1. I. SHOW US AN ACTIVITY YOU ENJOY DOING. TELL US HOW YOU THINK IT CONTRIBUTES TO YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT By: Vasilisa Marinchuk For: IE Business School IMBA Program

2. SNOWBOARDING MAKES YOU GO BEYOND YOUR LIMITS AND SMILE WHEN YOU REACH THE TOP Try again when you fail and learn hard Aim high & Reach the top Manage risk & Stay calm under pressure Inspire and lead others Be independent and cooperative Ive been going snowboard since 14 and Ive learned to: 3. To learn how to ride you must be determined to do it You will fell down hundred of times and you will have to stand up and try again You have to challenge yourself if you want to succeed CONSTANT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS MY WAY TO EXCELLENCE In life and at work I am glad to learn something new I am not afraid to fail because this is only a step on my way to excellence I am constantly developing myself and improving my skills 1 4. SETTING AND FULFILLING HIGH, CHALLENGING GOALS IS THE ONLY WAY TO REACH THE TOP I want to be at the top and I am already on my way To reach my aims I try to work hard and develop continuously I am looking forward to new ideas and challenging projects If you want to have a great ride you have to get to the top and elevators are not always there for you Ready slopes are good but fresh, untouched powder is so much better 1998 m. 2 5. MANAGE RISKS BUT STAND UP FOR THE CHALLENGE In the mountains you have to measure your abilities vs. slopes difficulty well But if you dont challenge yourself you never improve While free ride you may fall deep into the snow and you must stay calm to help yourself out of this trap I try to evaluate project, resources and bottlenecks before moving to actions I like challenging tasks as they improve my limits I never panic when something goes wrong, instead I prefer to focus on fixing the problem 3 6. ABILITY TO INSPIRE AND DEVELOP OTHERS IS A BACKBONE OF LEADERSHIP I usually lead people either friends or coworkers I encourage development of others and support it as much as possible I am sharing experience with other people and eager to learn something new from them Snowboard is real fun so I agitated and inspired most of my friends to try, and now they ride Many of them learned how to ride with my help and guidance 4 7. RECONCILIATION BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE AND TEAM SPIRIT IS A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT When you ride on your own you have to rely on yourself When there is two or more riders you have to act as a team, ensuring everyone is on track and visible You can not ride / jump for other person, but you can explain him how to do it Ive never had problems working independently, but also enjoyed team work When leading a team I track the status of every member regularly and try to support without taking his responsibilities from him 5 8. BUT ABOVE ALL YOU HAVE TO ENJOY WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND SIMPLY HAVE FUN!!! End