Scholars’ Blogs
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How to Say No, and Still Win a Negotiation - Negotiation Skills Workshop
Many of us, women especially, unconsciously tend to undervalue our merits. The workshop helped us recognize where we might be selling ourselves short, and how we can address the weaknesses in our negotiation styles.
A Reflection On Globalism and Community - Moral Philosophy Seminar
In February, the WHT scholars of 2020-21 participated in our fourth Moral Philosophy Seminar, on Globalism and Community. With a cohort drawing from 20 countries across four continents, now in a single city of learning, this was always going to be an interesting session.
Musings on Practicing Leadership with Care
As young leaders charting new paths and bringing into life new visions for our countries, I wonder what it means to take a leaf out of these women’s pages and dare to become caring leaders.
I came to Oxford for the migrants of La Guajira — Analia’s Baggage to Oxford
Today, I realize that I have come to Oxford for the migrants I left in La Guajira, people lacking the most basic needs required for human dignity, and people we cannot keep on failing.
Entrepreneurs are Problem Solvers
In the few months I’ve been here at Oxford, I feel like I’ve experienced 5 years' worth of experiences. I have come to realized that to tackle big scale problems, I do need an entrepreneurial mindset. This does not necessarily mean ideating and running a business.
Learning the ‘How’ of Enterprises
Some ideas have been discarded and others have kept their forms but changed in substance. These metamorphoses are messy, inescapable and necessary, yet that is what makes entrepreneurship so effective and beautiful. It is in the iterative process that ideas are refined and polished and take the form that best fits the needs people have.
Listening and changing the world — Moral Philosophy Seminar
The WHT Leadership Programme, from its very beginning, builds on diversity and underscores a simple but powerful skill to tackle the complexities of the world: empathetic listening
Matriculation Day — Officially Welcome to the University of Oxford!
We have come to Oxford from all around the world to pursue our dreams; to learn from world-renowned scholars, from our classmates and from each other.
First Steps — Reflections from Week 0
Stepping into the unknown is an equally thrilling and frightful endeavour. It may involve leaving the creature comforts of a well-paying job, the satisfaction of healthy relationships and a strong and close network of support in the place we call home. Be that as it may, once we’ve made the decision to embark on this journey, there is simply no room for hesitation.
Keeping Close in a Socially Distant World - The Annual Leadership Forum
The WHT Annual Leadership Forum was held online this year owing to Covid-19 restrictions, but the scholars made sure that they shared their insights, recollections and witty banter.
The Journey of an Idea - Smart Light Therapy with Solis
A smart light box integrated with its own mobile app that allows tracking of light therapy sessions and suggests activities to improve mood and mental health.
Lockdown Journal - Solidarity in Times of Struggle
My friends, old and new, have played a pivotal role in my mental well-being and motivation; I wouldn’t have gotten better without them.
Spreading The Gift of Zimbabwean Literature
This idea came about as Geraldine and I were having one of our Quaracatch up calls, and we started talking about how many children were now at home and possibly not going to be back in school for a year or so.