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The Essex MBA

Management is a practice you learn by doing

“Management is a practice,” says Professor Henry Mintzberg. And he should know, having studied management for 50 years, and having written 20 management books and hundreds of articles and commentaries. This blog by Marco Nowinski, Visiting Lecturer at Essex Business School, showcases a recent Director’s Workshop on peer-coaching and explains how students on The Essex MBA were able to use the session to enhance their own management practice.

Marco Nowinski

22 July 2021

Fitting The Essex MBA into your work-life balance

The Essex MBA programme has been developed to give part-time students the flexibility to combine their studies with their professional careers – enabling them to instantly put their learning into practice.

Essex Business School

24 May 2021

Applying to The Essex MBA – Our top tips for success

Our MBA students are talented, ambitious and full of energy. They possess an entrepreneurial spirit which will be cultivated at Essex.

Essex Business School

03 March 2021

Suffolk based Pager Power Urban and Renewables are specialists in assessing and solving worldwide planning issues for developers in the wind, solar PV, energy, property and aviation sectors. When they wanted to look at ways of making their business more profitable, they took the opportunity to work with Essex MBA student Danish Hameed on a consultancy project.

Danish Hameed

06 October 2020

Business Analyst Daniela Morales tells us about her experience of leaving her home country of Colombia to pursue her dreams and study full-time at Essex for an MBA.

Daniela Morales

15 July 2020

MBA student Fercia Weyer from South Africa tells her story.

Fercia Weyer

22 June 2020

You discover yourself during this process. It helps you pursue other roles because it gives you the knowledge, skills and connections that you need.

Georgiana Enache

11 June 2020

My name is Joe Chell, I am Head of School Organisation and Place Planning at Essex County Council and I am currently studying for my MBA at Essex Business School.

Joe Chell

12 February 2020

Before starting my MBA in October 2019 I was working as a Senior Brand Manager at Flamingo Digital in India and I have worked in the digital industry for the past 5 years.

Parina Jain

12 February 2020

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The Essex MBA

Management is a practice you learn by doing

Fitting The Essex MBA into your work-life balance

Applying to The Essex MBA – Our top tips for success

Danish Hameed's MBA Consultancy Project

Daniela's MBA story

Fercia Weyer's MBA Story

Georgiana Enache's MBA Story

Joe Chell's MBA Story

Parina Jain's MBA Story