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Fuqua Flashcards

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Why an MBA? Why now?

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“Improved technical acumen and help increase the velocity toward my entrepreneurial goals”:

  1. Help me become more grounded & comprehensive in my knowledge of general business principles:
    - Not just concepts; approach (e.g. McAdams’ game theory).
  2. Concentration of Resources: Academic centers (CEI)
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Walk me through your resume/tell me about yourself.

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  • Close knit fam + small town in NorCal
  • UCD on ROTC scholarship
  • Aviator: 9 yrs AD
  • Majority in SpecOps: “guys on the OBL msn”
  • 5 combat deployments
  • Multiple disaster relief missions
  • From Supervisor and Mx mgr to Strategic project mgmt for SpecOps msns
  • Entrepreneurial goals in fitness: Army=projects, leadership, creativity=confidence
  • Left to pursue these dreams
  • Tech job to increase understanding + biz
  • Fuqua’s strength in consulting, tech, E are key to my success
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Best leadership experience.

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VBK/FE: spring/summer ‘12.S: Project Mgr for 1-month int’l tng msn in SK. Purpose: 1) simulate crisis response, 2) int’l cohesion.T: 1) Organizer: global logistics, 2) Lead pilot: tactical plans + coordination w/USAF, USN, USA, SK gov’t + state agencies, 3) OIC: supervise TFA: 1) Strategy: real world CONPLAN, 2) Operations: 2x acft, 60 pax, 50 tons across the globe (w/in budget), 3) Expanded capes: FLD eval, MIO. R: 1) Confidence in global mgmt: country + culture, int’l relationships, 1st FLD. 2) Empowering: running my own enterprise. 3) Strongest teams: Pilots vs. staff. Saying: “You know a SOA has entered…”

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How would your coworkers/friends describe you?

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  1. Leader, not a manager. Invest in team, co.2. Selfless. Put the needs of others first:-EX: Xmas disaster response3. Driven. Never one to be satisfied - always moving toward the next project:-EX: finish a marathon, looking to the next one
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3 strengths

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  1. Team building/relationships: -EX: the PM dept at NSIT
  2. Versatility: -Led in unique experiences and locations -Comfortable in the uncomfortable -EX: Insight transition
  3. Work ethic: -Pride in being hardworking -EX: OEF w/o a day off: thrived
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If faced w/a setback, how would you respond?Tell me about a time you failed.A regret and what you learned.

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Flt school helo crash:
S: Day 3 of tng. Learning to hover.
T: Practicing hovering, exceeded aero limits.
A: 1) Faced fears. 2) Focused: perfect maneuvers 3) SME in AV.
R: Better leader. 1) Convert fear into confidence. 2) Expertise (1,200 hr w/o accident or incident, 3) Inspire during uncertainty.

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Ways to be involved in Fuqua?

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  1. Professional clubs: Consulting Club, Entre and VC Club, High Tech Club, Net Impact Club.
  2. Other clubs: Running and Triathlon Club, Duke AFA (pay it forward).
  3. Center of Leadership and Ethics (COLE) -Leadership Fellows and Prof. LeBouef
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What does leadership mean to you?

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  1. Integrity.
  2. Investing in your team, not just outcomes.
  3. A leader in thought, word, and deed.
  4. Owning failures, bestowing successes.
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Short-term goals?

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  1. More comprehensive & complete; applying the strategic lessons & mgmt skills from Fuqua
  2. Will thrive; AV units at home & abroad, developed passion for solving complex operational probs in ambiguous situations:
    -Didn’t just fix probs; changed the way we did biz
  3. Prep for entrepreneurship:
    -Exposure=perspective, prob-solving skills, landscape
    FUQUA will get me there:
    -So much invested in helping prep
    -DMCC: roadmaps, WIC, Symposium, Mock Int.
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Long-term goals?

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-Leverage gen mgmt skills from Fuqua + consulting exp
-Build a wearable tech company
-Not fitness, but health.
-Aggregate broad set of data (biometrics, environment, social cues, diet)
-Improve lives: battle addiction, manage disease
FUQUA:

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-Plan B if goals don’t work out?

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Social Entrepreneurship Program

  • Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE)
  • B Corps-Clif Bar’s In Good Company
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Questions for interviewer

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  1. Ways to improve my candidacy?
  2. International Exchange Programs: summer exchange programs - internship too?
  3. Courses or experiences you’d recommend? -Managerial Accounting -Game Theory w/McAdams-Prof. Shane Dikolli
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Fuqua contacts

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Duke AFA:

  1. Christopher Selleck: USA
  2. Brian Hamilton: 10SFG
  3. Dave Strickler: USA
  4. Marc Boyle: USN
  5. Herman Bulls: USA
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Why Fuqua?

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3 reasons:
1. Culture: Put on this earth to improve the lives of others:
A. Be Consequential:
-C-LEAD values: integrity, collaboration: I just knew
B. Team Fuqua: preference for teams+collab: -Can’t talk about Fuqua w/o TF coming up -EX: Selleck’s decision -Work w/good people, b/c good things have always come from it
2. Uniquely positioned: A. Consulting: ind’l prep:
-Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum: experiential
-DMCC: Consulting roadmap, Weeks in Cities (3-7 days), Consulting Early Connections Program (1-day workshop), Symposium, Mock Interview Wk
B. Entrepreneurship: -CEI: leadership: Prof. Howie Rhee: strong tech experience -Duke Global Entre. Network is very active -Program for Entrep (P4E) (Matchmaker Events, Join a …)
3. Location: A. Other top 10 grad programs B. Research Triangle Park (RTP): R&D, 170 companies, Start Up Factory C. Raleigh-Durham: Outside (‘13), Bloomberg (‘12)

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3 Weaknesses

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  1. Meticulous=lost time.
    - Don’t let perfect get in the way of the good.
  2. As leader, let others find their own success:
    - EX: Withers.
    - PID, adapting
  3. Technical abilities.
    - EX: goals in tech; limited tech b/g.
    - Taking cert courses.
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What Q do you wish I asked you?

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  1. Non-Quant: what are you doing to get ready? -Rio Salado courses (Stats, Accounting)
  2. What do you do w/your personal time? -Training for the R2R in mid-June -CC courses -Restart private AVN
  3. Leadership activities outside the office: -Dept. social/volunteer coordinator at work (care packages, UFBank)
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Concentrations: -Format-Which ones + classes?

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  • *Format: 6 classes (4 pri, 2 from other areas)
    1. Strategy: consulting:-Managerial Accounting
    2. Decision Sciences: general management: -Prof McAdams’ Game Theory
    3. Entrepreneurship & Innovation: -Prof. Sheldon’s “Mentored Study in Entrepreneurship”
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What are you doing now?

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Product Manager for Global Tech Reseller:

  1. Tech solutions provider=multiple tech partners
    - Consulting + tech svcs to HW, SW
    - B2B, F1000 space
  2. Apple PM: manage $80M Apple biz:
    - Mktg, Sales, Ops, Finance/Accting, Tng, Biz Dev
    - Manage Insight-Apple relationship
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What do you bring to the class?

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  1. Unique experiences/perspective: -War in Afg -Disaster relief in CA -Military & business exp
  2. Unique leadership: -Not just military: helo aviation (technical) -Not just military: SpecOps
  3. Strength in Teamwork: -Sports Team Captain to flying by committee in SpecOps to forging one of the strongest teams at a F500 company - consistent thruout my life
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Leadership outside the office

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  1. Social/volunteer coordinator for department
  2. Org. running group for R2R
  3. Starting work w/WWP
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Fuqua Facts:-Class size-Class breakdown-# terms, term length-Pedagogy

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  • Class size: 430
  • Class breakdown: 6 sections, ~70 per
  • # terms, term length: 4 terms, 6 weeks per
  • Pedagogy: 1/3 case, 1/3 lecture, 1/3 team projects
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Failure 2

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Wrong LZ on FMQ Eval TRAINING flt:
S: 1) Unique selection for rare distinction. 2) Didn’t confirm GPS, 500m off course. 3) Risk of failure.
T: 1) Figure out how to fix, 2) Find a way to repo w/limited fuel, 3) Not compromise msn.
A: 1) Triangulate, 2) Ran #s - 2x to fuel, 2x to fix, 3) Extracted and repo’ed w/o burning tgt.
R: 1) Continued FTX, 2) Made the audible, 3) Owned the mistake, 4) Learned from it

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Significant Leadership Exp

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Project Manager for EC11:
S: Plan & supervise: 6 wks, 4 acft, 80 pax, 100 tons, TH & CB. Purpose: 1) POTUS’ global pursuit missions, 2) Learn new areas.
T: 1) Austere CB, 2) Border x-ing, 3) Relationships.
A: 1) CB: 6-person x-fnct team for assessments. 2) X-border: ext. coord, no resources = 3x HAR, 1x SAR and intel. 3) Strong parallel relationships.
R: 1) Largest ex in Bn history. 2) CB = diplomacy. 3) Project mgmt.

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Creative/Convince

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EC11 Night Flights:
S: $$$ SpecOps event, CB: no NVG flts=not SOA.
T: How to save diplomacy & still train?
A: 1) SME white-board sesh. 2) Plan: Reposition min. pkg. to shoreline, do O/W ops in int’l waters. 3) Approved by Cdr of all Pacific.
R: 1) Received AAM for innovation. 2) Exercise was a huge success. 3) Still CB today

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Challenging project 1

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S: new PL: build a SOA company
T: Operations: go from 2 acft, 20 pax, & a trailer to 8 acft, 60, & a new hangar, Strategy: design training plan to be combat ready and capable
A: 1) Operations: budgeting & acceptance for: acft, vehicles, equipment, 2) Synchronize training, maintenance, and deployments, 3) Build footprint and transfer into $43M hangar restoration project.
R: 1) 1st deployment w/in 3 mos, deploy every other qtr since, 2) Flew 1st 3 hostage rescue msns in OEF, 3) One of the strongest companies in the Regt.

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Challenging project 2

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OEF: SAL setup: project lead
S: new base, never been: operations & strategy assess= VOLUNTEERED
T: 72 hrs: assess, resource, receive
A: 1) Ops w/GF2) Assess: office, mx, parking, billeting, security3) Logistics = C-130 deliveries for 2 straight days “Taught myself to drive a forklift”
R: 1) Bn’s largest OP to date in AFG. 2) Success. Still used today. “

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Greatest Leadership Challenge

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S: OEF mission: summer 2008 - 1st deployment, new to SpecOps, 1st combat msn:
T: Air Cdr: 4x aircraft, 30x crew, 100 Rangers
-Infil/exfil under darkness
-Get everyone home safe
-Shots fired, can’t make planned HLZ, darkness running out
A: Alt exfil plan:
-Daylight=shoot downs
-Worked Intel to find alt sites: 1) Safe for pax, 2) Safe for helos, 3) **Pre-daylight
R: Safe exfil:
-Everyone home safely
-Technical competence=confidence of team, GF
-Personal confidence for 5 deployments, 200+ combat missions, lead on trips in 6 diff countries

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