Time is still running. Yesterday, we finished our first big project (Capsim) with the final presentation. Our team simulated a Larry King Show interview where we talked about our success. Worked quite well actually.
A other group did a really outstanding video which I want to share with you. Don’t miss it to watch:
After four weeks MBA it’s also time for a first review. Was it worth it so far?
The answer is certainly “Yes”. I managed to settle here. The classes gives me the opportunity to practice my English each day which has definitely helped to improve (even though there is still a long way to go). I met many interesting people, make some good friends and had a lot of fun. And finally, I had some good learnings in the lectures. Dan Skarlicki who teaches “organizational behaviour” for example. His lectures gives a fantastic overview about the soft-skills a business leader needs to succeed in today’s business world.
Nevertheless, there are also drawbacks. In summary, I had expected to gain more insights out of the MBA program. So far, it feels for me more like a Bachelor than a Master program. I already applied most of the lecture contents in my previous jobs – often on more sophisticated level. Therefore, the value of the lectures is pretty low so far.
In addition, I had expected that an MBA program is more connected with today’s business and economic challenges. Lets take the exchange rate war between US, China and EU as an example: it is certain that the result of this conflict will have impacts on the worlds economy’s – have we discussed that in classes: not yet. Instead, we are working with cases which deal with 15 to 20 years old business challenges.
Fortunately, there is still The Economist for gaining some more background information. Definitely more useful to read these articles then some of the readings for classes.
Later today, I will have my first Thanksgiving dinner of my life. Looking forward to having some good turkey and wine.
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