Why Am I Doing An MBA?
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." ~ ARISTOTLE
"For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." ~ ARISTOTLE
I declare that I have not been influenced or forced into writing any portion of the article based on anyone else’s opinion. The following account is true and honest to the best of my knowledge, I will try to take no sides in the article and cautiously try to provide valuable criticism to the topic. To be writing this article as a man might seem like I am trying to tell a narrative that is not my own, but do hear me out.
“The traveller sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.”
One of the things many b-school professors say, including one who incidentally now teaches at IIM K, is that it's the educated that really needs to be educated. We can defend the right to freedom of speech of film-makers and artists to death. But the moment we are confronted with the same question on our own choices, we lose all objectivity.
The word “learning” has different a connotation for different people. Most leading b-schools have this concept of “peer-learning”, both formally and informally. And to incorporate that in the pedagogy, group assignments and projects are conducted. As fancy as it may sound, there is much more to it than what meets the eyes. To a person like me, who’s held managerial/mentoring roles in my previous organisation, group projects seemed like a piece of like. That was, of course, before I was actually a part of one.
In today’s world, where superficiality has clouded our minds and we find it nearly impossible to go beyond what meets the eyes? But then there are a few wanderers who find solace in discovering the true meaning of their lives. Those who are not satisfied by the simple answers given to them, but they seek to look above and beyond.
"I mark the hours, every one, nor have I yet outrun the Sun. My use and value, unto you, are gauged by what you have to do."
Rising from the ashes is a characteristic of the Phoenix. The flame is its glory. Similarly, if a company can’t rise to the challenge, it burns and turns to dust like an ordinary bird. This article aims to focus on the diverse ways crisis can befall enterprises and the strength of their defences which would define their existence.