It was the birth of my son that unclogged my decision mechanisms. Seeing his perfectness and realising that this little guy was going to be dependent on me - it cleared up my thought patterns.
About a week after Sven’s arrival into the world I started to revisit the idea of self improvement and career growth. The MBA had been an idea of mine for a while, but I always dismissed it as a testosterone inducing course. After re-looking at the programme and the objectives of the MBA degree I was impressed and rejected my previous theory. I mistook the MBA’s purposefulness as arrogance. It was my mistake.I looked hard at myself and identified my need for personal skills growth, career progress and international mobility. This dovetailed perfectly into the learning opportunities that the MBA offered.
The role of Management Consultant or Product Manager is my end goal. I have the skills toolkit and experience to do well at both. The MBA will give me the edge in the strategic and leadership dimensions and broaden my knowledge on the business environment and business functions like marketing.
A magazine article also gave me enormous depth and breadth on the MBA. It was published by Financial Mail (www.fm.co.za). “Ranking the MBAs” is the title and it’s written by David Furlonger. You can find the article here: http://www.fm.co.za/Article.aspx?id=121231
What I realised was that I was at a crossroads in my life. My career needed a boost. It will be my re-birth - my son’s birth will be mirrored by my own. We will grow together.
Now all I have to do is to choose a MBA programme in Johannesburg, South Africa. My preference is a programme that will provide a part-time or modular course.
Now all I have to do is to choose a MBA programme in Johannesburg, South Africa. My preference is a programme that will provide a part-time or modular course.
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