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One month into the INSEAD life

One month into the INSEAD life Yes, it has been one month already! So much has happened it feels like a lifetime. Yet it seems to have gone by in a day. Between classes, group work, club events,...

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Time to pack and move again

The other day, someone asked me where I was living before. I paused before I could answer. It hit me that I have lived in 4 different cities over the past years. I have 4 active phone lines and I...

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Weeks 8-10 @ INSEAD: Run. Run. Run

How many of you say R-Square will go up? How many say it will decrease? How many have absolutely no idea what’s going on? Option 3. Tick INSEAD is a great school because #3 is a clearly stated option...

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Introduction to multitasking

As I’m preparing for the Period 1 exams, I want to take a moment to reflect on what my experience has been so far. The program is fast paced. No… I mean the program is VERY fast paced. One learns not...

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P1: It’s a wrap!

I do NOT believe that 20% of my MBA is done with. But it is! And what a ride it’s been. Key takeaways from P1: 1. Work hard. Party harder. Enough said. Also – Fonty isn’t a village, people! There is...

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..and it’s already P2!

I have just returned from the break between P1 and P2. One period has gone and what is true is that it goes by so fast. But it’s dense, so full of everything. It’s international. Everyone knows that...

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Under Pressure

I left Singapore excited to go back “home.” I had missed the great food, the flawless desserts, the chateau parties, the Fonty-lifers, or more simply put life at Fontainebleau. Fonty had something else...

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P2: Halfway through

#WeatherUpdate: They say it’s the coldest winter in Europe in 50 years. As I pull on layer after layer of clothing, and trudge into sub-zero April mornings for 8:30 AM class, I question the wisdom of...

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So many ways to get involved

Outside of classes, group work, and recruiting, there are actually many opportunities to get involved and contribute to various causes here at INSEAD. For example, on a random Sunday at 8:30am, about...

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Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity

With 80+ nationalities, three fully-integrated campuses in Europe, Singapore and the Middle East, and options to study in China and the USA, INSEAD has no peer when it comes to diversity. However, one...

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Campus choice/exchange dilemma

Today I’d like to say a few words about the criteria you should consider when you’re making a campus choice/exchange decision. 1. Finding a job. The most popular strategy is to spend P4-5 in the same...

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(Making of) The Photobook

Thumbing through the 13J INSEAD photobook, I am instantly overwhelmed by a sense of joy, a smattering of pride, and a pang of nostalgia. Almost half a year of work, the 300 odd pages Photobook for 13J...

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Lesson 102: Juggling!

P2 is drawing to a close and it feels like I have lived a year in 4 months. I still can’t get over the number of things that’s possible to fit into one day. There is never a dull moment. As someone who...

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Cultural Diversity: Driver for Leadership Development?

I am sitting here on the beach in Sydney, where I had come to relax/interview/prioritise for the next few months. After the two very busy P1 and P2, now has come a time to look into the horizon, and...

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The INSEAD Bubble: Singy edition

Remember that boyfriend or girlfriend you had in the past? Yes, that relationship – so intense that you felt amazing while you were in it and uncomfortable without it. You had your inside jokes and...

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Singapore Recap and Moving to Fontainebleau

First four months of my INSEAD MBA: reading countless business cases, attending numerous company presentations, learning about business in Asia, acquiring new skills, learning how to work with people...

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On Iteration: Part I

I have been using a lot of buzz words lately: lean, user acquisition, growth hacking, gamification.  Even SoLoMo.  This makes sense because I am launching a company, which you should check out and...

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On Iteration: Part II

The other thing that I am realising about iteration (see previous) is that it can be quite tedious.  Or, at least it looks that way on the surface.  We are trying to crack this nut of how we can get...

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Choices & Opportunity Costs @ INSEAD

Time check – we are already nearing the end of P3 and the 13Js will be graduating soon! Where did all the time go?  I vividly recall my first few days on campus, when all the 13Js that I got to know...

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Italian Week at INSEAD

National Weeks at INSEAD are unique occasions when students can learn about a different culture, try some amazing food, pick up new skills, etc. Last November, the Italians won the bid that allowed...

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