In the boardroom
On Friday, our strategy professor grilled us on our midterm papers. As a team, we had to come up with a comprehensive turnaround strategy for a failing company and include the financial data to support it. Since this is our first strategy class, many of us were stymied by this assignment. Our professor cold-called us and grilled us on our assumptions. We’ve come to expect this teaching style, but for me it can be quite intimidating. In fact, it’s pretty stressful.
After the first hour of class, he relaxed a little. He explained to us that he is being tough on us for a good reason. When we’re in a boardroom defending ourselves, we need to be prepared for anything. Although this is a tough lesson to learn, it is absolutely necessary and, as our professor said, those board members won’t be as easy on us as he is.
Sarah,
Thanks for being so proactive about educating prospective students. I recently interviewed at UW and I am very excited about the possibility of attending in the fall. Thanks again for the great posts, I look forward to following it should I get accepted.
I’m glad you’re enjoying my blog. I look forward to meeting you in the fall.