Confessions of a graduating MBA student

If you always wondered how much should an MBA student should be paid for an ability to prepare Power-point slides... well this article clearly resounds very similar feelings ;)

http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/dec/26mba.htm

The best part was the discussion of the case study in the end of the article, enclosing this for a quick read

"For one of my final electives we read together the tale of a new MBA graduate who runs into trouble when hired to establish a local mobile phone franchise. We were full of advice for his bosses, including the inevitable demand for more training and mentoring, but strangely short on tips for dealing with the nitty gritty of rolling out a phone mast network or placating local politicians.

Our hero works hard but makes bad decisions, misses deadlines and is sacked. The shock in class was palpable. He can't fail, can he? His strategy seemed sound. He had an MBA from a good school (not as good as ours, but never mind). Surely he can't just fail? No one ever mentioned that while recruiting"

I believe this article would definitely make more sense to an MBA pass-out who realizes the exact value-add on-the-job

Another lenghty but pleasant read is Bill waterson's commencement speech at keyton college :

http://bridgerack.com/index.php/Brain_Rain/bill_wattersons_philosophy.html

Both the reads are courtesy my seniors ...