"In Professor Lydia Price's speech during the opening ceremony, she used the metaphor of a gym membership to describe the signing in for the Global EMBA. Some would still be in the same shape before, as when they started, but you could see distinct improvement in some members' bodies because they have worked hard on those previously weak/underdeveloped muscles, while building on the strong ones. This very apt metaphor impressed upon me the need to work on my areas of weaknesses while building on my strengths as I entered this programme."