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\"Leadership<\/a><\/figure>\n

Leadership is key in all applications at all levels of education and employment, not just for B-School.<\/p>\n

Why? Well, because everybody wants leaders. Leaders are sexy. Leadership means drive, focus, confidence, power, and progress. It shows development, promotion, and success. That\u2019s why it applies to every career. As you get promoted, you will become a leader\u2014whether you\u2019re a teacher, accountant, or business guy or gal.<\/p>\n

In business, though, it\u2019s even MORE important. Obvious, right? I mean, you\u2019re trying to earn a Master of Business Administration, which basically means \u201cbusiness leadership.\u201d Of course leadership experience is important, because the entire structure of business organizations is hyper-businessy. Chances to “lead” happen more quickly, and there are just plain more of them when you\u2019re in the business world. A principal of a school might lead 200 people, a CEO of Coca-Cola…20,000. But the basic premise is the same. As you get promoted, you will lead.<\/p>\n

Emphasize Leadership In All Aspects Of Your MBA Profile<\/h3>\n

Leadership in business also maps to money, and therefore to prestige of the school. Managers make lots of money, but CEOs make LOADS more. If you\u2019re good at leadership, you\u2019ll ascend the ranks more quickly, and therefore make more cash. If a school can say one of their graduates is making $3 million a year as a CEO, that reflects PROFOUNDLY on the school\u2019s reputation, which increases admissions, which helps the school expand, and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n

Top B-Schools Want Proven Leaders<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019ve never managed or run anything before (even on a small scale<\/a>) how does the admissions committee (we call them adcoms) know that you will be a successful leader after you graduate? The adcom wants to see a clear leadership arc in your application: upward mobility, increased responsibility, larger teams under you, etc.<\/p>\n

What if you\u2019ve never been a proper \u201cmanager\u201d in your career before business school? Well, chances are that you\u2019ve run SOMETHING even in your non-managerial role.<\/p>\n