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Interaction with the
     incoming batch of
       MBA Students




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Making the best use of
    your 2 years at B- School




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YOU ¨C           YOUR
THE PERSON     CAPABILITIES

    Thoughts     Knowledge

Soft Skills        Hard Skills


      Self       Competence
Management                    3
Learn from lectures




                 ¡­ and learn a lot more
                 from your peers     4
Learn to present
your thoughts




                   ¡­ & not just make
                   good presentations   5
Learn to tap best
sources of knowledge




                 ¡­ & also to create
                 knowledge            6
Understand the essence                          Core
& use of jargons    Buy-In
                                             Competence


        Core
       Values         Strategy                  Empower
                                  Learning
    Scalable                       Curve
                                                  Burning
                          Benchmark               Platform
  Leverage
                 Best
               Practice

                              ¡­ and learn not to
    Think outside
       the box                abuse them                     7
Participate in
competitions & events




              ¡­ & you would realize
              how big the playground is
                                     8
Read some of the
best books


                           Ram
  Tom                     Charan
 Peters
           Sam
          Walton


                   ¡­ & learn about
                   thinking styles from
                                          9
                   these great authors
Understand the essence
of different frameworks




               ¡­ & learn to put
               situations in perspective
                                       10
Learn to understand
complexities




                ¡­ & learn to simplify
                things              11
Invest time in
understanding businesses




                 ¡­ & learning about
                 their uniqueness     12
Learn what successful businesses
have done differently




                  ¡­ and where many
                  others went wrong   13
Identify & nurture
your core interests &
strengths




                  ¡­ but develop a
                  general perspective   14
Become a good
communicator




                ¡­ & remember
                communicating is not
                just speaking      15
Online networking
is important




               ¡­ but human
               networking is necessary
                                    16
Learn to identify the
choices & options




                  ¡­ and to take decisions
                                      17
Learn not just to
analyse cases(in
hindsight, it¡¯s always
clear)



                   ¡­ but also to develop
                   your foresight          18
Understand business
management




                ¡­ & understand
                human management
                                   19
Focus on the dream
job




              ¡­ but don¡¯t lose focus on
              improving employability
                                    20
Identify your choices




                  ¡­ and be mature in
                  choosing             21
Make friends




               ¡­ and create networks
                                  22
Learn




        ¡­ & learn to Unlearn
                           23
¡­make the best of your
            MBA



                                           with best wishes
                                  Anirban Mazumdar
             Associate Director ¨C Valcon Management Consultants
                                       anirbanmazumdar@gmail.com




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