MBA’s represent a comprehensive understanding of business theories and practices.  Some MBA schools go even further and add real life curriculum to the classes for your knowledge.

There is no doubt that having your MBA will open doors and provide networking oppurtunites that you would not be able to have if you did not have your MBA. 

On the other hand, if you do not have your MBA you can still succeed.  I’ve seen many people that did not get there MBA succeed in business.  The biggest difference is the way that they succeed.  Even after all the schooling that you receive from getting your MBA, it al comes down to personal motivation, drive, and the willingness not to give up.  Some of those qualities they cannot teach in MBA graduate classes.

MBA in a Box is a great book that reviews the basic principles and ideas that you receive from business school. This along with Harvard Business Review are excellent ways to learn the same strategies as you would in business school.  Plus it keeps you up-to-date on the newest thoughts and ideas on how to run your business.

I’ve been doing this for many years, and it will put me ahead of my classmates when I attend business school myself.

This entry was posted on Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 1:35 pm and is filed under Business, Business Thinking, Career Ladder, Strategy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.