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Unlearning the learning: My journey from Corporate to NMIMS, Bangalore

Jul 15, 2019 | 3 minutes |

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         The transition from an affluent lavish life in IT industry back to firm deadlines and academic pressures was never going to be a cake walk. I was finally able to overcome my dilemma of ‘Job nahi chodni chahiy thi’ after realizing the magic mantra to unlearn what is learned so that you can learn more! “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect” The aura of AC offices, glass windows, professionalism in the IT company, perks, onsite opportunities and most primarily the monthly fat cheques had stalled life to a monotonous routine. The absence of new challenges had set the learning process into a comfort zone. The search for more unprecedented opportunities compelled me to switch to studies and back to the preparation of competitive exams to make it through one of the top B-schools. The Business Analyst experience and the growing interest in the same had made it easy for me to select management as my future track. However, the daunting task in hand was to part ways with the company when you had an excellent team at the office, a benevolent manager and director, a future at the company to grow with a decent pace and obviously many friendly faces. The dilemma for further studies had already procrastinated my efforts in preparation. And yet ‘Stitch in time saves nine’ always bothered me all day and night. The hunger to achieve skillets for better decision making and a top managerial role in a dream company kept me going. ‘Sir, aap kab tak ho office mai, hume dur travel karna hai’, I recall the conversations with security guards after my late night stays at the office for exam preparation. The process of studying in the office, managing day wearisome tasks in the project, scheduling everlasting meetings and printing admit cards from office printers: everything required diplomatic handling in front of my manager. I remember the day the result of NMAT was out and it was a mingled emotion for me. I knew I had something big coming, but at the same time I will be fleeing what’s already great in search of greater things. “The greater the risks involved, the bigger are the returns on investments” – the first lesson I absorbed after joining NMIMS, Bangalore in a finance class. It all summed up perfectly for me. I had to take the risk and rely my instincts to learn management lessons. I was often obstructed by my previous thinking process of company strategies, but it was time to unlearn what’s already learned so that I can learn more in an efficient way for better decision making. This journey from corporate life to MBA routines was all worth it for the simple reason that it was helping me grown in my career path. Maybe it will be unrealized at this moment but I hope when I re-enter the corporate industry after 10 months from now, I will emerge as a better manager, director or CEO of a company.