Secret Diary of MBA Students

<p>We make MBA subjects easier to understand. Recorded by current MBA students, our round table discussions are for anyone interested in business and entrepreneurship.We share our journey, readings, reflections, and experiences, while we balance work and life during our two-year part time MBA journey.</p>

Is social media a procrastination too far, have CEOs got their messaging right and will AI Drake make an appearance?

The return of a familiar voice and discussion of the things that really matter... AI DrakeWe are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

05-03
24:20

Write the perfect MBA personal statement and navigating finance workshops

Bilal is joined by fellow MBA candidate Felipe about how to write the perfect MBA personal statement, losing every weekend in February to workshops and a new dilemma... which electives to do and where?We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

03-15
35:18

Organisational behaviour, stressors and mental health on the MBA

Bilal is joined by Canadian student Tracy to discuss the challenges of stress in the workplace as a manager, employee and as an MBA candidate.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

02-14
35:45

MBAs in non-profit organisations, the T/3 framework and the impact of ChatGPT

Bilal is joined by Annabel, a fellow MBA candidate, to discuss MBAs relevance to nonprofit organisations, how we have used McNutt's T/3 framework to understand company strategy and what is ChatGPT's impact on Google.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

02-02
37:24

Electives and networking though the social agenda

In this episode we chat about the year ahead, our only full calendar year as MBA candidates.  In the coming months we need to choose electives and how did we start to build bonds with our fellow students.  We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

01-19
26:40

New semester preparation and Latin-American good luck traditions

Ella and Bilal return from Spain straight into new modules for Business Accounting and Finance (BAF) and Learning and Managing in a Global Environment (LMGE).  We discuss what our approach is to break down the task of reading and preparing for workshops as well as a few (more than a few) Latin-American new year traditions.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

01-04
29:02

Forecasting ticket demand for Glastonbury Festival

Ella and Bilal discuss the law of demand in relation to calculating pricing for Glastonbury Festival and how data helps inform pricing strategy.  We also attended our first MBA networking event at the university.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

12-23
27:27

Time management and the Canadian experience

This week we are joined by our fellow MBA candidate, Alejandra, and we discuss time management for our Strategy and Competition (S&C) and Operationalising and Communicating Value (OCV) modules.  We also chat about the differences between UK and Canadian business schools.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

12-06
31:52

Agency Theory and the Agency Problem: the impact of financialisation

We've just had our first individual assignment results and discuss the concept of financialisation.  We touch on agency theory and the agency problem and how companies have become financialised in recent years.  No Secret Diary would be complete without discussion about Ella's notepad.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

11-22
34:27

Company strategy types, Marris and Baumol

We are joined by our fellow MBA student Dave to discuss how the work-study-life balance is for us after a few months of the course.  We also chat about strategy types, Marris and Baumol.We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

11-08
28:42

Uncovering untruths in company reports

Mariella and Bilal discuss the submission of their first assignments and how they managed the challenges of workload around deadlines.  One of our assignments was an examination of a public company and their reporting of ESG.  Mariella also explains her new role as student representative for our class.Please follow us on Instagram We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

10-23
22:57

The ESG challenge for companies

In this episode Mariella and Bilal discuss MBA life and what they have learnt about Environment, Social and Governance or ESG.  ESG is at the centre of corporate news at the moment as some companies push their socially conscious and sustainable credentials while others are accused of greenwashing.  Is it just company narrative?Follow us on InstagramWe are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

10-16
48:35

First days of the MBA and the application process

Mariella and Bilal discuss the first days of the MBA journey, how they chose their MBA and what the application process was like.Follow us on Instagram We are MBA students at the University of Manchester and our mission is to make MBA subjects, business theory and entrepreneurship easier to understand.

10-09
35:56

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