Hi, readers. Welcome to my new blog: Lessons from My MBA. In a nutshell, the idea for this blog started when my wife and I were first considering applying for an MBA. We asked several of our MBA-packing friends, colleagues and acquaintances a simple question: What was the best thing you took away from your MBA experience? We got a few semi-tangible answers about things like more confidence, the ability to better articulate points during important conversations at work, and networking. However, more often than not folks didn't answer the way I expected: Namely, with examples of classroom lessons generating improvements in their day jobs. This was partly because my expectation was under-developed - a lot of folks aren't looking to get better at their current job, but rather to transition into something new altogether. It was also because I was asking folks who'd finished their MBA already - some a few years back. It's really hard for anyone to remember exactly what he/she was discovering then and there in the past.
Now I have an opportunity to ask myself and my new classmates now and here in the present what we are getting out of our MBA experience, be it big or small. In addition to my posts, I hope my classmates will comment and share their own thoughts along the way. Ultimately, my hope is that others who are considering applying for an MBA can benefit from reading about the experiences of folks who are in the midst of it all. What do you think?
