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GALA Goizueta Advanced Leadership Academy ___________________________________________. “Leadership Requires Working on Yourself” Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean HEC School of Management. GALA - Feedback from 2011class. “. . . the best thing I did during my MBA experience”
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GALAGoizueta Advanced Leadership Academy___________________________________________ “Leadership Requires Working on Yourself” Bernard Ramanantsoa, Dean HEC School of Management
GALA - Feedback from 2011class • “. . . the best thing I did during my MBA experience” • “Incredible experience, would recommend to anyone who wants to improve themselves” • “Absolutely amazing experience . . .” • “One of the best experiences and memories of my life!” • What is finance about? • What will be the focus of this course? • Appreciate the importance of the fundamentals • Begin to build our toolkit for financial analysis
GALA – Programming includes: WinShape Retreat activity in December Individual values inventory and one-on-one coaching in January Additional guest speaker/experiential leadership sessions in spring Intensive multi-day capstone experience during mid-semester break
GALA – Cost considerations Each student will be asked to contribute upwards of $2,000 towards capstone cost Each student also pays for travel to and from the BVI – approximately $1,000 to $1,500 GALA is a one (1) credit course; hence it is possible to borrow funds to cover the cost GALA students must still take an Atlanta based mid-semester module • 1. Getting money • 2. ______________________________ • 3. ______________________________
GALA – Application process You need to submit a Statement of Intent of no more than 2 double-spaced pages by noon this coming Monday – September 26th. You will be notified regarding your acceptance as a GALA Fellow by noon on Friday – September 30th. The details about the application process will be posted on MBA12 this evening.
GALA – Statement of Intent Your Statement of Intent should . . . put forth your leadership principles and values as well as your targeted areas for development; and, reflect on these issues above while clearly illustrating your commitment to “working on yourself” as a GALA Fellow.