Dr. Joyce Kurpiers of Percept Research, attended the 2017 Executive MBA Council Southwest regional meeting from June 13-14. The Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business hosted about 50 attendees at the event.

Topics: EMBAC, Conference, Joyce Kurpiers

Dr. Joyce Kurpiers and Brian Mahoney of Percept Research, attended the 2017 Executive MBA Council Northeast regional meeting from June 5-6. The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business hosted over 50 attendees at the event.

The regional meeting included sessions covering topics such as “High Demand Courses,” “The Value of Coaching,” “Being Agile in Times of Disruption,” “Evaluating ROI using KPIs in Career Management,” “Integrating Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation into the EMBA Curriculum,” and “What Will the Landscape be in 2025” for discussing best practices.    

We wanted to share some of the interesting insights we heard at the meeting...

• Alex Baranpuria (Ivy Exec) suggested three potential funding sources for EMBA students including SoFi, Common Bond, and Prodigy.
• Marissa Hairston (Cornell) pointed out that some companies will not offer financial support to employees with terminal degrees while Geoff Miskinis (MIT) indicated that his university considers his students full-time and eligible to compete for fellowships. EMBA students can have an advantage over other students that do not have real-world experience to demonstrate impact in their fellowship applications.
• Bill Schmidt (Cornell) provided an insightful presentation referencing the story of Ignaz Semmelweis and his hypothesis of ‘death particles’ illustrating resistance to data-driven insights. The ‘Semmelweis reflex’ is a metaphor for the reflex-like tendency to reject new evidence or new knowledge because it contradicts established norms, beliefs or paradigms.

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference, Joyce Kurpiers

Brian Mahoney, Managing Partner of Percept Research, attended the 2016 Executive MBA Council Midwest regional meeting from July 11-13. The Chicago Booth School of Business hosted over 65 attendees at the event.

EMBA Council attendees learn more about social capital

The regional meeting included several sessions covering topics such as “Competitive Advantage of Social Capital”, “Change Pro Simulation”, and “Beyond the Ropes Course” for sharing insights and best practices.

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference

On the heels of February’s Executive MBA Council’s Southeast Regional Conference, Gretchen Grabowski and Brian Mahoney of Percept Research attended the EMBAC Northeast Regional meeting from March 3-4, 2015. Gretchen and Brian were among more than 70 attendees at the conference, which was hosted by the New York University’s (NYU) Stern School of Business. 

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference, Gretchen Grabowski

Gretchen Grabowski and Brian Mahoney of Percept Research attended the Executive MBA Council’s Southeast Regional meeting from February 22-24, 2015. Gretchen and Brian were among more than 80 attendees at the conference, which was co-hosted by the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) Kenan-Flagler Business School and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference, Gretchen Grabowski

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference, Jerry Helisek

Brian Mahoney of Percept Research was invited to present EMBA industry trends at the Executive MBA Council Southeast regional meeting. 

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference, Executive MBA

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference

Brian Mahoney (Managing Partner) of Percept Research, was invited to present EMBA industry trends at the Executive MBA Council Northeast regional meeting.  The University of Toronto Rotman School of Management hosted over 56 attendees at the meeting from April 22-23, 2013.

Topics: Brian Mahoney, EMBAC, Conference