Americas MBA: São Paulo Residency, Part 1 – The Cultural Experience
*The EMBA progam ended in April 2024. And clearly, the intensity of the final two semesters of the program overwhelmed me and I wasn’t able to complete any blogs! After recovering and taking a bit of space from it all, I’m ready to dive back in and share all the experiences and learnings we had. “Tudo bem?” It’s the welcoming phrase…
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Americas MBA: Vancouver Residency
I’ve barely recovered from the most intense, amazing, energizing-yet-exhausting 10 days of our first residency of the Americas MBA program, which took place here in Vancouver. As described on the SFU website: The Americas MBA for Executives is an optional stream that gives EMBA students in their second year the opportunity to study relevant management issues at universities in Canada, Brazil,…
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First Year EMBA: In The Bag!
What a whirlwind – the last 11 months have been intense, and despite my best intentions, I wasn’t able to blog about the experience in real time (…it’s not the first time I’ve overcommitted myself). With year one all wrapped up, we have a breather where I’m taking time to reflect and integrate much of the recent learning – so out-of-order…
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The Iceberg of Leadership
This blog is an adaptation of a school assignment in our Leadership & Teamwork class in the EMBA program, which our team wrote together. Shared credit goes to my wonderful teammates, linked below, who gave permission to share this work with other leaders who may find it helpful. We maintained anonymity of interviewees to honour their privacy, and omitted personal examples.…
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Preparing For Ethical Dilemmas & Challenges
A few weeks ago in our Business Ethics class, we were assigned a fascinating article, Giving Voice To Values by Mary Gentile (2010). There’s a book of the same name, and its website shares the summary of the work: “Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is not about persuading people to be more ethical. Instead, GVV starts from the premise that most…
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As & Bs & Cs, Oh My!
I have a conflicting relationship with grades. On one hand, my awareness is growing about the vast spectrum of learning styles, settings, and content, and the shortcomings of traditional didactic teaching. One person’s (often subjective) assessment of another person’s work isn’t necessarily an accurate reflection of that person’s learning. On the other hand, I’ve always been good at school, I get…
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EMBA Kick-Off: Whistler Retreat
We launched the SFU EMBA program with a mandatory 3-day retreat in picturesque Whistler, BC. It was a beautifully crafted weekend organized by our coordinator, Catherine Craig. Through a combination of structured discussion time, group activities, catered meals, and social opportunities, we were able to create meaningful connections with a majority of our cohort. The Hilton Whistler in the heart of…
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Andrea Gets Schooled 