Fwd: A Leadership Seminar Trek in 2016
Serhan Secmen
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From: "Useem, Mike" <us...@wharton.upenn.edu>
Date: July 17, 2015 at 7:33:26 AM EDT
To: secmens <serhan...@gmail.com>
Cc: "Ed Bernbaum (eber...@mountain.org)" <eber...@mountain.org>
Subject: A Leadership Seminar Trek in 2016
Dear Serhan – Thanks, and here are our responses to your several questions. Please let us know if any further information will help. – Best regards, Ed and Mike
1. What is the expected timing of the trip? (First week of July?, etc.)
The third week in July would probably be ideal, but if we get going on planning for the trip, the three of us could take a close look at our respective scheduled for next summer and identify a week that would work best for all.
2. What is the expected length of the trip? (7-8 days?)
We’d recommend six days of hiking, which we would mean we’d need to arrive at our jumping off location on a Saturday, and we would then all depart for home on the following Saturday. Participants may want to add a day or two in advance of the hiking or afterwards to visit local museums or other attractions.
3. Can the trip be designed to have higher rigor level to include a summit to a local peak?
Yes, we should be able to include a peak for summiting, though it would need to be a peak that would not require technical climbing skills or equipment (i.e., no ropes, crampons, or ice axes).
4. Can the trip include teenage family members?
Yes, that will work (and we have had younger family members on our Himalayan treks in the past).
Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management
Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6370 USA
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From: Serhan Secmen [mailto:serhan...@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:03 PM
To: Useem, Mike <us...@wharton.upenn.edu>
Cc: Ed Bernbaum (eber...@mountain.org) <eber...@mountain.org>; Aysu Secmen <Aysu....@kochind.com>
Subject: Re: The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek Readings now available
Mike, Ed,
We are very excited to be able to do a trip with both of you again. I am going to reach out to our group and get back to you by the end of the month.
I have a few questions regarding the trip:
1. What is the expected timing of the trip? (First week of July?, etc.)
2. What is the expected length of the trip? (7-8 days?)
3. Can the trip be designed to have higher rigor level to include a summit to a local peak?
4. Can the trip include teenage family members?
Looking to hear back from you soon.
Best,
Serhan.
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On Jul 14, 2015, at 5:28 AM, Useem, Mike <us...@wharton.upenn.edu> wrote:Dear Serhan – We are delighted to learn of your interest in our Himalayan leadership seminar trek. We are unlikely to mount a trek to the Himalayas next year, but we would be very interested in customizing a one-week leadership seminar trek for you and your classmates and friends in 2016. We would suggest considering a trek similar to our week in the Dolomites either in the Dolomites again or in the Swiss or French Alps. All three areas offer spectacular trails and great mountain accommodations. We would want to have minimum of twelve participants if you might be able to mobilize that number among your classmates and friends, and we would work actively with you and them to customize the trek to optimize the leadership experience. – Ed and Mike
Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management
Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6370 USA
☎ 1-610-348-0937 ✉ us...@wharton.upenn.edu
Co-Author, Boards That Lead and Leadership Dispatches
Co-Host: Leadership in Action, SiriusXM Business Radio Powered by Wharton
From: serhan...@gmail.com [mailto:serhan...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 7:43 AM
To: Useem, Mike
Cc: Ed Bernbaum (eber...@mountain.org); Aysu Secmen
Subject: Re: The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek Readings now available
Dear Mike and Ed,
It has been a year since we started our trek at Dolomites. It was truly a fulfilling experience from many angles. Thanks for including us in your program again.
As I mentioned, a group of my classmates and friends, take up a similar challenge every year and organize "leadership venture" style events. If you are still organizing the Himalayan trek for the next May, and are interested in involving our group in that trip, this would be a good time to start talking about it.
The group involves Bala Sankaran (WG '06, LF) and about a dozen friends from various professional and cultural backgrounds.
Please let me know at your convenience of your thoughts.
Kind regards,
Serhan
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From: Useem, Mike
Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 6:05 AM
To: secmens
Cc: bre...@wildernesstravel.com; Ebru Ozdemir; aysu....@citi.com; Kenji Seto; Ed Bernbaum (eber...@mountain.org)
Subject: RE: The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek Readings now available
Dear Serhan – Thanks for checking, and I apologize for the confusion. The only readings are the ones that are in the reader that Justin Agnew just notified you for downloading. Please let me know if any other questions, and looking forward to seeing you in the Dolomites next month. – Best, Mike
Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management
Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management; Co-Author, Boards That Lead
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-6370 USA
From: serhan...@gmail.com [mailto:serhan...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 5:32 AM
To: Useem, Mike
Cc: bre...@wildernesstravel.com; Ebru Ozdemir; aysu....@citi.com; Kenji Seto
Subject: Fw: The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek Readings now availab
Mike/Brendt,
There was also a reading list attached to the itinerary in the very first mailing (zen, iceman, etc). Are those materials also required reading for the trip?
Serhan
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From: Agnew, Justin
Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 11:51 AM
Subject: The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek Readings now availab
Hello
This email is to just let you know that your reading materials for the "The Dolomites Leadership Seminar Trek" are now available for download on Study.net.
To access the materials simply follow the link to www.study.net, click on the "Log in" button at the top right hand corner of the screen. When prompted enter your email into the appropriate field and your last name (all lower case) in the password fields and then click "Log in". Once logged in it is highly recommended that you change your password.
Once logged in the course will automatically appear to you in your course list.
To access the materials simply select the course and then press the " View Course" button.
If you have any issues accessing the materials or logging onto Study.net please contact me at jag...@wharton.upenn.edu or custome...@study.net.
Thank you
Justin Agnew
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