Five Part-time MBA students from USB reached the Top 3 in their industry in the BSG International Competition, a contest among high-performing business strategy companies from around the world.
The students are Jaco Engelbrecht, Tamsin Olsen, Ryan Britain, Ciska Booyens and Alfred Mbawa, and the team's name was Groovy Shoes.
Two of them shared what they had learned from this experience:
JACO ENGELBRECHT: "From my side, what I had learned from the BSG is that teamwork is key to success, knowing one's weaknesses is just as important as knowing one's strengths, and finally that there are lessons to be learned around each and every corner of life, if you are open to seeing them as lessons."
ALFRED MBAWA: "I learnt some of the pertinent issues involved in running a business, such as understanding the environment in which you are operating, and the changing trends in important factors such as supply levels, pricing, costs and the effect of external factors like the rate of exchange. The game is modelled around simulating a real-life business. Being able to forecast and correctly anticipate the next move of your competitors and quickly adapt seems to be key in this game. I presume business also demands such attributes."
