MBA – an orientationJ. Shailesh B.Sc, MBA (Mktg)

Let’s start with a prayer

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Forming teams

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Naming teams

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Introductions

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Today’s agenda

• Why?

• What? of MBA

• How?

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Why MBA?

• Goal?

• Necessity?

• To ward off competition?

• Dignity, social status, degree?

• If not MBA, then what?

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Why MBA? - The answer:

• To focus better on your lifetime goals

• To understand the global economic scenario better

• To get a better bargain in the job market

• To become a well rounded personality

• To create a base for higher education

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What is MBA?

• MBA – Mane Baddhu Avade

• Generalist or Specialist?

• Managers v/s Leaders

• It is neither the beginning nor the end, but a process

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Managers v/s Leaders

Managers Leaders

• They manage from behind

• They follow traditions

• They follow & give instructions

• They’re rigid with rules

• They don’t have successors

• They lead from the front

• They question traditions

• They enable performance

• They’re flexible with rules

• They nurture future leaders

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What personal qualities you need?

• Be a ‘Generalist’ & a ‘Specialist’!

• Dig deep into concepts

• Question traditions & find the root cause

• Keep upgrading yourself

• Be a ‘good’ listener

• Keep ‘networking’ yourself

• Keep ‘reviewing’ your goals – are you on track?

• Be ‘happy’, ‘enjoy’ Life

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Meeting People

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How to pursue MBA?

• Multitasking & Time management

• Keeping your ears on the ground

• Read more, know more & do more

• Language is important

• Fire in the belly

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Multitasking & time management

• What is multi tasking?

• Can we manage ‘time’?

• How to manage time?

▫ Prioritising?

▫ Make a ‘to do’ list?

▫ Review our activities?

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Keep your ears on the ground

• What does it mean?

• Why should we do it?

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Read more, know more, do more

• Why read?

• What to read?

• What is the source(s)?

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Language is important

• Speak, read, write, mail, SMS …..?

• How to gain mastery over the language?

▫ Listen, Speak, Read & Write!

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Fire in the belly!

• What does it mean?

• Why should we have it?

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What they don’t teach at b-schools

• Listening skills

• Managing time & stress

• Etiquettes – business & personal

• CR v/s BR

• Marketing – the core of any business!

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Please get in touch with me:

9786400507

shailesh.jayadev@gmail.com