After a lot of reflecting and SWOT analysis, I finally decided to manage my MBA this year. I consulted with my lovely wife, and we decided that the timing was right to begin this journey. I chose the Henley MBA, which is ranked number 34 in the world and number 2 in the UK according to the Economist (http://www.economist.com/whichmba/henley-business-school/2014). No South African institute makes the Top 100. Henley also offers a flexible and family friendly MBA, which was exactly what I was looking for.
After the first set of lectures on Personal Development, I realised how much importance Henley placed on leadership, self knowledge and self discovery. You ultimately have to know yourself before you can know and lead others.
The first assignment was exactly about that - a self-discovery
journey where the aim is to reflect on our past to plan a better future. I was initially quite scared about the assignment as I did not know what to expect. I knew the lecturers required us to think critically about the models we used and what our analysis, reflection and questioning made us conclude.
My tips for future MBA students is to journal all your thoughts as you go through the assignment and use that to develop your plan and manage it going forward. I even used an Agile Techniques called Scrum to help manage my time. I received a 'Proceed' for my assignment which means the first hurdle is done. 4 more assignments and 3 exams left for this year!!
إنشا الله I make it through!!
...(an enlightened) ME
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