Value of an MBA: Penetrating Businesshood

The World of Business is fascinating. It is a magical combination of Power, Politics, Impressions, Networks, Technology, Money, and Analysis. You need to have the a three dimensional personality – an Intellectual Quotient, buttered with Emotional Quotient, and served with Spiritual Quotient only can guarantee you success. On the face of it, it is all about Number-Crunching and Focus; about Learning SPSS, SAS, and emerging Technologies; about visualizing Practical Implications of Theoretical Frameworks. However, scratch beneath the surface, and you shall infer that this is not what you need for upper echelons. But for a rank outsider, it is essential that she be familiar with the language of the maze to get near the Goal. It is where an MBA comes in handy teaching you essentially to speak in a circuitous way something that can be said in much less, however will sound none too impressive. Of course, there are gems at times – mathematical or non-mathematical, that leave you with a sense of amazement. But more often than not, it is about routine, a routine that one needs to imbibe in his body and the soul to get an entry card for the Maze.