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External Partners Alumni Search Submit Return to home Search Search About About Olin Home Why Olin Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Leadership & Strategy News & Media Events Contact Us Programs Programs Home Explore Our Programs BS in Business Administration MBAs Specialized Master's Doctoral Executive Education Dual Degrees Faculty & Research Faculty & Research Home Faculty Directory Research Research Centers Olin Brookings Commission Olin Award Student Resources Student Resources Home Career Services Center for Experiential Learning Entrepreneurship Academic Calendars Student Organizations For Current Students For Military Veterans Admissions Admissions Home Scholarships & Aid Attend Program Events Visit Olin Ask a Student Student Profiles Request Information Refer a Candidate External Partners Alumni Taylor to Century Club: ‘Biggest risk is not taking risks’ September 20, 2018 By Kurt Greenbaum 2 minute read Home News Taylor to Century Club: ‘Biggest risk is not taking risks’ We don&＃8217;t want to define ourselves with respect to others, but to create a new path. Dean Mark Taylor gave members of the Century Club a sweeping overview of WashU Olin Business School&＃8217;s progress on its strategic plan&＃8212;progress that includes updates on a major&＃160;renovation of the flagship MBA&＃160;program, newly introduced cross-disciplinary business programs, a&＃160;unified branding program for the school, and the drive to create a global experience for every Olin undergraduate. But perhaps the biggest moment was in response to the final question on Thursday morning: What&＃8217;s the biggest risk in the plan? Dean Taylor speaking to attendees at his Century Club presentation on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. To that, Taylor recalled his experience as finance manager in the industry.&＃160;&＃8220;The biggest risk to being a finance manager in the finance industry was to not take risks. Like any ambitious, bold, strategic plan, we take some risks. We have designed the strategic plan so there are key performance indicators and if we&＃8217;re not meeting our challenges, we&＃8217;ll change the plan. But the biggest risk is not taking risks. That&＃8217;s how we move forward.&＃8221; Taylor also noted that Olin&＃8217;s strategy includes a statement to produce &＃8220;world-changing&＃8221; impact&＃8212;rather than &＃8220;world-leading.&＃8221; &＃8220;We don&＃8217;t want to define ourselves with respect to others, but to create a new path,&＃8221; he said. Other highlights from his presentation: Dean Taylor noted that the undergraduate program has introduced a number of new cross-disciplinary minors, including a&＃160;business of the arts minor&＃160;and a social impact minor conceived and presented by students. Meanwhile, the school has become extremely competitive, with an admissions rate of 10 percent in the most recent intake. Graduate programs has introduced new initiatives to welcome international students and orient all students before the corporate recruiting season launches in the early part of the fall semester. They include the&＃160;Passport and Career Stamp programs&＃160;as well as a&＃160;student-driven redesign of GO! Week. The Weston Career Center is in the midst of a physical and structural transformation with the&＃160;introduction of a new director&＃160;and staffing that focuses more deeply on building relationships with corporate recruiters and providing arrival-to-departure (and beyond) support for Olin students as they forge their career path. The career center offices are being remodeled to accommodate new and additional staff. Olin&＃8217;s efforts to boost its standing among academics and in the media have yielded a 55 percent year-over-year&＃160;increase in the number of research papers accepted during the academic year&＃8212;including&＃160;a cover story in&＃160;Harvard Business Review&＃160;by Anjan Thakor&＃8212;and double the media hits this year over 2016. About the Author Kurt Greenbaum As communications director for WashU Olin Business School, my job is to find and share great stories about our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. I've worked for the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management as communications director and as a journalist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sun-Sentinel in South Florida and the Chicago Tribune. Contact Us For assistance in finding faculty experts, please contact Washington University Public Affairs. Monday&＃8211;Friday, 8:30 to 5 p.m. Sara Savat, Senior News Director, Business and Social [email protected] &＃160; Kurt Greenbaum,Communications [email protected] Twitter: WUSTLnews Share article Apply Now Visit Us Request Info One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899 [email protected] 314-935-7301 News & Media Events Faculty Directory WashU Center for Career Engagement Washington University home Olin Links Sitemap Privacy Policies Title IX Accessibility ©2024 Washington University in St. Louis