MBAs Face No-Nonsense Hurdles At Fort Benning

A quant course would be better than this? (Photo by Ann Borden/Emory)

‘LEADERSHIP DOESN’T COME THROUGH OSMOSIS…STUDENTS MUST GET OUT THERE AND ACT’

That would all be music to Keen’s military ears. After all, he strongly believes that each student’s leadership development is a personal journey. “We can create a general template, but effective leadership development requires a level of self-awareness and commitment,” he says. “Our goal is to prepare students for leadership at all levels. Leadership doesn’t come through osmosis. Students must get out there and put their skills and abilities into action.”

If nothing else, the trip to Fort Benning put those skills and abilities in action and proved that there’s more than one way to teach and learn leadership. Although not the first school to utilize military activities for experiential learning purposes, Goizueta is one of the few that makes it part of a required course.

General Keen promised students would get wet. Many did. (Photo by Ann Borden/Emory)