November 18, 2009 – 4:04 pm
In October the EMBA 2 Group went on their International Residency Week trip to Hanoi, Vietnam. The group experienced the culture, business and government first hand throughout the week. The group received a lesson on how to cross the street (see how) and took part in both group and individual company visits. They also had meetings with government officials as well as briefings from US Embassy and US Commercial Service officials discussing how to develop business relationships in the country.
EMBA 2's enjoy some free time in Hanoi - Oct. 2009
October 20, 2009 – 1:35 pm
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 and an expert in community marketing.
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 bit strange at first but the end result of your session will most likely be superior to a conversation filled with “no’s” or “but’s”.
Jenny Sternling
Business Improvisation Instructor
Boise State University – Executive MBA Program
jennysternling@u.boisestate.edu
October 2009
