Had another training ride yesterday at Central Park. It was the perfect weather for biking, so I expected more people to show up this time. Unfortunately, only three came, including me. It was fun nonetheless. We did about three and a half laps around the park which is about 25 miles, plus the trip to and from central park, comes out to be about 30 miles for the day for me. The hills were still rough and my back definitely felt it. My legs felt like jello towards the end, but it was the good kind of sore. The downside to the perfect weather was that everyone else felt the same way. Central Park was CROWDED! From pedestrians, to the bicycle pedi-cabs to the horse-drawn carriages, everybody was out. The horses, leaving behind their odorous marks if you know what I mean, were my biggest complaint. Can’t wait till the next practice!
In one of my previous entries, I wrote about ethics and BSchool. Here’s a good article in The New York Times about this topic. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/business/30oath.html?_r=2&hp There was also a link to Columbia’s Honor Code website. http://www0.gsb.columbia.edu/honor/ This Code was developed by students and faculty and has been in place for three years. Every MBA student takes the following pledge.
“As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
It’s reassuring to know that such an oath exists at Columbia.But it’s even better to know that students, who are potential future business leaders, are actively involved. But in the end, I still believe that the responsibility ultimately falls on the individual. Nowadays, we all know that Wall-Street can use a bit of ethics and integrity. Not just because bankers and financiers have been villianized (some rightly so) in the main media, but because credibility and trust needs to be restored before things get better. In my opinion, I think that being profitable doesn’t necessary have to mean being the bad guy. We don’t need to step on others to make money.
I decided on attending the gmatclub.com NYC meet-up this Wednesday. It’ll be nice to meet people going through similar phases in their lives and maybe even learn a pointer or two about the application process.
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