In response to this article posted by a friend Dixie:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/16/2983587.htm
I'm partly in favour of this Dix. True: fewer helmets will mean more people on bikes, true: road safety campaigns do help and true: more helmets means less head injuries per accident. His point, the number of accidents aren't reduced with helmets. They are not a preventative measure, rather band-aid for later. The missing link here is the "driver" and associated infrastructure. Are drivers in Australia aware enough of cyclists? I would argue not. I've been hit several times and had close calls hundreds of times. Though, without a helmet I may not have been here to write this note.
In EU drivers are far more aware of others on the road. Getting a license here is far stricter, the road rules are stricter and for that matter roads are safer; in my opinion. Similarly, the acknowledgement of cyclists in EU has led to a real investment in bike paths which lead to better safety when cars and bikes require co-existence. In the EU many people do wear a helmet even though it's not compulsory.
Let's add the ability for bikes to be taken on public transport and we are starting to build a network for bike users who can travel long distances with public transport and make the smaller connections with their bikes. I think there is nothing cooler than rolling to work on your Holland style town bike or Fixie for the more adventurous.
All our cities in Australia could facilitate this form of transport. Our weather is perfect for it. Roll the leg over, and ride to work I say!
Turn the air-con off and sell ice-cream
That's how Deutsche Bahn is making up for lost profits due to train breakdowns.
For Germany any temperature above 35 degrees is stinking hot. Very few buildings have air-conditioning and those who've spent a lifetime eating wurst and drinking beer are sweating profusely. Raining sweat.
For Germany any temperature above 35 degrees is stinking hot. Very few buildings have air-conditioning and those who've spent a lifetime eating wurst and drinking beer are sweating profusely. Raining sweat.
MBS-WHU Rowing 3rd July 2010
So as the water puddles finally dissipate downstream on the Neckar, from what was an excellent regatta on Saturday, I write to thank all those who took part, who helped make the day happen and for WHU's great healthy competition and support each year.
In it's 5th year, a rowing race has been held between the Full Time MBA programs of the Mannheim Business School and the Otto Bleisheim School of Management at WHU (Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung Vallendar, near Koblenz).
It all started some months ago
In it's 5th year, a rowing race has been held between the Full Time MBA programs of the Mannheim Business School and the Otto Bleisheim School of Management at WHU (Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung Vallendar, near Koblenz).
It all started some months ago
Critical Leadership skills for sustained success
What do you consider to be the critical strategic leadership skills that enable organisations to realise sustained success?
Introduction
In this assignment I will attempt to outline what I consider to be the critical strategic leadership skills using what notable people have written and also what I see from my own perspectives as both an experienced follower and an inexperienced leader (although I really do enjoy trying to be, and think I am learning to become, a (good) leader).
Introduction
In this assignment I will attempt to outline what I consider to be the critical strategic leadership skills using what notable people have written and also what I see from my own perspectives as both an experienced follower and an inexperienced leader (although I really do enjoy trying to be, and think I am learning to become, a (good) leader).
Win Win Situation
Win-Win-Situation
- Report on our Social Project.
Strategieworkshop der Mannheim Business School mit der Plan-AG Mannheim
Wer an der Mannheim Business School (MBS) ein Master-Studium absolviert, hat unter anderem ein „Social Project“ im Curriculum stehen. Und so nahm ein Viererteam im Herbst 2009 Kontakt mit Angela Müller von der Plan-Aktionsgruppe Mannheim auf. Der Deal: Ein gemeinsames Projekt, bei dem die Aktionsgruppe von den angehenden Führungskräften des International Business professionell gecoacht wird. Die Studierenden betrachten Erfahrungen, Wünsche und Potential der Aktionsgruppe und beweisen ihr Knowhow. Nach einigen Treffen stellten Kristina Weith/Deutschland, José Puche/Kolumbien, Salma Wang/China und Adrian Oest/Australien ihr Konzept vor: Einen eintägigen Strategieworkshop für die Aktionsgruppe.
Private Information
With Facebook under huge pressure from consumers and governments alike the thought of protecting private web based information is almost oxymoronic. As we continue to move at light speed further into the internet age we release more and more information to the optic fibres and routers, in 1's and 0's across the globe. The web is as close to a public medium as it gets.
I write here to somewhat stand on the side of Facebook and Google, although I too feel vulnerable to personal information theft. As a fan of social media and an active social media user I am well aware of the risks. I have become more comfortable with this risk simply because I think it would be naive to think that my personal information could not be dragged up from a server other than Facebook's.
I write here to somewhat stand on the side of Facebook and Google, although I too feel vulnerable to personal information theft. As a fan of social media and an active social media user I am well aware of the risks. I have become more comfortable with this risk simply because I think it would be naive to think that my personal information could not be dragged up from a server other than Facebook's.
HHL Soccer
The business school was invited to a soccer tournament in Leipzig to compete against other European business schools. We left after a very intense M&A exam and a very long information overload week. The bus ride was very salubrious drawing much interest from cars overtaking us on the autobahn.
Gründer-Gespräche
The Mannheimer Gründer-Gespräche (Entrepreneurial Founders get-together) is run as part of the Institut for Mittelstandforschung (Institute for research into small to medium size companies) under Prof Woywode, our Strategic Management Professor.
Enrique and I attended the evening near Mannheim to get a feel of the entrepreneur community in the area. These events are relatively new but provide a great opportunity for students, founders and business people to get together and hear each others stories. Also in attendance were a few VC's, Professors and researchers.
Enrique and I attended the evening near Mannheim to get a feel of the entrepreneur community in the area. These events are relatively new but provide a great opportunity for students, founders and business people to get together and hear each others stories. Also in attendance were a few VC's, Professors and researchers.
Bionade - German Success Story
Bionade is a German success story. I went along to the www.thinc.de presentation this evening to get further insights into the Entrepreneur industry in Germany. The first thing to note was that the lecture hall was jam packed. Standing room only at the back.
Peter Kowalsky is the founder of Bionade. He is a brew-master and worked with his family and more specifically his brother and mother as a brewer. Over 10 years they experimented, alongside normal beer production, with an organically brewed alcohol free lemonade. Why brewed? To create the bubbles without using chemicals. The idea was to brew it naturally, like beer, using micro-organism to get the bubbles.
Peter Kowalsky is the founder of Bionade. He is a brew-master and worked with his family and more specifically his brother and mother as a brewer. Over 10 years they experimented, alongside normal beer production, with an organically brewed alcohol free lemonade. Why brewed? To create the bubbles without using chemicals. The idea was to brew it naturally, like beer, using micro-organism to get the bubbles.
VC / Start Up Activities - Germany
Start Ups / Entrepreneurs / VC and other interesting things for us to look at while at Mannheim Business School:
Mannheim Business School - Institute for SME's
http://www.entrepreneur-guide.de/
Venture Capital Summit for Students in Feb 2010
http://munichventuresummit.megabyet.net/
Social Media to the extreme:
http://pleaserobme.com/
Other websites:
http://www.deutsche-startups.de/
http://www.vc-magazin.de/
http://www.gruenderszene.de/
www.nexxt-change.org
Would love more insight into the German / Euro market...
Mannheim Business School - Institute for SME's
http://www.entrepreneur-guide.de/
Venture Capital Summit for Students in Feb 2010
http://munichventuresummit.megabyet.net/
Social Media to the extreme:
http://pleaserobme.com/
Other websites:
http://www.deutsche-startups.de/
http://www.vc-magazin.de/
http://www.gruenderszene.de/
www.nexxt-change.org
Would love more insight into the German / Euro market...
MBS Stammtisch - It's happening!
You are invited to the Mannheim Business School Stammtisch evening:
The Inaugural MBS Stammtisch - 5th March 2010 @ 18:30 at Novus (M4,1)
Stay for one drink, or many. Stay to meet one person or many. We invite you nonetheless to take the opportunity to meet new people, explore other cultures, meet other students from the Full Time MBA, the EMBA, the EMAT across all year levels.
After many meetings and feedback from you all (see attached for a summary), we would like to kick off a monthly networking event for students, alumni and friends of the Mannheim Business School.
SA State Championships - AUBC win Mens' Eight!
SA Rowing First Grade State Titles from A.M. Ramsay International course West Lakes, 20/02/2010.
AUBC win Mens' Eight at South Australian State Championships.
Results for the rest of the regatta - Phil Mangelsdorf
AUBC win Mens' Eight at South Australian State Championships.
And it was the Adelaide Uni mens eight who won the 117th and last race of the weekend on Sunday and the state title in the mens eights from their arch rivals and last years winners, the Adelaide club.
The two rivals were level after 500 metres of racing but then the Adelaide Uni crew, stroked by Mathew Bolt, settled on a rock solid 35 strokes per minute and took the lead over Adelaide who were always rating two or more strokes higher and looked short in their stroke making as they tried everything to keep up with the speed of the Adelaide Uni crew.
Adelaide Uni put on a finishing burst towards the end of the race but it was hardly needed as they crossed the finish line 7.29 seconds in front of Adelaide with the St Peters College crew 8.67 behind third and Prince Alfred College fourth.
The Adelaide Uni crew was again successfully coached by Michael Jeffries and contained several of the men who won the Australian Universities title last year and for this race was further strengthened by the inclusion of the experienced Australian representative Bolt and Olympian Chris Morgan.
Results for the rest of the regatta - Phil Mangelsdorf
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