My first post. I had thought about what to write for quite some time and well what I guess the best part of writing is that it just hits you. You can keep on thinking about it and it won't come but that one small incident may just open the flood gates. I guess for me the blog is just a way to express a lot of thoughts, feelings, experiences ,interpretations (the list goes on) that I am not able to discuss.
Today we had a football match, the first one of a very ambitiously conceived tournament, with the junior batch. Although we were the better side by far if you talk in terms of skill (thanks to 3 exchange students in our team) we lost the match. Now why did that happen ? The rest of us (both sides included ) couldn't really play that well to make a difference ...get a result. Yet inspite of being one up we allowed them to pull level and finally get the better of us in penalties. Maybe because none of us really took responsibility and this came to the fore particularly in the penalties when no one was willing to step forward to take the kick. Sometimes we get so involved in ensuring that we are in the clear ( covering our backs..) that we let opportunities pass us by. I know that the first reaction of most people is to do just like I mentioned , but then we as MBA's are trained to shall we say "lead ".
Now have you ever wondered why MBA's are generally disparaged by so many people. That is because we are reluctant to change as a person in the course of the program. Infact we do not feel the program demands it. Are the dry concepts of finance and operations the only shall we say "real"thing that we have as a takeaway (along with the almost essential skill of making ppt's and being comfortable in suits and ties in very warm weather that is ) .A lot of people think so , infact feel a lot of pride in thinking about it that way (MBA demystified eh...) . I guess behind this thought process is the need most people have to define things , to have things clear cut. We are not comfortable with letting things be. For them to take shape as we move along.
I don't know how well I was able to structure things, but well things can only get better isn't it (at least I certainly hope so ).
Today we had a football match, the first one of a very ambitiously conceived tournament, with the junior batch. Although we were the better side by far if you talk in terms of skill (thanks to 3 exchange students in our team) we lost the match. Now why did that happen ? The rest of us (both sides included ) couldn't really play that well to make a difference ...get a result. Yet inspite of being one up we allowed them to pull level and finally get the better of us in penalties. Maybe because none of us really took responsibility and this came to the fore particularly in the penalties when no one was willing to step forward to take the kick. Sometimes we get so involved in ensuring that we are in the clear ( covering our backs..) that we let opportunities pass us by. I know that the first reaction of most people is to do just like I mentioned , but then we as MBA's are trained to shall we say "lead ".
Now have you ever wondered why MBA's are generally disparaged by so many people. That is because we are reluctant to change as a person in the course of the program. Infact we do not feel the program demands it. Are the dry concepts of finance and operations the only shall we say "real"thing that we have as a takeaway (along with the almost essential skill of making ppt's and being comfortable in suits and ties in very warm weather that is ) .A lot of people think so , infact feel a lot of pride in thinking about it that way (MBA demystified eh...) . I guess behind this thought process is the need most people have to define things , to have things clear cut. We are not comfortable with letting things be. For them to take shape as we move along.
I don't know how well I was able to structure things, but well things can only get better isn't it (at least I certainly hope so ).
posted by shantanu | 9:21 AM
4 Comments:
I think to change as a person you need to sit back, maybe crawl out of your skin, and look at yourself from outside.. and with the schedule you guys have to keep up with its really tough..neways when you're busy making ppt and finishing assignments you wont realise it..
good you've started blogging :)..i agree it'l only get better from hereon
welcome to the world.
hmm i don't really think that as u put it "crawling out of your skin" is something that takes too much time...infact you can do that while you are engaged in various activities that don't take up much of your attention....
more than time its the mindset which i was hinting at... cos once you're in academics, projects the way b school guys are, you're not really concerned with questions about real change in you..even when you have time you dont cos there are other pertinent things plaguing your mind..
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