August 2021

Pre-Term Goals

Personal Wharton RoadMap: Reflection, Goal-Setting & Your Wharton Experience

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Agenda

Personal Wharton Roadmap

• Welcome & Intros

• Personal Wharton RoadMap Breakouts (30 minutes)

• Thinking about domain-specific goals

• Planning your Wharton experience

• Wrap Up


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• Reflection and Goal Creation• Reflection and goal-setting early on in the student experience.

• Practice reflection-based goal setting and purposeful planning.

• Action Items Toward Goal Achievement• Start crafting the direction and tangible next steps for your customized

MBA experience.

Goals for this Workshop


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WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?

Make concrete action plans about when,

where, and how to act in pursuit of your goal

MAKE CONCRETE PLANS

Think about obstacles and come

up with specific actions to overcome

them

CONSIDER THE OBSTACLES

Give yourself wiggle room to make a

mistake or two along the way

ALLOW FOR MISTAKES

Personal Wharton RoadMap:Setting and Achieving Goals

(Milkman et al., 2011)

Share your goals and secure social

support

ENLIST SUPPORT

(Duckworth et al., 2013) (Sharif and Shu, 2017)(Rogers et al., 2015)


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ACADEMICStep 1: Domain-specific Goals

What knowledge and skills do you hope to master through your coursework?

Katie ChengAssociate DirectorAcademic Advisor: Cohorts I & J

Lisa RudiAssociate DirectorAcademic Advisor: Cohorts A, B, & C

Christine SweeneyAssociate DirectorAcademic Advisor: Cohorts D, E, & F

Natalya LevinaAssociate DirectorAcademic Advisor: Cohorts G & H

Amy MillerAssociate DirectorAcademic Advisor: Cohorts K & L


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Step 1: Domain-specific Goals

STUDENT LIFE

You’re going to learn from your peers and how they view the world. What is something in your life that’s shaped your perspective?

Associate Director, 1st Year ExperienceCluster 1 Student Life Advisor

Associate Director, OnboardingCluster 2 Student Life Advisor

Associate Director, 2nd Year ExperienceCluster 3 Student Life Advisor

Associate Director, Alumni EngagementCluster 4 Student Life Advisor

Meghan Gatti Evan KoneckyNadir SharifKristen Auch


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LEADERSHIP

What leadership skills do you hope to develop/improve while at Wharton?

Emily GuntherAssociate DirectorCluster 1 ASN Liaison

Samantha StahlAssociate Director MBA LeadershipCluster 2 ASN Liaison

Jules RoyAssociate Director Leadership VenturesCluster 3 ASN Liaison

Dan KaufmanAssociate DirectorNonprofit Board FellowsCluster 4 ASN Liaison


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CAREER

Based on your current career goals, what information do you need from the Wharton community to help you validate and decide on the path you will choose?

Robyn EttingerSenior Associate DirectorCluster 1 ASN Liaison

Manisha JainSenior Associate DirectorCluster 2 ASN Liaison

Colleen FranceSenior Associate DirectorCluster 3 ASN Liaison

Todd CarsonSenior Associate DirectorCluster 4 ASN Liaison


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What knowledge and skills do you hope to master through your

coursework?

ACADEMIC

You’re going to learn from your peers and how they view the

world. What is something in your life

that’s shaped your perspective?

STUDENT LIFE

Based on your current career goals, what information do you need from the

Wharton community?

CAREER

What leadership skills do you hope to

develop/improve while at Wharton?

LEADERSHIP

Step 2: Action Steps to Reach GoalsNow for each goal you set up, make concrete plans about when, where, and how to act in pursuit of your goal and then discuss with your teammate.

Goal: I am passionate about giving back to the community. When/Where: To accomplish this goal, I plan to attend the Club Pub on September 9th

How: I plan to talk to community service clubs at the fair and find out how to get involved.

STUDENT LIFE

Q&A (ASN Check-in)What were the main questions that arose from your conversations?

What can we answer about (5 minutes):


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ACADEMICS

CAREER

LEADERSHIP

August 2021 - MBA Inside

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