George Mason MBA Programs Blog

Working as a recruiter for an MBA program with both a full-time and part-time program, I frequently get asked the question: “should I apply for the full-time program or the part-time program?” I often find myself saying: “it really depends.” One of the many benefits of Mason’s MBA programs is that there is no academic [...]

New York. “City that never sleeps” and “financial capital of the world,” are a couple clichés that come to mind when one thinks of New York. The MBASA organized a residency for MBA students to visit the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Federal Reserve Bank of New York (The Fed), Paulson & Co., and Grant [...]

The first day jitters always affect me when attending a new school. My first week in Mason’s MBA Program was no different! The small class size and the familiarity of my peers were very helpful in calming my nerves. Although I was in a new place, learning unfamiliar things, the overall feel of the Mason [...]

Tiger Woods did it. Al Haig didn’t do it. Belatedly, John Edwards did it. Akio Toyoda has had to do several times in his short tenure as Toyota’s president. An apology is the tool in the leader’s toolbox that he or she doesn’t want to use. Leaders prefer denial to apology and often utilize denial [...]