This is where your finance takes place

Work harder for your presentations and other assignments

This is really where you can get something out of your MBA. Many people do the minimum required or try to outsource this part to other members of their team or to bachelor students. They will surely get the grades, but this is all they will get. One day while we were in class and everybody was trying to have as less work as possible, I simply said : “If I wanted a MBA diploma with easy marks, I would have written a cheque!”. It is the truth for the MBA but also for several other things in life: you will get out of it as much as you had put in it.

There are no needs to study

Say that again? Yup, you do not need to study to get a MBA. As my dad always tell me : “Son, don’t work harder, work smarter”. If you read everything at the beginning of your session and you put a real and honest effort in your assignments, there are no needs to study for your final exam. All teachers agreed to leave us the right to use our notes and our books during the exam. Therefore, you need to know the basic theory and how books are written. You will be able to verify the details once you know what is the question.

Anyway, this is what I will try for my final exams in two weeks and I will post my results in January so you will be able to assess if my method is good or not

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What really matters

As I mentioned previously, as long as you are able to prove that you made a decent effort producing your reports, you will end-up with a good grade. However, after having lunch with my team mates (who have much longer work experience than I do), I understood that you are not getting much from an A or an A+. What really matters is what you have learned while you were doing your researches and writing your assignments. The good old bachelors habit to write what the teacher wants to read in order to get good results are no longer valid.

Do it for yourself

As one of my colleagues says: “I don’t care about my marks, what I do care about is how I can use what I learn in my life and at work”. While doing your researches, you will become in a better position to assess the previous success and failure of many companies and individuals. I believe that we can learn so much things by looking at what others have done in the past. As I previously mentioned in my last MBA posts, I just got access to 315 years of experience in my class. This is in addition to all the theories and concepts that I am learning in class.

From now on, I will change my approach to the MBA and I will try to learn as much as possible from my readings and my conversations with my peers. I know that if I work hard enough to assimilate others’ experience and the teacher’s theory, I will definitely end-up with good marks. However, this time, I will really learn something. After all, who cares if you had a MBA with honours or not, it is still showing on your business card

The most convenient way to get your certified MBA is through distance learning. This allows you to study at home without interfering with either your job or your family. Schools such as Walden University and the University of Phoenix offer both MBA degrees and related financial studies such as an accounting degree or a marketing degree. These degrees can all lead to well-paid careers.

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