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Blast from the Past:

An Interview with Stanford Dean Garth Saloner

If you don’t want to be led, you need to go red.

That ought to be the slogan for the Stanford Graduate School of Business. If you aspire to be a manager or an entrepreneur, Stanford is the place to be. The program has it all! Just a quick drive from Silicon Valley, Stanford draws the top professionals and experts for a simple reason. And it can be found in their motto: “Change lives, change organizations.” At Stanford, you’re expected to become an innovator and a change agent. And it takes a special person to do that.

Last year, Lauren Everitt, managing editor of Poets&Quants, sat down with Stanford Dean Garth Saloner. In this wide-ranging interview, Saloner explains what differentiates Stanford from other schools; examines the impact of the financial crisis on MBA curriculum; outlines why MBA have such strong ROIs; and shares what makes a prospective candidate into “Stanford material.”

To read the full interview, click on the link below.

Source: Poets and Quants

Video of the Week

Overriding a Less-Than-Ideal GPA or GMAT Score – Webinar

Source: Beat the GMAT

One Liners:

How Business Schools Create Irresponsible Leaders

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Do I Need to Work for a Good Company to Get into a Good Business School?

Source: Beat the GMAT

The Pluses and Minuses of Hiring an Admissions Consultant

Source: U.S. News and World Report

MBAs vs. Accelerators

Source: Entrepreneur

More Parents Footing the Bill for MBAs

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

Tips for Applying to a Part-Time MBA Program

Source: Accepted

Social Media and Your MBA Application

Source: Beat the GMAT

Could Fast-Track Master’s Programs Pose a Threat to MBAs

Source: BusinessBecause

The MBA Blind Spot

Source: Financial Times

4 Things They Don’t Teach You in MBA Programs

Source: Huffington Post

Business Schools Make Strides in Leadership Development

Source: BusinessBecause

The Pope…as a Harvard Case Study?

Source: The Economist

Professors are Less Likely to Mentor Female and Minority Students, Especially in Business School

Source: The Wire

University of Buffalo to Offer MBA for MDs

Source: Buffalo.edu

Hofstra to Offer Accelerated MBA in Manhattan

Source: Find MBA

Former Shell Oil Exec is Finalist for George Washington Dean Post

Source: George Washington Hatchet

San Diego State Names New B-School Dean

Source: Times of San Diego

University of Massachusetts-Amherst Gets $10 Million Dollar Gift for Entrepreneurship Center

Source: Boston.com

MBA Humor

Management Fundamentals

1. ”We will do it” means “You will do it”

2. ”You have done a great job” means “More work to be given to you”

3. ”We are working on it” means “We have not yet started working on the

same”

4. “Tomorrow first thing in the morning” means “Its not getting done – At least not tomorrow!”

5. ”After discussion we will decide-I am very open to views” means “I have already decided, I will tell you what to do”

6. ”There was a slight miscommunication” means “We had actually lied”

7. ”Lets call a meeting and discuss” means “I have no time now, will

talk later”

8. ”We can always do it” means “We actually cannot do the same on time”

9. ”We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline” means “The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time.”

10. ”We had slight differences of opinion “means “We had actually fought”

11. ”Make a list of the work that you do and let’s see how I can help you” means “Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me”

12. ”You should have told me earlier” means “Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!”

13. ”We need to find out the real reason” means “Well I will tell you where your fault is”

14. ”Well Family is important; your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected,” means, “Well you know…”

15. ”We are a team,” means, “I am not the only one to be blamed”

16. ”That’s actually a good question” means “I do not know anything about it”

17. ”All the Best” means “You are in trouble”

Source: http://www.jokesduniya.com/category/business-and-office-jokes/page/9/

Tweets of the Week:

Phillip ‏@KingOfHypocrisy 

You’d think they would teach the concept of haggling in business school, maybe Phil missed that class.

Amazing Bodies ‏@VeniceV666 

Currently working towards an MBA with an emphasis in fantasy football.

Ben Ho ‏@ho_ben 

“This is a business school. Doesn’t money work here?” – Joan #MadMen

Muna ‏@munabd 

2 years of business school and the only thing I’ve learned is that I should never be given access to money