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Entrepreneurial thinking is a state of mind.

Many believe entrepreneurial thinking primarily thrives within an environment built to nurture its very nature. In fact, in the second week of my externship, when introduced to senior management within my unit, one of the managers’ responded with...

Published 02-Mar-2011 21:38 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Boston, Liberty Mutual, entrepreneur, externship, babson college

Raison d'être vs. personal creativity, and then there is balancing both!

It happened again today… some would refer to it as ‘day dreaming’ as my p1 teacher put it, and some would refer to it as ‘you’re on another planet’! However I like to refer to it as being in ‘the realm of creativity...

Published 23-Feb-2011 13:38 by Amina Nabi (2010)

Filed under: Boston, Liberty Mutual, externship, Creativity, Babson, insurance

A new dawn full of Energy

Progressing into the new phase of the fellowship was always with a bit of excitement and trepidation, perhaps in equal measure. The Babson experience was a great learning experience, changing attitudes and mindset on every turn. However, moving on to...

Published 20-Feb-2011 21:50 by Mirza Fahd Arshed Baig (2010)

Filed under: externship, Veolia, Babson

Boston! Refreshingly Entrepreneurial ...

Just back from a Life Sciences event organized by MassBio – the oldest Life Science organization in the US. The organization is well represented by companies in this space especially in the New England area – renowned for being the life sciences...

Published 10-Feb-2011 7:12 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Biotech, Boston, Business, innovation, entrepreneur, Biotechnology, entrepreneurship, externship, Fundraising, ideas, Achievements, business ecosystems

Gallus Part 1

My global executive MBA internship literally took off the ground, on a flight to St Louis from Boston with Mark Bamforth, President & CEO of Gallus Biopharmaceuticals. Couldn’t have asked for a more exciting start than that! Gallus is a biologics...

Published 31-Jan-2011 17:40 by Madhu Nair (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Biotech, Boston, Business, externship, Key learning from Babson, babson college, Scotland, GlobalScot

Serendipity

I never thought I’d say this… but I think I’m falling for insurance. I remember the day I first came across insurance. It was a cold Monday morning when I arrived the doorsteps of Liberty Mutual. I was slightly jetlagged and I needed...

Published 26-Jan-2011 13:58 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Boston, Liberty Mutual, externship, Babson, insurance

I am an IBMer

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 I am now an IBMer, well at least for the next few months. My first day was a little daunting. IBM has a huge campus here in the ‘Triangle’ so the first challenge was finding where to park...

Published 16-Jan-2011 15:58 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: externship, IBM

Slowing down is secretly gathering strength

Yawn. It's difficult being an intern and I want a really big whiteboard.

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Published 13-Jan-2011 22:25 by David Toy

Filed under: externship, Learning, Global, modeling

Action vs Inaction

It's been a busy few weeks since my last blog. We have been having 'last classes' with most of our professors which has been both sad and exciting. I have gained so much perspective on business issues since I have been at Babson. I am sad...

Published 15-Dec-2010 3:17 by Rebecca Ewing (2010)

Filed under: externship, babson college, Supply Chain, IBM

The wait is over.

As our time on Babson college campus draw to a close, the recent announcement regarding our placement opportunities for externship A signals the next step on this fantastic programme. For many of us, our endless curiosity was finally appeased over lunch...

Published 08-Nov-2010 3:19 by Sandrine Sienche (2010)

Filed under: Saltire Experience, externship, saltire fellowship, babson college

In anticipation of our return to Scotland

Whilst flying home from a Veolia Business Development conference in Atlanta, I had a sudden recollection of why I became a Saltire Fellow. I had intended on using the flight to catch up on sleep. I had been “networking” into the wee hours...

Published 19-Jun-2009 18:07 by James Murray

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Business, entrepreneur, externship, magazine

Life with Liberty

Now in my fifth week with Liberty Mutual, I’m ashamed to say I find the Insurance Business quite interesting. Paul and Ian could tell you, I have amassed quite a collection of Surveys & Annual Reports on my desk, as I try and figure out this...

Published 10-Jun-2009 21:57 by David.Miller

Filed under: Liberty Mutual, Business, David Miller, customer experience, organization, externship

Energy..... The final frontier!

Martyn and I are now in our fourth week of work in Veolia Energy! Time just seems to be passing us by at warp speed! Last Friday we visited a Biomass Power Plant in Portsmouth (see photo) and it certainly surprised me how logistical it is. For example...

Published 02-Jun-2009 18:19 by James Murray

Filed under: Saltire Experience, Fellowship, Boston, externship, James Murray, Veolia

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