The lesson we learned can be classified into the following 4 different categories. These are lessons learned from events where:
- You experienced it yourself. In other words, it happened to you.
- It happened to someone else, and you where there when it happened.
- It was explained to you by someone who have had the experience or were there when it happened to someone else.
- You read or view a documentary about it.
You will agree with me that the most valuable of these lessons are those you experienced personally. Almost as good are those that happened to someone else and you were there when it happened. Next are those told/explained to you by someone who have had the experience or were there when it happened to someone else. Lessons learned this way are not as good as the previous two as missing from these are elements such as body language, air of the moment, details too difficult to articulate etc. The last of these categories are those you learned from reading a book, case study etc. This is very similar to the previous category in that you are removed from the actual experience but unlike the previous category, you cannot ask what you are reading to clarify your understanding but you can of the person relating the experience to you.
There is a subcategory that is somewhere between the 2nd and the 4th category. MBA style case study where a group discusses a case benefits from the combined experience each member brings to the discussion.
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mind if i ask here..
what exactly is the goal/target of anY MBA degree?
An MBA program gives you an overall understanding of business. It is like a one stop program where you can learn all aspects of business and leadership preparing you for senior management positions. It is also a place of networking as many of your MBA classmates will eventually be holding very senior positions in government and MNCs.
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