time when you had to make a choice between two equally important obligations. How did you decide which obligation deserved your attention? b) Did you try and predict other people's reactions to your decision? If so, how accurate were you? Why do you think you were or were not accurate in your prediction? c) Reflecting on this experience, how do you think an MBA from Chicago GSB might have aided in your decision making process?

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Option 2
a) Have you ever made a decision that caused you to go against popular opinion? Please describe that situation and your rationale for your decision. b) Did you feel at any point that people misperceived your motives? Explain. c) In retrospect, how do you think an MBA from Chicago GSB would have affected your decision?




A:
各間學校都有獨特的領導力與作風強項

去過Booth就知道

一進去就是一整面牆掛滿諾貝爾獎得主

在這匯集歷史上頂尖經濟學家之地

除了固有的硬經濟超牛之外

其中一項最強的領導力就是在團隊腦力激盪時"研究各種可能"

跟官網上強調的"Exam every idea."完全密合

也因此在招生時的根本重點

就是問申請人如何證明你有這項"檢視各項可能"的能力

這項能力本身就是一項leadership

因此若申請人對自身領導風格有深度瞭解

立刻可以看出是否欠缺這項"檢視所有可能方案"的領導力,而確定是否有school fit

OPTION 1,2 兩個是因為申請人經歷各有不同

方便讓申請人從經歷中選擇最能發揮自己的情境

但可以輕易看出所問的核心都相同

就是如何reasoning all alternatives to convince others

要直問analytical thinking的全面性以及communication中的persuasion能力

而另外這兩個option各著重在不同方向

option 1是對value的reflection以及independent thinking

option 2是在團隊中的vision, leadership, 以及conflict and relationship management

不管要回答那個option

都是要用同一個事件scenario來作主軸回答各小題

而如何運用Booth GSB的各種課程,教學模式,團隊互動與學生風氣,甚至社團與其他課外活動

還有教學資源中心與各項校內外競賽等等

來找出其中的核心技能,培養自己邁向管理成功