Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Why study now

I need an MBA.

I believe that MBA is all about networking and sharing. I believe that a full time MBA allows members to indulge together, share experiences, learn together, struggle together and ultimately excel together.


Reason I: Sharpen the saw
. I definitely believe in one of the principles of Stephen R Covey, which focuses on "Sharpen the saw". I did my Engineering and a few courses (related to my field of work) which has taken me to where I am today.


I am considered to be an expert in my field of work. I deliver based on my skill. I have handled small teams so far and I have seen myself to be excelling in building up of teams, motivating and retaining my teams, developing a sense of belonging to my team and have enjoyed all the wonderful feelings associated with grooming a team and an individual.


I firmly believe in the philosophy that "To Grow", you need others to work for you. It does not mean that you should not do anything. It means that, you should move away from operational deliveries into strategic deliveries that allow you to build teams and allow the teams to deliver. I should move up and away from operations and move into strategies.


To take me forward for the next 10/ 15 years in my foray into management/ strategic planning, I need a different skill. I need the skills that make a leader. I need formal management skills to supplement my instinct leadership skills.


Reason II: Slowing career growth curve:- My career growth has followed the typical inverted bell. I invested in my engineering education which has paid me rich dividends in bringing me to where I am today. But, the growth rate has slowed down and I could feel that I miss something that is slowing down my rapid movement into management. I believe that I am near the top part of an inverted bell. From here onwards, my growth will slow down and if I do not reinvent myself, the grown rate will soon stall and will even tail down.


Reason III: Change career:- My career has always been into consulting. I do some small amount of charity with the money that I earn. I sponsor the education of a few kids. But, I have been groping in the dark on how to perform first hand contribution to the society - like public administration and/ or join UN organizations which do real service. Here, I envy my mom and brother, both doctors, who are able to do service to poor at the blink of an eye. I want a career change that allows me to illuminate the lives of people.

About Me

About me:

I am proud to be an Indian. I am 33 years old male. I have been lucky to have the best wife that anyone could ever have got and two sweet devilish kids (a six year old girl who talks, talks and talks and a two year old boy who runs, runs and runs). I believe in god and thank him for what I am today.


I am a Mechanical Engineer by education. I have 3 years project Engineer in Heavy Engineering Industry + 9 years as consultant in SAP (ERP). Most of my experience has been in consulting domain and is in India (3 years) and Singapore (6 years).


I am passionate about reading. Some of the books that recently impressed/ influenced me are "7 habits of highly effective people", "rich dad poor dad", "who moved my cheese" and "the magic of thinking big"