Lord Stevenson commented: “This is not a text-book course; it’s a real hands-on opportunity for the students to engage with some of today’s leading business men and women. The live case studies provide a candid account from people who have “been there and done it” about both their successes and mistakes, not only professionally, but personally in the quest for work-life integration. By exposing the students to the real business and private lives that these people have led, the course is taken beyond leadership theory into leadership practice. This is especially relevant to this generation of MBA students who are launching their careers in a professional climate in which the issue of work-life balance is much more to the fore.”
Commenting on the course, Dr Richard Barker, Director MBA Programme, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge said: “This course offers an outstanding opportunity for the MBA class to listen to, and talk with, global business leaders whose own observations and experiences provide a true insight into leadership, management practice and international business. To be a successful leader in today’s business environment is a multi-faceted skill, you have to be prepared to be decisive, determined and directive, to never underestimate the importance of communication, and to learn to balance ambition in business and ambition in private life.”
The MBA students will also compete for The Lord Stevenson Leadership Prize, assessed on skills such as effectiveness as communicators; the ability to offer forward thinking solutions; innovation and creativity; negotiation and identification of potential risks. The student awarded first place will receive 2,500 and the opportunity to shadow Lord Stevenson in his professional work.