My MBA Journey

Module 5: Accounting, Accountability and Decision Making

I’m a surgeon by training. I spend most of my professional life thinking about risk, outcomes, flow, capacity, and decision-making under pressure. Until this MBA, accounting sat firmly in the “important but someone else’s problem” category. The Accounting and...

Module 4: Managerial Finance

I went into the Managerial Finance module expecting theory-heavy corporate finance: formulas, models, and abstract concepts that mostly live in textbooks. What I got instead was something far more valuable — a structured way of thinking about how money actually drives...

Module 3: Understanding the Economy – MBA Reflections

As part of my MBA journey, the Understanding the Economy module stood out for its relevance, challenge, and direct applicability to my real-world leadership role within the NHS. Coming from a clinical and operational background, I approached this subject...

Module 2: Procurement with Purpose: Reflections on My Sustainable Operations Assignment

One of the most rewarding parts of my MBA journey so far has been applying theory to real-world challenges - and nowhere was that clearer than in my recent Sustainable Operations assignment. I centred the project around a live procurement improvement at Worcestershire...

The MBA has always interested me and now I have a change to do it 🙂

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@OrthopaedicOz

Module 4: Managerial Finance

Module 4: Managerial Finance

I went into the Managerial Finance module expecting theory-heavy corporate finance: formulas, models, and abstract concepts that mostly live in textbooks....

Module 1: MBA Marketing

Module 1: MBA Marketing

From Starbucks to Supplements: An MBA Journey Through Marketing in Action Introduction: When Marketing Became More Than Just a Module There are few MBA...

I have to do what now?

I have to do what now?

“Wait, I Have to Do What Now?” — Reflections on Starting an MBA Apprenticeship When I first signed up for the MBA via the Level 7 Senior Leader...

Starting My MBA Journey

Starting My MBA Journey

In January 2024, during my annual appraisal, a suggestion was made that resonated deeply with me: to pursue an MBA. It wasn’t just a tick-box...