Warm Weather Comes to Seattle
Last weekend, Settle saw a preview of what will hopefully be a beautiful summer. At one point on Saturday, I looked up and there was literally not a cloud in the sky anywhere. Unfortunately, most of the weekend was taken up by the last of finals. So, on Monday, another gorgeous day, several of the... Read More
TechFlash features TMMBA
Dan Turner, TMMBA Faculty Director and Associate Dean for Masters Programs and Executive Education, discusses the UW Foster TMMBA Program. Read full article here. The article is also featured in this week’s Puget Sound Business Journal.
Boeing engineer pursues work-hard, play-hard lifestyle while building leadership skills
Meet Mike Luman, Evening MBA Class of 2012 Mike Luman grew up with a love of airplanes and motorcycles. Educated as an engineer, he landed a job at Boeing, where his natural leadership qualities started to emerge. But to maximize his potential as a leader and manager, he needed business knowledge and skills. That led... Read More
Private equity creates long-term value
In his bestselling 2009 book, “The Buyout of America,” New York Post columnist Josh Kosman paints a grim picture of private equity firms running amok, snapping up vulnerable companies and either pillaging every last crumb of value or making a killing off a quick-flip sale. But is private equity really rife with high-finance larceny? Does... Read More
Video of Lululemon CEO Christine Day
Former Starbucks executive Christine Day became Lululemon Athletica CEO in 2008 and has turned the under-performing athletic clothing retailer into a near-billion-dollar company. Lululemon’s business is as healthy as the lifestyle the brand supports and customers who buy its yoga and exercise gear. Aside from clothing quality, Day believes in sharing profits, supporting employee life goals,... Read More
Executive MBA Director’s Welcome
Learn more about the Executive MBA program at the Foster School of Business.
Fastest Month of My Life
The past month has flown by. In my last post, I said that I would tell you about Queensday in Amsterdam. Well here it is: Queensday was insane. Fourteen hours of sunshine, music, and millions of people dressed in orange. The streets were packed, the sidewalks were lined with food vendors, and families were on... Read More
Evening Program Events
I can’t believe Spring quarter and my first year in the Evening MBA program are coming to an end. Thinking back on the past year, so much has happened that my head is still spinning: – Meeting future classmates at Evaluation Day & EPRIME – 6 rigorous core courses and 5 amazing professors – Weekend... Read More
Real estate pro leverages Foster for career success before the first day of class
Meet Maria Olagunju, Evening MBA Class of 2012 Peruvian native Maria Olagunju is pursuing a career in real estate while earning a graduate degree in the Michael G. Foster School of Business Evening MBA Program. Shortly after she was admitted to graduate school, Maria found herself in a job transition. Before she even started class,... Read More
Leadership Footprint – Bruce Avolio
Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Foster School Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking, talks about the leadership footprint to Foster alumni.