Posted by: Mahmoud Al Sayed on February 18, 2019
Life between myth & reality It’s really funny how the majority of us fall into the “I know it all” trap. This is a totally delusional belief framed by our mastery of our routine job, the people we usually deal with, the prevailing culture and traditions of our society and most importantly our egos. The […]
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Posted by: Eva Grosman on December 10, 2018
The end of the year invites us to pause and reflect. To take stock of the joys and challenges of the past year and to prepare for the year ahead. As the results of our final exam were just released, I have been thinking about my time in Oxford, another chapter coming to an end […]
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Posted by: Miyo Tanaka on December 6, 2018
“To develop my own leadership skills in a diverse learning environment and expand my global network” – this was my goal when joining the postgraduate diploma program in Organisational Leadership at Saïd Business School. The school provided me with valuable experiences greatly exceeding my expectations. Upon participating in my first module in March 2016, I […]
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Posted by: Lilia Stoyanov on November 9, 2018
Back when I was choosing my postgraduate qualification, it was tempting to choose a topic that was trending at that moment. Selecting the right programme that would boost my career wasn’t easy, especially with a background in management, finance, accounting and consulting. Did I really want a consulting career? Or would joining an investment fund […]
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Posted by: Jim Edmondson on November 6, 2018
I graduated from the Oxford Diploma in Strategy and Innovation in September 2016. A great deal has happened in the proceeding 2 years and I have had time to reflect on what led to me enrolling on the programme 4 years ago. When I applied for the programme I was the CEO of Gilo Industries […]
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Posted by: Evelina Fisher on October 23, 2018
We just finished our last Module 4 and the main word I can find is Inspiration. Every time I come back from Oxford I feel great inspiration for achieving, experiencing and, the most important, contributing into live, business and studies. It comes from a very interesting, comprehensive and thoughts-provoking programme of Diploma in Global Business, […]
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Posted by: Naiole Cohen Dos Santos on October 23, 2018
The entire class passed Module I, Strategy, which lifted the spirits and energy for Module II on Business Finance. Module II looked scary at first with equations, formulas and greek letters, and the idea of doing it with a simple calculator and no excel, well… seemed even scarier. Of course, we all knew that finance was […]
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Posted by: Orsolya Szekely on October 22, 2018
If the level of excitement I feel could be measured, it would be close to a ten. Our graduation day is just one week away: class members (dear friends) cannot wait to see each other again and to receive our Global Business Diplomas. But that excitement is doubled by another event: we are about to […]
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Posted by: Hanif Sangi on October 11, 2018
The expedition of senior managers from around the globe for Post Graduate Diploma in Organizational Leadership at the University of Oxford’s Said Business School did come to a finale in the month of October 2018. Today, I’m sharing my reflections from the Module 4 and reiterating some thoughts from previous modules to emphasize the overall […]
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Posted by: Wilf Blackburn on September 21, 2018
Participating in Saïd’s PG Diploma in Global Business has been a highly worthwhile investment in my ongoing education at an appropriate point in my career. The course is well managed, relevant, and supported by best-in-class teaching from both faculty and guest lecturers. It provided a sound theoretical context with which to reflect on many of […]
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