How to prepare for Polish MBA? - Part II

Jakub Leszczyński - 22 lutego 2012

The mental preparation for the role of an MBA student, we can distinguish such issues as finding the right moment to study, know yourself, your own needs and strengths and weaknesses, as well as attitude to hard work and family przyszykowanie to a common study.

Right time

The right time to start an MBA is the right time in terms of career, personal life and the real professional needs. It is important to study MBA at a time when at work, we find the real managerial problems, which can be solved by knowledge gained during the study. Prof. Christopher Obłój of Warsaw-Illinois Executive MBA Program admits that he often has during interviews candidates to explain that these studies are not for them or not yet at this point. Those who found the time, learning to take the title of Master of Business Administration helps in work and career already during the study. Case studies and work to solve specific problems for a class at work. Often, already in the process of studying the student advances. Therefore, there is an opinion that the most important preparation for the MBA is just finding the right moment to take a degree. Only then can the most benefit, says Thomas Ludwicki of the Warsaw-Illinois Executive MBA program.

Know yourself and YOUR NEEDS

Analysis of timing on the part of the MBA program coincides with the stage of getting to know their strengths and weaknesses, motivations and needs. Then the basic question that you need to answer is this: why should I these studies? You have to know how to take the MBA. It is worth reflecting for a long time before choosing a study of how to combine the knowledge acquired while studying with his career and needs and with their personal development. "Start with your own vision of how to look like my first day as a retiree / pensioner. (...) Where I live, as I live, what are my expectations from life. From this point you have to systematically step by step backwards towards the present. If any of the milestones on this journey in time will be feasible only with the previously completed an MBA, then there is nothing to wonder about their next undertaking, "Michalak tells Christoph, a graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. In addition, the seriously consider how the future will use the MBA degree. This diploma is not really so, that adorned the wall. should be part of a deliberate career path. important is, therefore, plan to capitalize knowledge. Studying for an MBA program just because the fashion is not a good idea. It must be a component of the development plan, career and personal development. Anna Wrobel, a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management, suggests that you have to really think about it, or studying for an MBA program is certainly an important stage in the life of a person. sometimes better to choose a training or other post-graduate studies or other solutions that are most in terms of developing the person. There are, after all the companies that are open to solutions such as "gap year" or "Secondment" (the practice in other, non-competitive company) . So it is worth considering for a long time before the start of the academic year, what is the added value of study, not only in financial terms, but mainly because of personal development.

The right attitude

Knowing yourself is not always go hand in hand with the appropriate mental attitude to study MBA. Prof. Marek Gruszczyński with Wiesław Banasiewicz of the CEMB School of Economics warned that for every hour classes at the university should be given at home to study at least 2 hours. In addition, you may find that the very organization of classes can be severe. Can be difficult even the fact that objects are held one after the other, and work at home with the book is very much. Week of absence from classes may be over a failed exam of the subject. So we prepare for the practical learning time management and forces even before the study. Barbara Daniel, a graduate of the College of Management MBA - Polish Open University, adds that before the studies should consider the pros and cons, and prepare for the fatigue, even at moments of doubt. MBA is tough physically, time-consuming and systematic work.

STUDYING WITH FAMILY?

In addition to the mental preparation for an MBA is worth to analyze their life situation. The question is whether the study will not be too burdensome. Some joke that MBA candidates to choose from their families, friends and colleagues. It can be a particle of truth in that. Too many activities, requirements, exams, work in teams, the case'ami work at home and the books can give life a misery. Przyszykowanie to this family seems to be so incredibly important aspect. You can not delude ourselves that will have as much time for family and friends, and before studying an MBA. Please schedule a time to study, as well as time for family. It together with the family to prepare for these studies and develop a joint action plan.

MBA is a huge investment in the future, but are also a big challenge for the candidate and his entourage, including his family. Require an MBA to prepare for their often take several years before they start. This is not about self przyszykowanie for exams, but rather a suitable directing career path so as to maximize the knowledge offered to the MBA. Professional practice management skills and life experiences are issues, without which there is nothing to dream about good MBA. Plus the attitude for hard work, sacrifice family przyszykowanie related to our study, as well as finding the right moment in my life, which suffered the greatest benefits of this investment, appear to be an essential element in the process of preparing for MBA. And all this in order to achieve maximum benefits from the adoption of a total of no small amount of money for college and an MBA.

The article is based on interviews with directors, and actors abwolentami MBA and published in the MBA Portal. The full texts of interviews you can read in the "Interviews".