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I don’t know what it is, but it’s really good
And this is just the appetizer course! Speaking for myself, as an amateur foodie of sorts, I came to China with a pretty good idea that my idea of “Chinese food” was quite limited. Fortunate as we...
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New China turns 60
Yesterday, we walked across a Tian’anmen Square that was bustling with preparations for New China’s 60th anniversary celebration, just over a week away. On October 1, the Square will fill with...
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Fashion forward in Shanghai
Foster School alumni James Li organized a visit to the Ingersoll-Rand air compressor plant for us, complete with industrial footgear for the ladies. From left to right, Jennifer Koski, Krista Peterson,...
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Faculty tour Boeing plant in Tianjin
The Foster School of Business faculty group was hosted at Boeing Tianjin Composities Co., Ltd., in Tianjin. In addition to a fascinating presentation by rabid Husky fan and General Manager Ian...
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Software and hutongs and buses, oh my
Today was a really packed, informative day. We started out with a presentation by Francis Zhang and Johnson Chen of F5 Networks, a company that has found significant success in the Chinese market by...
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Dean travels to Asia to expand global business leadership
Traveling abroad may sound exotic, but this one-week, December trip was all work, no play. Despite spending nearly 50 hours at airports and inside airplanes, the experience in Asia was exhilarating....
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Generosity of women leaders in India
Guest blog post by Cate Goethals, UW Foster School of Business lecturer I first noticed it on the plane before I even reached Mumbai when I sat next to a woman who owned a handicraft business. I told...
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Female bankers in Indian pay it forward
Guest blog post by Cate Goethals, UW Foster School of Business lecturer Why do more women hold top banking positions in India than anywhere else in the world—including the US? My students and I went to...
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Leadership in Peru
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Management Recently on a trip to the Ivey School of Business in...
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Avolio in Australia: a powerful reminder
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Management The picture is of an empty and very long table on...
View ArticleThe vastness of the Middle East
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Management. Bruce traveled with Technology Management MBA...
View ArticleA controlled approach to leadership in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Management. There are several things that one cannot ignore when...
View ArticleDemocratic versus authoritative leadership
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and Marion B. Ingersoll Professor of Management. Personally, I believe in more inclusive, transparent...
View ArticleDriving Porsches, Chevys, and camels?
Amidst the Bentleys, Mercedes, Porsches and the real fancy cars in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, all may not be as well as it appears on the surface. We learned that a very large percentage of Emeriti’s doesn’t...
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MBAs tackle strategy projects in India
As a Foster MBA student, getting a job and achieving financial independence is usually expected and the path to find a job is relatively clear. But in parts of rural India where education access may be...
View Article20 Years of Global Experiences… and Global Impact
You can’t change the world unless you experience it. Being a global leader takes more than education. It takes cultural immersion, travel to foreign destinations, internships abroad, international...
View ArticleIndia Study Tour – Women in Leadership
In 2010, faculty lecturer Cate Goethals took University of Washington Foster School of Business students on a study tour to India to learn about women leadership and business culture abroad. “I...
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Reflections on the Japanese healthcare system
This post was written by Management Professor and Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking Executive Director Bruce Avolio. My trip to Japan this past week, brought me first to Kyoto, then to...
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