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Does the cream of the crop go to business school?

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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 08:13
In an attempt to respond to pelihu's post I accidentally edited his response.

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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 10:36
dukes wrote:
In an attempt to respond to pelihu's post I accidentally edited his response.

Someone take away my moderator privileges!!!


You're going to business school, right?


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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 10:41
cream of the crop = ?

stellar undergrad? stellar work exp? great potential? fantastic out-of-work achievemens? healthy mix of above without too much of each? Kind of hard to state that by looking at a few anecdotal examples.

No single degree stream has only 'cream of crop', but I would hazard a guess that top MBA institutes do have a high percentage of achievers. Again, why someone wants to do an MBA could be based on myriad reasons and we all know what they are. In many organizations, your fast track career comes to a slow motion painful stop once you reach the borders of top management. Suddenly, you are competing with 10 others whose work experience is probably as good as yours, but oops - you are relatively 'under qualified' and it *does* make a difference. By then, it's also too late to 'go to school'.

If we're talking about those 'super exceptional superstars' defined by making millions by the time they are 30, have 10 promotions, lead their own multi million $ companies - they are statistically insignifcant in number and I would humbly say i'm not one of them and I need an MBA ;)
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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 10:48
gmatclb wrote:
dukes wrote:
In an attempt to respond to pelihu's post I accidentally edited his response.

Someone take away my moderator privileges!!!


You're going to business school, right?


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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 11:29
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So, in general, does the cream of the crop go to business school? What is it like at your firm?


Just some guys I happen to know -

1. A below avg student in school, barely got through his commerce undergrad. Set up a business in table salt after undergrad - successfully running it ever since. All rounder - marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, operations. Mind boggling.

2. 2nd topper in my engg undergrad class - one of the last to land a job in campus recruitments. Has twice the brains and half the salary.

3. MBA from AIM (Manila), recently bought a villa in Seville :shock:

4. IIM (In India, the are the 'creme de la creme') graduates failing in their businesses. Okay, I don't know these guys - so I quote a reliable source
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/CompaniesA-Z/Corporate_Trends/Innovative_ventures_of_IIM_grads_falter/articleshow/msid-2142977,curpg-1.cms

Cream of the crop? Huh? :wall
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[#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2007, 13:35
If I really were the cream of the crop where the opportunity cost would be so outrageous it would be stupid to go full-time, I would go part-time and fly to the best part-time program.

Just to keep all the bases covered.

Of course I would fly first-class on the weekends to the school because, hey, I'm cream of the crop.
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[#permalink] New post   25 Jun 2007, 04:09
paddyboy wrote:
naturallight wrote:
So, in general, does the cream of the crop go to business school? What is it like at your firm?


Just some guys I happen to know -

1. A below avg student in school, barely got through his commerce undergrad. Set up a business in table salt after undergrad - successfully running it ever since. All rounder - marketing, finance, entrepreneurship, operations. Mind boggling.

2. 2nd topper in my engg undergrad class - one of the last to land a job in campus recruitments. Has twice the brains and half the salary.

3. MBA from AIM (Manila), recently bought a villa in Seville :shock:

4. IIM (In India, the are the 'creme de la creme') graduates failing in their businesses. Okay, I don't know these guys - so I quote a reliable source
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/CompaniesA-Z/Corporate_Trends/Innovative_ventures_of_IIM_grads_falter/articleshow/msid-2142977,curpg-1.cms

Cream of the crop? Huh? :wall


I did mention this.

kripalkavi wrote:
Of course, when I say 'best of the best', I'm talking in terms of academics


Maybe these guys are failing in the 'real' business world, but you have to agree that they are the 'cream of the crop' when it comes to academics (in India). Of course the fact that all good academicians make good businessmen is something that I don't agree with as well. Come to think of it, what do you guys think is the ultimate 'businessman' trait?
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[#permalink] New post   03 Jul 2007, 23:57
kripalkavi wrote:
Come to think of it, what do you guys think is the ultimate 'businessman' trait?


Good question. I would disagree that it would be 'THE ultimate trait'. It is more likely to be a combination -

1. Knowledge of the business and factors affecting it
2. Drive/Ambition
3. Risk assessment/Strategy
4. Networking ability

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[#permalink] New post   04 Jul 2007, 10:47
paddyboy wrote:
kripalkavi wrote:
Come to think of it, what do you guys think is the ultimate 'businessman' trait?


Good question. I would disagree that it would be 'THE ultimate trait'. It is more likely to be a combination -

1. Knowledge of the business and factors affecting it
2. Drive/Ambition
3. Risk assessment/Strategy
4. Networking ability

:?:


I personally feel that (2) and (3) are the most important. Yes, (1) and (4) are really important as well. But I personally feel (2) and (3) are *nearly* enough for one to be a good businessman.
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[#permalink] New post   11 Jul 2007, 06:29
ncprasad wrote:
Ah! how I would kill for the bliss of MBA ignorance.


and so would I...
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