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,...
View ArticleTime 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...
View ArticleWeeks 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...
View ArticleIntroduction 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...
View ArticleP1: 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...
View Article..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...
View ArticleUnder 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...
View ArticleP2: 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...
View ArticleSo 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...
View ArticleDiversity 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...
View ArticleCampus 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...
View Article(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...
View ArticleLesson 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...
View ArticleCultural 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSingapore 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleChoices & 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...
View ArticleItalian 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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