I graduated with my MBA from WBS in 2007. The MBA changed my life, but in small ways, bit by bit, by ensuring that my practice always had structure. As a social worker, running a non-profit organisation, it ensured that I applied business acumen and thinking to my desire to address social problems.
I am currently studying for my PhD at another university, but it was WBS that started me on my academic career path.
Great times with a great bunch of fellow students!
In 1975 I was one of the first participants in what was called the HDPM (Higher Diploma in Personnel Management) programme at the Wits Business School. Today it is more illustriously called the PDM (Postgraduate Diploma in Management). The Wits Business School already had an established reputation for its MBA programme and had obviously decided…
I do not know how to begin but I would not be where I am today without the Wits Business School Education. I am actually emotional writing this. I attended the MBA programme at WBS from 2015 through 2016 and it has transformed my life completely. I have had two solid engagements ever since then, and…
I work for the Department of Home Affairs and our Learning Academy awarded me an opportunity to study at WBS in 2012. I was a junior manager when I attended the programme. I have now been appointed as office manager with my own branch that I manage. I report directly to the District Manager who is…
Our journey to C-suites
During my time at WBS, I met incredible people and learnt the power of collaboration. These people included my peers; lecturers; administrators; class coordinators; and ground staff who all took such pride in the institution. This is a learning institute that I could feel was genuinely passionate about learning and growth, regardless of the student’s…