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Kathy Pearson, Ph.D. The Wharton School & Decision Strategies International, Inc.

Auburn SWSM Symposium A Stochastic Approach to Education, Profession and Life (How Did I End Up at a Business School?!?). Kathy Pearson, Ph.D. The Wharton School & Decision Strategies International, Inc. E-mail: kpearson@wharton.upenn.edu or pearson@thinkdsi.com Website: www.thinkdsi.com.

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Kathy Pearson, Ph.D. The Wharton School & Decision Strategies International, Inc.

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  1. Auburn SWSM SymposiumA Stochastic Approach to Education, Profession and Life(How Did I End Up at a Business School?!?) Kathy Pearson, Ph.D. The Wharton School & Decision Strategies International, Inc. E-mail: kpearson@wharton.upenn.edu or pearson@thinkdsi.com Website: www.thinkdsi.com

  2. Agenda • My personal path • The benefits of my Auburn education • Ways to optimize your goals despite uncertainty

  3. Benefits of My Auburn Education and Experience • Very strong analytical background • Many applications: most important to decision making • Perceptions of others • Respect • Level of intelligence • Important to combine with other skill sets • Interpersonal • Communication

  4. The Three Factors That Determine Outcomes Execution Decision Process Outcome Uncertainty

  5. Ways to Optimize Your Goals Despite Uncertainty • Surround yourself with different types of “cards” • Don’t lose focus … but also pay attention to the periphery • JFDI!

  6. Recommended Books and Website Profiting from Uncertainty by Paul Schoemaker The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey Kathy Pearson email at Wharton: kpearson@wharton.upenn.edu Kathy Pearson website at DSI: http://www.thinkdsi.com/aboutus/pearson.asp

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