After all the protests, All the social media posts, All the banners emblazoned across the big-corp websites claiming that Black Lives Matter. All the hand-wringing and proclamations and statements of solidarity. Nothing has changed. Daunte Wright lost his life the same exact way that Oscar Grant did way back in 2009: It was a gun, […]
Continue reading...How to receive feedback
Different work environments, and individual managerial styles from different managers, totally impact the experience of receiving feedback. The other determinant of the experience is how you are able to handle the very difficult experience of being told you’ve messed something up. Obviously there’s all sorts of levels and qualities of “feedback” from the innocuous “Attaboy! […]
Continue reading...One aspect of being culturally sensitive is paying attention to language.
Right about this time last year, there was an incident in Central Park in New York City. A white woman was out with her dog, in a part of the park that’s specifically designated as a bird watching zone. She was letting her dog run around off leash when they came upon a man who […]
Continue reading...This will be an even bigger week for some of you.
The Round 2 calendar is so much different from Round 1. With Round 1, deadlines are spread out over a whole month, but then it seems that decisions all come at once. For Round 2, deadlines are packed within about five days, and then decisions are spread out so that it can take for-ev-er from […]
Continue reading...We just have to say how excited we are!!
We keep hearing news of admits to some amazing schools from all of you — and even though it’s YOU who deserve all of the credit, literally ALL of it, we’re still incredibly happy!! This is the best time of the year for everyone here, and we just wanted to stop today and tell you […]
Continue reading...Imposter Syndrome
It happens. The spike of adrenaline and rush of endorphines around getting an admit. The frantic phone calls to family, and high-fives around the office. All of that subsiding over the course of the next few days to a happy hum of contentment: YOU DID IT!!! You got into bschool! A top MBA program actually […]
Continue reading...“I may have screwed the pooch and I feel crappy about it.”
We all make the best decisions that we can, in the moment that we’re forced to make them. If you’re sitting here now dreading the outcomes that are headed your way, with the sinking feeling that the apps you submitted in December and the first week of January all are going to come to naught, […]
Continue reading...Black History Month
Posting about Black History Month on the first day of February feels a bit performative. It’s what the big corporations do. It’s when the universities send out their marketing emails themed around their alumni of color. You may not even really understand what Black History Month is about. Many Americans don’t. The truth of the […]
Continue reading...If you applied in Round 2…
…should you be panicking yet if you haven’t been invited to interview??? Well, if you LIKE panicking — if it’s something you ENJOY — then go to town! But we advise against it! There really isn’t any reason for panicking just yet. Yes a lot of schools are issuing interview invites, and yes if […]
Continue reading...What if you don’t get in? Planning your Plan B.
Today we’re posting a series of links to articles that we have collected over the years, to help you learn about learning, understand your understanding, and deepen your ability to gain insight into yourself — insights that you can use in practical ways. One of those very practical ways is figuring out what to do […]
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