Today, companies must navigate
through complex and interdependent issues. They must deal with health and
security matters, environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural
concerns. Leaders need adaptability, imagination, and emotional intelligence as
well as business acumen.
Maybe you should look beyond the workplace and think about your vision for your place in the world and the community around you. Good luck!
Today, companies must navigate
through complex and interdependent issues. They must deal with health and
security matters, environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural
concerns. Leaders need adaptability, imagination, and emotional intelligence as
well as business acumen.
My explanation is bit long, but try to help you understand the essay as much as I can.
The critical point of this essay to understand the meaning of "leader of consequence". Business schools tend to ask questions in a hard-to-understand way (at least for non-native English speakers). Below is an excerpt from webster dictionary:
con·se·quence
Again, some people asnwered on Yahoo as follows:
"Of consequence" means 'has importance.'
A leader of consequence implies that what she says and does has meaning and significance and that others are willing to follow her.
But actually, I think all leaders are 'of consequence,' either for good or for ill.
I agree with the above answer. Below is a news article talking about Bush vs. Putin:
Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:48pm EST
By Tabassum Zakaria
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin was chosen "Person of the Year" by a U.S. magazine for being a leader of consequence, but only time would judge "to what end."
Bush joked that he and Putin now belonged to the same club after Time magazine named the Russian leader as the most newsworthy person of 2007 and wrote a cover story about him. Bush was selected by the magazine twice, in 2004 and 2000, the years he was elected president.
"You know, I'm looking forward to seeing him at the alumni meeting of the man of the year," Bush quipped at a news conference.
"I presume they put him on there because he was a consequential leader. And the fundamental question is: Consequential to what end? You know, what will the country look like 10 years from now?" Bush said.
U.S.-Russian relations have become strained, with
So, the above analysis should tell you what "Leader of consequence" means. Now, let me anatomize the essay question for you:
Today, companies must navigate through complex and interdependent issues. They must deal with health and security matters, environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural concerns. Leaders need adaptability, imagination, and emotional intelligence as
well as business acumen.
The above paragraph is actually saying that companies should also have social responsibilities, not only business goals. The keywords used in the paragraph "security matters, environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural concerns" indicate that these social probblems are very important even for business leaders in today's "complex and interdependent" environment. Leaders need "adapatability" (flexibility), "imagination" (vision), and "emotional" (ethical) intelligence, in addition to the business acumen, to succeed.
Upon graduation with your Duke MBA, you will be a leader of consequence, able to deal simultaneously with complex matters and
engage skillfully with colleagues, clients, and community. What impact do you hope to have as a leader of consequence?
This paragraph is asking you: After your Duke MBA, you are supposed to be an important leader,and should be able to simultaneously deal with the complex matters involving both business (colleagues, clients) and social (community) responsibilities. In this case, what will you do? The question can be rephrased in different ways:
(1) How can you leave a meaningful and positive (instead of a negative) impact on society around you while you make your business a success?
(2) How are you going to demonstrate your social responsibility through doing good business?
(3) How are you going to behave in an ethical and constructive way to make this world a better and positive place?
(4) How can you handle the complex and interdependent business and social issues at the same time and make a positive impact on the world?
Duke MBA starts to emphasize social responsibility in light of the ethics problems in business. Enron, Worldcom, Lehman, Fannie Mae and the recent financial crisis are all good brainstorm materials. Actually, the first pagraph of the essay question has listed some topics or areas that you can consider: "health and security matters, environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural concerns". Don't forget to leverage your "adaptability, imagination, and emotional intelligence as well as business acumen".
Hope it helps.
Deadline
Notification
Early
Decision Oct 15, 2008
Nov 14, 2008
Round
1
Oct 27, 2008 Dec 19, 2008
Round
2
Jan 7, 2009 Mar 10, 2009
Round
3
Mar 16, 2009 Apr 23, 2009
My comments are in red.
Three short answer questions and one long essay question
must be completed before submitting your application. Prepare your essays
carefully. The Admissions Committee considers your responses to the following
questions important in the selection process. Please respond fully and
concisely using 1.5 line spacing.
For the short answer questions, please restrict your
response to a single page each. For the long essay question, please restrict
your response to two pages. Please avoid using a font size smaller than
10-point.
Candidates who applied to Fuqua between September 2007 and
April 2008 are considered reapplicants. All reapplicants are required to
complete the Reapplicant Essay in addition to the Applicant Essays.
All applicants have the opportunity to submit an optional
essay to explain any extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions
Committee should be aware.
Duke is very proud of its community:
Team Fuqua Consequently, it carefully chooses team members. The questions below
are an opportunity for you to introduce yourself as an individual, a member of
your community or team, and as a professional and future leader. As the
questions show, all facets are important to Fuqua.
Duke has shuffled the essay deck this
year. It is asking for three short essays (as opposed to two last year) and one
long essay (as opposed to two last year.) It is asking two new questions and
has removed the element of choice that was part of last year's application.
Applicant Essays
Short Answer Essays -
Answer all short answer essay questions.
1-What do you hope to gain from The Duke MBA? How does it
fit into your short- and long- term goals? If you are interested in a joint
degree or the Health Sector Management program, please address in this
response.
Connect the
dots between your past experiences your future goals and show how Duke's
MBA program will bridge the gap between the two. (For different ideas on structuring
goals essays, click on the link.)
I don't think I can overemphasize the
importance of this essay in establishing your credibility as a serious
candidate. I know I have harangued you regularly about the importance of goals in MBA admissions and I am doing it
again. Just keep in mind that this essay will reveal whether you
have done your homework -- personal introspection, career networking, and
school research -- or not, as the case may be.
2-How will you contribute to the overall experience of your
peers at The Duke MBA?
Very similar to last year's #2.
What are you going to add to Team Fuqua? Is it an enthusiastic commitment to
Habitat for Humanity, a local environmental cause, your church, or a hobby,
sport, or art form? Is it an unusual personal background? Perhaps, overcoming
distinctive challenges? And then how will this unique facet cause
you to contribute at Duke? Will it lead to involvement in a specific club
or Fuqua project? Interest in a particular program? Again show your knowledge
of Fuqua as well as fit between you and the program.
3-Discuss a person, event or experience that has
significantly shaped your life and explain why. Note: The goal of this essay is
to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have achieved
professionally.
New question: What or who has had
profound, lasting impact on you? Describe the person or event and its impact.
Please don't limit your description of impact to the emotional or intellectual.
How does it influence your behavior? This essay probably will reflect a
non-professional facet of your life.
Long
Essay - Answer the long essay question below.
1-Today, companies must navigate through complex and
interdependent issues. They must deal with health and security matters,
environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural concerns.
Leaders need adaptability, imagination, and emotional intelligence as well as
business acumen.
Upon graduation, a Duke MBA will be a leader of consequence
- able to deal simultaneously with complex matters and engage skillfully with
colleagues, clients, and community. What impact do you hope to have as a
leader of consequence?
New question. What role in the world
would you like to assume? Where would you like to have impact? What cause is
important to you? Where have you contributed in the past?This is more about
vision, values, and life goals than strictly professional goals.
The best essays here will be
connected to past involvement so that your goals for the future seem plausible
no matter how grand.
Optional
Essay (not required)
1-If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which
the admissions committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g.
unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable
academic performance, significant weakness in your application).
Why isn't your current supervisor
writing your rec? Why did your grades dip during the first semester of your
senior year? Why is there a six-month gap on your resume? What are your
responsibilities while working for a family business after having left a
prestigious investment bank and why did you make the change? Answering any of
those questions (but not all) could be the topic of your optional essay. And of
course an infinite number of similar subjects could be worthwhile discussing in
the optional essay.
What impact do you hope to have as a leader of consequence?
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