The Last Lecture Series @ GSB

The last month at the GSB still left me with so many emotional memories. So many things happened, yet we had so little time to do everything.

Just like any other GSB classmates, I still had the FOMO (fear-of-missing-out) even at this last month, which meant despite my calendar being full (indeed it was double-booked, or triple-booked so many times), I still could not say No to many events that my friends organized. Among which, the Last Lecture Series for me were among the "must-do" (in retrospect, what else is not "must-do" anyway ^-^). So I did go to all the last lectures offered by our most favorite professors during our 2 years here. Below is the list of all 5 last lectures that I kept it here for my memories...

Frank Flynn - Prof from OB (Organizational behavior) class
(Thursday, May 12 at 6:30pm)

Charles Lee - Prof from Behavioral Finance class
(Wednesday, May 18 at 6:00pm)

Carole Robin - Prof from our most well-known GSB Touchy Feely Class (official class name is Interpersonal Dynamics)
(Thursday, May 26 at 6:30pm)

Joel Peterson - Prof from our MGE (Managing Growing Enterprise) class
(Thursday, June 2 at 6:00pm)

Irv Grousbeck - Prof from our MGE class
(Monday, June 6 at 7:00pm)

Lots of wisdom and advices for us before we all embark on the new journey and get out to the real world. Lots of encouragement for us to now follow our passion and go "move the mountains", to live the motto of the school to "change lives, change organization, change the world". Yes, it does sound very big and catchy now i reflect back, but in those emotional moments, it was still very needed for us (at least for me) to be constantly reminded of why we went to GSB, and why we are here.

This blog is the intro to all my important take-aways from each of the Last Lecture that I attended. Not all, but most of them will be part of my guiding principles in life as I lead my life forward, and I love to share with you all here, hoping that some of those takeaways will also reasonate with you.

What are the Last Lectures?

For those who are unfamiliar with the Last Lecture concept, below is a short sweet description of what it means.

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Every year, the outgoing co-chairs of the Academic Committee organize the “Last Lecture” series – a compilation of lectures throughout the Spring Quarter from our favorite professors and lecturers at the GSB, exclusively for the graduating class. Often remembered as a highlight of the GSB experience, the Last Lectures feature a handful of invited speakers weekly who each leave the class with their final remarks, ranging from the most important takeaways from their classes to personal advice on how to lead a life of meaning beyond the GSB.
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Ps: Thanks so much to Moudy (our class Arbuckle Fellow) and Solomon for making this amazing last lecture series happen!