MBA
Just got back to India after a year of studies.
The last two years have been, without doubt, the most important for me in terms of learning.
For starters, I got married. After living it up with friends for more than four years, and doing exactly what I wanted to without being answerable to anyone, it has been a huge learning experience. I've begun to slow down and think before taking decisions, and have started to think less about myself.
Then came an opportunity to work in a good role in my last company. After months of trying, I managed to land a role as a pre sales consultant. It gave me an opportunity to step into a field which I was interested in, with a lot of challenges thrown in. I interacted with colleagues who were experts in their own fields, and were ready mentors. I tried to do my best at work, and it has paid off now, more than a year later.
Then came the MBA. A crash course in life. For starters, it was tough getting back to student life after 5 years of work. Next, I had never been thrown in a situation where I had work till there was only a couple of hours of sleep possible in a day- week after week. Further - the whole experience was a lesson in building human relationships. I was tossed around from one team to another - to work on various assignments and projects. I learned to work in teams all over again.
For me - the MBA experience was given meaning when I finished reading Subrato Bagchi's new book 'Professional' today. As I join a new job tomorrow, I have been trying to tell myself to remember as much of the learnings from the last 2 years as possible. This book by Bagchi will help. His experiences give more meaning to business administration than any course can hope to do.
Here's hoping for more learning in the years ahead.
The last two years have been, without doubt, the most important for me in terms of learning.
For starters, I got married. After living it up with friends for more than four years, and doing exactly what I wanted to without being answerable to anyone, it has been a huge learning experience. I've begun to slow down and think before taking decisions, and have started to think less about myself.
Then came an opportunity to work in a good role in my last company. After months of trying, I managed to land a role as a pre sales consultant. It gave me an opportunity to step into a field which I was interested in, with a lot of challenges thrown in. I interacted with colleagues who were experts in their own fields, and were ready mentors. I tried to do my best at work, and it has paid off now, more than a year later.
Then came the MBA. A crash course in life. For starters, it was tough getting back to student life after 5 years of work. Next, I had never been thrown in a situation where I had work till there was only a couple of hours of sleep possible in a day- week after week. Further - the whole experience was a lesson in building human relationships. I was tossed around from one team to another - to work on various assignments and projects. I learned to work in teams all over again.
For me - the MBA experience was given meaning when I finished reading Subrato Bagchi's new book 'Professional' today. As I join a new job tomorrow, I have been trying to tell myself to remember as much of the learnings from the last 2 years as possible. This book by Bagchi will help. His experiences give more meaning to business administration than any course can hope to do.
Here's hoping for more learning in the years ahead.
hey congrats dude..
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Ravindran |
Mon Jan 11, 02:39:00 AM PST