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MBA: Don’t Knock It ’til You Try It

October 25, 2010

When I announced I was going to go back to school full-time for my MBA, I was waiting for the fallout. Yep, I said fallout. I don’t think my fellow bloggers would have actually said anything to me directly, but everything I had been reading in my network included comments like, “Don’t go to grad […]

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Competition Doesn’t Fit in the Puzzle

October 18, 2010

When I looked at where I might possibly earn my MBA, I wanted to make sure I was going to get as close to a real working experience as I could find. See, I had heard a little rumor that MBA programs can vary across the competitive-to-collaborative spectrum. After watching companies struggling to survive during […]

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Complements Attract

September 2, 2010

We know that adage: Opposites attract. Sadly, it doesn’t always work that way. I think it’s because our true opposite is really too different. Gaps might be filled, but that brings you back to neutral. You may not exactly grow, and change is probably more effort than it’s worth. When we think about opposites that […]

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Pushing Conspiracy

August 26, 2010

As a journalist and blogger, I know that part of my own role is to question. It could be policies or habits, other opinions and my own. In fact, I’ve had to stop myself from having every title be in the form of a question because that’s how I think. All the drama with WikiLeaks […]

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Business Lessons from Watching Cardinals Baseball

August 11, 2010

As I head off for Virginia Tech, I thought I’d give a little summary of what I’ve learned from my summer watching Cardinals baseball. And of course, I’ve managed to learn business lessons, but don’t worry, I know about RBIs, batting averages, and why you’d make a call to the bullpen. When the Air is […]

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Finding a Revelation in the Uncomfortable

July 27, 2010

Most of us like to avoid uncomfortable situations. You watch what you say, think about what you do, and consider the possible judgements of others. If a situation made your palms sweat, you probably tip toe as much as possible to never repeat the experience. Unfortunately, by avoiding those situations, you never know what you’re […]

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Quality vs. Quantity…or a Little of Both?

July 13, 2010

In Minnesota, there are two seasons: Winter and Construction. Needless to say, if it’s above freezing, there’s road construction all over the place. When I first arrived from Virginia, I kept calling home to my mom saying, “You won’t believe how fast these people move!” Yes, I was in awe of how quickly the road […]

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Missing the Point

July 6, 2010

There are some people who like to argue for the sake of arguing. I’m not one of those people. I’ll share an opinion, and yes, if there are counter opinions, I will listen. But a full blown argument with heated voices? I really don’t like it. It’s why I never took a religion course in […]

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Play Like a Human

July 1, 2010

As a ballerina, I’ve dealt with bleeding toes, messed up knees, and a dislocated ankle. For four years of varsity crew, my bands were ripped up and callused from the oars. In soccer I shoved and got shoved, slamming into hard-packed dirt on fields without enough funding to be fully covered with grass. Female athletes […]

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