As part of their International Residency Week, the second year Executive MBA participants experienced business in Vietnam up close and personal. Boise State University EMBA students traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam in October, 2009. Their experience was covered in Doug Metzgar’s blog. Doug is a member of the EMBA class of 2010. He’s also a principal at Meshwork Marketing [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Keeping the Dialog Open When Working In Groups
October 12, 2009 – 11:06 am
When brainstorming in a group setting a good technique for keeping the discussion going is to adopt the phrase “yes… and” instead of “but” or “no… but.” A good way to put this into practice is to decide beforehand to use “yes… and” whenever the conversation moves from one person to another. It might feel a [...]
New EMBAs Start Program in Sun Valley
October 6, 2009 – 4:18 pm
New Executive MBA (EMBA) Participants, Jeff Pack, Eddie Brathwaite and Elaine Damschen take part in a negotiation simulation during Opening Residency Week at Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho. The Boise State EMBA program starts each fall with an intensive learning week held at an off campus location. The week long experience immerses executives students back into [...]