Comments on: My First Week in my MBA Program http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/ This is where your finance takes place Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: FourPillars http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/comment-page-1/#comment-503 FourPillars Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:58:40 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/#comment-503 I really admire you for undertaking the MBA which should help you in the long run. But I still think you're nuts :) Mike I really admire you for undertaking the MBA which should help you in the long run. But I still think you’re nuts :)

Mike

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/comment-page-1/#comment-475 The Financial Blogger Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:51:47 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/#comment-475 Thx Gates for the good word, you know, the MBA is just three letters I need besides my name :wink: If you can prove that you are a smart guy during these classes, you'll get the networking going and a promotion ahead for sure :twisted: I agree with you that there is always a proportion of "dodo's" in every MBA class like everywhere else. I guess it is part of the game! Thx Gates for the good word,
you know, the MBA is just three letters I need besides my name :wink:
If you can prove that you are a smart guy during these classes, you’ll get the networking going and a promotion ahead for sure :twisted:
I agree with you that there is always a proportion of “dodo’s” in every MBA class like everywhere else. I guess it is part of the game!

]]> By: Gates VP http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/comment-page-1/#comment-473 Gates VP Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:54:38 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-first-week-in-my-mba-program/#comment-473 Hey man, congrats on the big undertaking. I'm a little bit of a troll here, but I'll bet that you only need <b>one</b> of the three things: <b>Knowledge</b>. Knowledge is power, you can only be smarter than your bosses for so long before you become their boss or move off somewhere else. So don't worry about the promotion. And all of the networking in the world is no good if everyone knows you and figures that you're just a chump, so it's a two-way street :) BTW, you'll get some flack for taking these courses. Don't take it personally. I'm a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), lots of people don't think it's worth anything b/c there are lots of MCPs who are no good at what they do. To me, the MCP is just <i>another</i> "feather in my cap", not the only one. MBAs are much maligned for lots of good reasons. There are tons of MBAs who lots of really stupid mistakes, despite their "schooling". And the same can be said of University or College graduates. The MBA is nothing more than "proof of knowledge", it's not "proof of experience". Some people will give you flack b/c they're really dumb and others b/c they're really smart (the guys in between will just say <i>"Wow, MBA, that's pretty cool"</i>) Ignore everyone but the smart ones ;) So again, congrats and good luck! Hey man, congrats on the big undertaking. I’m a little bit of a troll here, but I’ll bet that you only need one of the three things: Knowledge.

Knowledge is power, you can only be smarter than your bosses for so long before you become their boss or move off somewhere else. So don’t worry about the promotion. And all of the networking in the world is no good if everyone knows you and figures that you’re just a chump, so it’s a two-way street :)

BTW, you’ll get some flack for taking these courses. Don’t take it personally. I’m a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), lots of people don’t think it’s worth anything b/c there are lots of MCPs who are no good at what they do. To me, the MCP is just another “feather in my cap”, not the only one.

MBAs are much maligned for lots of good reasons. There are tons of MBAs who lots of really stupid mistakes, despite their “schooling”. And the same can be said of University or College graduates. The MBA is nothing more than “proof of knowledge”, it’s not “proof of experience”. Some people will give you flack b/c they’re really dumb and others b/c they’re really smart (the guys in between will just say “Wow, MBA, that’s pretty cool”) Ignore everyone but the smart ones ;)

So again, congrats and good luck!

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