On this episode of the Working for the Weekend podcast, hosts Peter Woodman, WMBA ’25, and Seth Atkinson, WMBA ’25, talk to Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani about their teaching approaches.

Topics covered include the necessary balance of theoretical and experiential learning, the importance of teaching in an engaging way, and making education active rather than passive experience. The two professors also discuss how they keep up to date with the field of business education and share some of their favorite resources. Including:

The Economist
“The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World” by Simon Winchester
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman
“The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger” by Marc Levinson
“Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology” by Chris Miller

We learn about the importance of using all pedagogical techniques at your disposal as a professor to create a “forum where education can take place” and about the joys of teaching curious students who will go out into the world ready to make difficult, well-informed choices in the field of business.

Hosts: Peter Woodman and Seth Atkinson
Guests: Professors John Branch and Aneel Karnani
Executive Producers: Prasanth Muralidharan and JT Godfrey
Audio Engineer: Jonah Brockman
Editorial Production: Mads Henke

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Episode 803 — The Classroom Experience

Episode 802 – Consulting Demystified

Episode 801— Welcome to Season 8

#711 – The Telos of Business: What Are We Setting Out To Do?

#710 – WMBA Transformational Journey

#709 – New Student Q&A

#708 – Chile Residency: WMBA Journeys

#707 – Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with Student Ambassadors

#706 – Career Navigation: Ross Career Development Office Insights

#705 – Faculty Spotlight: A Conversation with Ari Shwayder and John Branch

Introducing: Down to Business With Dean Sharon Matusik

#704 – Part-Time MBA Leadership: A Conversation with S. Sriram & Lizette Korn

#703 – Solving for Diversity: Inside the DEI Case Competition

#702 - Weekend MBA Recruiting Journeys

#701 - Meet the ’23/24 Team!

#605 - ROI ofYour MBA

#604 - This is Not Your Parents’ MBA

#603 - Which Part-Time MBA Format is Right for Me?

#602 - What’s the Value of an MBA?

#601 - Meet the Team

#512 - Making Connections and Moving On

#511 - Applying MBA Learnings on the Job

#510 - Alumni Connections

#509 - Nontraditional Backgrounds and a Part-Time MBA

#508 - Connecting with Your Inner Leader

#507 - The Importance of Part-Time MBA Councils

#506 - A Day in the Real Life of a Part-Time MBA Student

#505 - Extracurriculars and the Part-Time MBA

#504 - DEI Is a Journey

#503 - Inside the MBA Application Process

#502 - An Introvert's Guide to Networking

#501 - Meet the "Working for the Weekend" Team

#408 - Reflecting on the Year

#407 - Recruiting Virtually

#406 - A Day in the Life of Part-Time MBA Alumni

#405 - Faculty Focus: Career Trajectories

#404 - Faculty Focus: Leadership and Teams

#403 - Making the Full-Time/Part-Time MBA Decision

#402 - Sanger Leadership Crisis Challenge: Part-Time MBA Students Take The Win

#401 - Women, the Workplace, and a Part-Time MBA

#306 - The Future of the Part-Time MBA

#305 - Meet the Michigan Ross Online MBA Students

#304 - Wellness and a Part-Time MBA

#303 - Faculty Feature: Teaching Virtually

#302 - What It's Like to Pursue a Part-Time MBA in a Pandemic

#301 - Part-Time MBA Insights from the New Working for the Weekend Team

#207 - Moving Up and Moving On: Reflecting on Lessons Learned As We Transition

#206 - Managing a Startup / SIde Hustle (Along With Everything Else)

#204 - Student Debt: Tips, Tricks, and Survival Strategies

#203 - The Michigan Ross Online MBA: A Chat with Some Pioneering Students