At this point in my life

I could not be more excited at what my future looks like. BRIGHT, SHINY AND NEW. I have completed a year of school and I have one more to go. I have finally made good choices and I am blessed to be on this path to success. It just so happens that now, during this term of B's (Business Operations, Business Communication, Business Organization and Management and Biology) I am Blessed to be going to the World Business Forum. The ticket alone cost $2,290

I thought I would see Tony Robbins, but such is not the case. I will see the following people discuss topics I am learning about in my Business 200 and Business Communications classes.

GLOBALIZATION
1. Tony Blair who will discuss "Building lasting peace and strengthening democracies in a turbulent world."
2. Dialogue: U.S. & The World Colin Powell & Madeleine Albright
3. Muhammad Yunus & Global Development "On the world's income distribution, business, and peace: We create what we want"
4. Emerging Multinationals: A new breed of multinationals is emerging. Directly from the fast-expanding boom economies of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) where in-depth analysis and discussion with some of their leaders and why the BRIC phenomenon is expeted to represent 44% of the global GDP (Gross Domestic Produc: one of the measures of national income and output for a given country's economy) by 2050.

Chapter 2 discussed The Evolution of Management Thought.
I get to hear the modern evolution of management thought through
1. Jim Collins, (who is mentioned in our text book) went to Stanford's Graduate School of Business, Fortune Magazine has described him as "one of the most influential management thinkers alive" and he will discuss Why some companies and executives excel and others don't
2. Jack Welch, (who is mentioned in our text book) author of JACK: Straight from the Gut, which provides an intimate glimpse into his life and management concept. Fortune Magazine called him the manager of the century. He will discuss building a powerful team.
3. Marcus Buckingham who wrote First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Best Managers Do Differently and Now, Discover Your Strengths. One of the topics I look forward to hearing from him is "The right fit: Selecting staff for talent, not just knowledge and skills.

And so much more on leadership, organizational behavior. Yes, this whole thing is a breeding ground for "management by best seller," but I am not running a business, I am learning the Basis. Through being in school right now and going to this conference and sprinkle in my experience; I will be a winning ticket for a company if not my own! Its an exciting time! My future is BRIGHT, SHINY & NEW!!!
Check it out: http://us.hsmglobal.com/contenidos/uswbfhome.html