Thinking Bravely Essay

Should You "Think Bravely" on Your Kellogg Application?

Should You "Think Bravely" on Your Kellogg Application?

We just finished the Round 1 gauntlet (for the most part - yes, we're talking to you, NYU Stern applicants!)  We noticed in the October flurry that many of our clients were concerned about Kellogg's new marketing slogan.  In case you haven't noticed, Kellogg recently launched a new "motto" that reads: "Think Bravely: we believe that business can be bravely led, passionately collaborative, and world changing."

The introduction of this laboratory-cooked slogan caused much hand-wringing among Round 1 applicants, so now that we have a moment, we wanted to address it and help out those of you applying to Kellogg in Round 2.  So, should you focus your applications on "Thinking Bravely"?  Let's break it down.