{"id":664,"date":"2014-09-29T08:49:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T06:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogit.utu.fi\/tseexe\/?p=243"},"modified":"2014-09-29T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T06:49:07","slug":"experiences-from-emba-turku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.utu.fi\/exe\/2014\/09\/29\/experiences-from-emba-turku\/","title":{"rendered":"EMBA Turku experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author: Timo Oksanen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I had the chance to interview eMBA Turku alumnus Tuomas Vasama about his experiences in the programme. He is the CFO in Auramarine Ltd and graduated as an Executive Master of Business Administration in June 2014.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuomas came to the programme expecting to learn things like strategic planning, strategic thinking, change management, innovation management and corporate finance. In the end he felt that his expectations were not only met, but also exceeded. On top of all the expected facts and knowledge, the eMBA studies started an on-going personal growth process<\/strong>, which he believes will lift him to a totally new level as a person and as a leader.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understood the importance of my personal development and how important it is to be in balance with yourself and to know yourself to be a good leader<\/strong><\/em>\u201d, says\u00a0Tuomas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Most\u00a0rewarding aspects of the studies<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. eMBA provided a very good way to learn, as\u00a0academic theory was combined with practical things<\/strong> from day-to-day business and also from participants’ own\u00a0work experience.<\/li>\n
  2. Personal growth\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0something Tuomas had not paid attention to before<\/li>\n
  3. Student network<\/strong> \u2013 group was very diverse and there were\u00a0a lot of inspiring individuals who gave Tuomas a lot and will continue to be an asset in the future as well<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Most challenging\u00a0aspect of the studies<\/h3>\n

    The only challenging aspect Tuomas was able to name was time management<\/strong>. Two of his tree children were born during the studies, which gave him a lot of challenges and sometimes very little sleep at night. On the other hand, these challenges made him use his time a lot more efficiently and work in a lot more organized way.<\/p>\n

    Benefits of the programme<\/h3>\n
    \"Hear<\/a>
    YouTube<\/strong>: hear more about the strategy process >><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    When talking about the benefits of the programme, Tuomas\u00a0gave a very concrete example about the benefits to his company.\u00a0As part of his final thesis, he\u00a0planned and facilitated a strategy process, which was beforehand done by outside consultants.<\/p>\n

    The eMBA studies cost a lot less than the fees of the external consultants, so Tuomas feels that the thesis alone ”paid the bill”.<\/p>\n

    ”In my case the investment payback is easy to show \u2013 which of course is nice for a CFO.<\/strong><\/em>\u201d Tuomas says with a big smile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Tuomas feels that everything he learned during the programme made him a lot more visionary leader<\/strong>. He\u2019s better able to see the overall picture from different points of view. \u00a0As a result of the personal growth process, which started during the studies, he has become more human and more balanced as a leader \u2013 and his own quality of life has improved.<\/p>\n

    \u201cLeadership is all about people \u2013 not about figures and organization charts. You have to be in balance with yourself in order to be able to lead others.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    You can watch the whole interview also in YouTube >><\/a><\/p>\n

    More information about eMBA Turku >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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