1. What were positive aspects of the case competition? What did you do well? What did your team do well? What did the judges/organizers do well? (Roughly 200 words)
I had an extremely good experience competing in this case competition. There were many things that stood out to me during this experience. The first was the judges. I thought the judges did an excellent job with giving feedback to each and every student that presented and gave honest critics of their performance. I even had the opportunity to get an Eli Lilly judge’s contact information for later reference. Another thing I really liked about the competition was the opportunity to be introduced to what case competitions are all about. It promotes an environment of what real business …show more content…
At many times in the project, I found myself directing the division of work and the other members in the group. I am also thankful for the leadership of my other group members. With only a week to finish this process, each and every minute counts. We developed a list of goals and a schedule that we followed. Management such as this can be used in all facets of business. I hope to take these leadership and management skills with me for years to come.
4. What would have helped you better prepare for the case? (100-200 words)
The main thing that would have helped me prepare more for this case competition would have been time. I felt as if we were given a lot of information and instruction and not a lot of time. It took a whole meeting for our group to interpret what we were supposed to do. It would have been nice if in class we would have dedicated a whole day to an Eli Lilly representative describing the case to us. It can take a lot of time to understand the problem and market being discussed. One other thing that would have helped my group prepare would have been in class speech preparation. Although I felt we did good, presenting to the class or even the instructor individually would have worked some of my group’s kinks out. It would have been nice to get this critic before the actual presentation. At the end of the day, preparation is key to success in a group project such as
I had an extremely good experience competing in this case competition. There were many things that stood out to me during this experience. The first was the judges. I thought the judges did an excellent job with giving feedback to each and every student that presented and gave honest critics of their performance. I even had the opportunity to get an Eli Lilly judge’s contact information for later reference. Another thing I really liked about the competition was the opportunity to be introduced to what case competitions are all about. It promotes an environment of what real business …show more content…
At many times in the project, I found myself directing the division of work and the other members in the group. I am also thankful for the leadership of my other group members. With only a week to finish this process, each and every minute counts. We developed a list of goals and a schedule that we followed. Management such as this can be used in all facets of business. I hope to take these leadership and management skills with me for years to come.
4. What would have helped you better prepare for the case? (100-200 words)
The main thing that would have helped me prepare more for this case competition would have been time. I felt as if we were given a lot of information and instruction and not a lot of time. It took a whole meeting for our group to interpret what we were supposed to do. It would have been nice if in class we would have dedicated a whole day to an Eli Lilly representative describing the case to us. It can take a lot of time to understand the problem and market being discussed. One other thing that would have helped my group prepare would have been in class speech preparation. Although I felt we did good, presenting to the class or even the instructor individually would have worked some of my group’s kinks out. It would have been nice to get this critic before the actual presentation. At the end of the day, preparation is key to success in a group project such as