And the core courses haven't even started...
Things have been pretty hectic these last few days. This is a really busy life! God! And I'm paying for it?!?! :-))
So... I'll try to describe how the last few days were. I'll make a topic for each day. That seems a nice framework for this post (I'm already gettting the b-school jargon all over me!! arrrghhh!!!!).
Thursday, 8th September: Away Day
What a fantastic day it was!! It consisted of some sport/radical/puzzling activities. Main purpose: test your limits and improve your team-work. And it's amazing how by the end of the day we really were a nice, consistent and friendly team! It was nice to see it developing throughout the day. Activitities involved Indiana Jones-like puzzles (lots of ropes and imagination involved), climbing walls, going up poles and jumping to a trapeze, eating, eating and eating).
And we did beat the stick!! ;-)
Friday, 9th September:
GLAM in the morning and afternoon. The afternoon part was really interesting. It was a group meeting with a personal tutor/counsellor/psychologist. It was very insightfull and revealling. We were supposed to end at 5pm, but left the room at 7pm instead. Nice way to learn our own strengths and weaknesses.
At night, some fellow students decided to give a party at their place. They were expecting something like 30 or 40 people, but I guess we were more than 80!! Great party, lots of drinks, wild dancing. I got home safe... but I don't know how.
PS: I met my third flatmate this morning. He arrived the day before but was already sleeping when I got home. So... when I woke up there was this completely unknown guy in my kitchen. Weird stuff. But he's a great guy!
Saturday, 10th September:
Basketball at 12pm. That one is really tough!! Besides the fact that the last time I played was like 7 years ago, the night before didn't help at all! Mental note: have to stop smoking (but keep on drinking...)
During the afternoon I did lots of online supermarket shopping with my flatmate. And at night went to a portuguese restaurant to watch some football. FCPorto is back on the tracks, it seems!
Sunday, 11th September:
Relax.
Come to school and prepare the classes for monday.
Monday, 12th September:
We started with the Ethics course. Although my divine fellow blogger disagrees with me, I found it really boring. It's too theoritical for my engineering mind. It's so easy to read a case about an ethical issue and say how would should behave. But when you're really living the situation, that IS hard. Do you defend your moral principles and put your job/career/family on stake? Tough question.
During the afternoon I had a study group meeting to draft our Team Contract. Yes! That's right! We have a contract to say how our team will work and behave, the goals to achieve and how resolve conflicts during the next year. Every team has one. I think this is funny, but interesting anyway. My favourite goal: 'to build everlasting friendships'. That's cool.
Tuesday, 13th September:
GLAM in the morning. One-to-one sessions with the counsellor. Again, it was really good. Good advices being given there.
The rest of the day was pretty much relaxed. By the evening we met at the bar (MBAr) to watch the Champions League games. FCPorto lost!!! Damn!!!! But at least the beer was just for 1
pound a bottle...
Wednesday, 14th September:
STATS!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
HELP!!!!!!!
Anyway... it wasn't that hard. I found out that I still remember most of the things from college. I did even remember out to work with normal distribution tables!! :-) I felt a major geek.
The professor was great, though. Very funny and always trying to change a boring subject into something interesting. And I just love that icelandic Bjork-like accent! So cool!
During the lunch break we had a presentation from the Entrepreneurs club. It was nice, but not too informative.
Thrusday, 15th September:
UGM in the morning (Understanding General Management).
Now... that's what I'm here for!!! Give me management knowledge, dude! Great class. The professor was really good and we had a very interesting case to discuss (the rise of Honda). Next session will be about Apple. How cool is that??
Afternoon was the... boring Ethics. I definitelly don't like it.
By the end of the day with attended an event with a guy called Nigel Andrews. Former LBS student, former consultant and former GE employee. He worked with Jack Welch!!! And the passion he uses to talk about those times are amazing. Important advice he gave: choose a new job with an exceptional boss/mentor. That's probably the best way to learn great leadership skills. The guy now is a director of dozens of companies, is a venture partner in another one, and has his own private equity firm. Nice life, it seems...
And now... I'm going to the birthday party of the fantastic Miss N!! Why am I still in here blogging?!?
So... I'll try to describe how the last few days were. I'll make a topic for each day. That seems a nice framework for this post (I'm already gettting the b-school jargon all over me!! arrrghhh!!!!).
Thursday, 8th September: Away Day
What a fantastic day it was!! It consisted of some sport/radical/puzzling activities. Main purpose: test your limits and improve your team-work. And it's amazing how by the end of the day we really were a nice, consistent and friendly team! It was nice to see it developing throughout the day. Activitities involved Indiana Jones-like puzzles (lots of ropes and imagination involved), climbing walls, going up poles and jumping to a trapeze, eating, eating and eating).
And we did beat the stick!! ;-)
Friday, 9th September:
GLAM in the morning and afternoon. The afternoon part was really interesting. It was a group meeting with a personal tutor/counsellor/psychologist. It was very insightfull and revealling. We were supposed to end at 5pm, but left the room at 7pm instead. Nice way to learn our own strengths and weaknesses.
At night, some fellow students decided to give a party at their place. They were expecting something like 30 or 40 people, but I guess we were more than 80!! Great party, lots of drinks, wild dancing. I got home safe... but I don't know how.
PS: I met my third flatmate this morning. He arrived the day before but was already sleeping when I got home. So... when I woke up there was this completely unknown guy in my kitchen. Weird stuff. But he's a great guy!
Saturday, 10th September:
Basketball at 12pm. That one is really tough!! Besides the fact that the last time I played was like 7 years ago, the night before didn't help at all! Mental note: have to stop smoking (but keep on drinking...)
During the afternoon I did lots of online supermarket shopping with my flatmate. And at night went to a portuguese restaurant to watch some football. FCPorto is back on the tracks, it seems!
Sunday, 11th September:
Relax.
Come to school and prepare the classes for monday.
Monday, 12th September:
We started with the Ethics course. Although my divine fellow blogger disagrees with me, I found it really boring. It's too theoritical for my engineering mind. It's so easy to read a case about an ethical issue and say how would should behave. But when you're really living the situation, that IS hard. Do you defend your moral principles and put your job/career/family on stake? Tough question.
During the afternoon I had a study group meeting to draft our Team Contract. Yes! That's right! We have a contract to say how our team will work and behave, the goals to achieve and how resolve conflicts during the next year. Every team has one. I think this is funny, but interesting anyway. My favourite goal: 'to build everlasting friendships'. That's cool.
Tuesday, 13th September:
GLAM in the morning. One-to-one sessions with the counsellor. Again, it was really good. Good advices being given there.
The rest of the day was pretty much relaxed. By the evening we met at the bar (MBAr) to watch the Champions League games. FCPorto lost!!! Damn!!!! But at least the beer was just for 1
pound a bottle...
Wednesday, 14th September:
STATS!!!!!!!!!!!
ALL DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
HELP!!!!!!!
Anyway... it wasn't that hard. I found out that I still remember most of the things from college. I did even remember out to work with normal distribution tables!! :-) I felt a major geek.
The professor was great, though. Very funny and always trying to change a boring subject into something interesting. And I just love that icelandic Bjork-like accent! So cool!
During the lunch break we had a presentation from the Entrepreneurs club. It was nice, but not too informative.
Thrusday, 15th September:
UGM in the morning (Understanding General Management).
Now... that's what I'm here for!!! Give me management knowledge, dude! Great class. The professor was really good and we had a very interesting case to discuss (the rise of Honda). Next session will be about Apple. How cool is that??
Afternoon was the... boring Ethics. I definitelly don't like it.
By the end of the day with attended an event with a guy called Nigel Andrews. Former LBS student, former consultant and former GE employee. He worked with Jack Welch!!! And the passion he uses to talk about those times are amazing. Important advice he gave: choose a new job with an exceptional boss/mentor. That's probably the best way to learn great leadership skills. The guy now is a director of dozens of companies, is a venture partner in another one, and has his own private equity firm. Nice life, it seems...
And now... I'm going to the birthday party of the fantastic Miss N!! Why am I still in here blogging?!?
posted by Ricardo at
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That was a fun party!
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KV, at 7:37 am
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