Oh no!, I missed my assignment deadline again, shouted Ravi as he looked at his watch with one eye still shut and the other struggling to open from deep sleep. 'Dude, how can you be so careless?', retorted his room mate Sachin. Prompt came Ravi's reply, ' I am a fresher trying to figure out how to manage so many things that are being thrown at me one after the other, you must be used to this life since you have such a long work experience. By now you should have become the CEO of the company you were working in had you been even half as capable as I am.' To this, Sachin said, 'I agree that you are a fresher but what is with comparing your inexperienced self with me, if you have been able to submit the few assignments that you have has all been because of me'. 'Don't you think I should have worked for sometime before thinking about pursing MBA, it would have made my life easier in terms of sticking to deadlines at least', asked Ravi.
'Ravi, who said that only people with work experience should go in for MBA, can't you see that you are doing equally well as compared to others in terms of marks, competitions, events and cells, it is just that, previously when you did all these things, there was a leeway in terms of time availability, but that is what you are here for, not only to learn management jingles and talk in those fancy jargons and throw around heavy theory but to learn the little things like time management, which even a job could not have taught you as well this course will. A manager should be able to manage his and other's time very efficiently and that is what you are being taught just the hard way. Also, if you are to become someone who is going to have people working under him, you need to know how to prioritise. What should be given how much priority and what should be done when can make or break situations and results', explained Sachin to a rather irritable Ravi.
Ravi then says,' maybe I was not prepared for this and thought that MBA was about networking and exams and took it only to mean that after an MBA, you get good job and a comfortable life. But now, I am realising that the purpose of this course is to transform you to give your best at all times and never have an attitude of complacence. If I don't stretch myself now, I will not become an all round leader, one who has his knowledge but one who can also execute to the T'. Sachin then pointed out to Ravi now that you have done some introspection, it is time for you get those networking skills out and about to beg the professor for extension. To this Ravi responds, ' You see my strengths at play now but I have still got to keep learning how to meet my deadlines, prioritise and work in teams and I am all set to become the CEO someday'.