Pooja Mudbhary, WG'07
“The learning team has a huge impact on Wharton's culture. Taking a consultant, an engineer, a trader, a nonprofit professional, and a guy who worked at a startup and getting them to come to an agreement on a given project is an enlightening process. Meeting and working with my team has opened me up to new perspectives, ideas, and problem-solving approaches. I have definitely learned about myself in the process.”
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Balaji Krish, WG'07
“Wharton students are very prepared for a team-oriented world. You have worked in 10 to 15 different teams by the time you leave Wharton. The energy, the passion, and the commitment to everything we undertake - that has to be translated into the real world, because that is something I see day in and day out at Wharton.”
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Leadership learning starts from your first-year learning team, where you work with classmates from around the globe to achieve common goals. The learning team model, central to Wharton's MBA education for over 20 years, gives you the chance to explore different leadership styles in a risk-free training ground that promotes both leadership and collaboration.
Learning Team Experience
The learning team experience starts at the Learning Team Retreat and continues with coaching and mentoring by a Leadership Fellow, participation in the Foundations of Leadership course that bookends the first year, and projects in core courses throughout the first year.
Learning Team Retreat The 2-day, off-campus, team-building retreat caps the Pre-Term experience. Here, first-year learning team members meet for the first time and begin to explore the team dynamics that will shape their first year.
Coaching and Mentoring Each learning team is assigned a Leadership Fellow, a second-year student who mentors, facilitates feedback sessions, and helps solve team conflicts.
Foundations of Leadership A capstone to the learning team experience, this core course focuses on horizontal and vertical leadership, team building and performance, and team leadership. The course examines concepts and builds skills through team projects, class discussions, problem solving, case studies, and role playing.