What I learned from MBA @ Exeter

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An Exeter MBA programme exposes to a very wide area of experience in terms of subjects and people. Varied subjects includes macroeconomics, consumer behavior, marketing, Innovation, operations research, quantitative techniques, finance, HR, etc. Apart from exposure to subjects, I met fellow students from various backgrounds and places.

When I arrived at Exeter, it came as no surprise that I instantly felt a culture infused with social and global responsibility. The culture is driven not only by my classmates, but also by the Exeter faculty and administration especially Maureen.

It was truly a new experience to be in a place where teamwork and cooperation were stressed, and where my grades were for my own consumption only, not for comparison with everyone else's.

Everything at the Exeter was centered on enhancing and learning from the community of students and the larger community of students’ families, faculty, and staff.I has learned so much here that really enhance my skills. The learning process of EXETER MBA enhances my following skills:

·         People management: I worked in multiple teams with and without the people I was comfortable with. There were instances where I came across a team comprising of people who had zero overlap with my perception, point of view etc. But the challenge of living and working with them and still getting a quality job done in time was a lesson I can never forget.

·         Integrating Skills: One of the most important skills that I developed during my MBA was integrating skills. I learned how to work on different areas and how to manage the correlations between different functions and verticals. I learned to appreciate how a change in one leads to many changes in other units, components, entities, and developed the technique of managing this dynamic equation.

·         Macro and Micro Issues of Business: Strong business acumen is another skill set that I developed. The various real life cases handled during my MBA made me realize and analyze all the exceptions to theory that practical life is embedded in and how processes and people learn to live with them and how these can be managed. For this, one needs to be aware of events happening in the business world around us. I studied various business models and came to appreciate how simple thought processes and innovation can be a firm foundation of some of the biggest organizations of the world.

·         Confidence: Having had an exposure to a competitive, holistic and dynamic environment developed a deep-rooted confidence in my abilities. The feeling that come what may, I am ready to face the challenge that too boldly comes uniquely with my career option. It might sound biased, but the fact is that most of MBA’s I have interacted with have that “something different” in them as far as confidence is concerned.

·            Helps in improving communication, co-operation and co-ordination skills: In MBA when we work in a different project and with different team every time I learned so much from others.  When a person works in a team he has to communicate with others in the team. He has to communicate his ideas and opinions; he has to listen patiently to his members without losing tempers. This helps him in learning the art of an effective communication. When working in a team co-ordination and co-operation becomes the integral part of a team work.

·            Develop other skills such as project management, time management, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

·             Co-operation: Thus in a nut shell I can say that for making a successful MBA each student of the team is responsible. Their degree of co-operation, understanding, effective communication, mutual respect and mutual accountability will determine the success rate of any team.