Experience Learning Differently
What is the cost of your one day? A surprising though but this
is the question which changed my perspective of doing an MBA. Because the
answer was 10 times for what I was thinking and moreover, I was oblivious to
the situation as this is the cost my parents are spending on me right now.
First class of our Management subject taken by Dr Mandi was
totally a remarkable experience. We were given real time examples as to how we
can use our knowledge in making simple structures, and sell them in the market.
How we can use our knowledge and earn from the same to fulfil our daily cost of
doing an MBA. The specific term we use is DHANDA. I realized that MBA is not only for earning
but is also about the Learning and contribution to the society. We should think
outside the books and break the process of “Another Brick in the Wall” in our
society. Since this class, a few lines which keep on running through my mind are:-
Socho Becho,
Becho Seekho,
Seekho Socho.
I.e. think how to sell and earn from the same in the market,
learn from the selling as how to achieve more and Think after what is being
learnt.
We were being taught that how an organization functions. How
important the efficient working of each member is for an organization. For
better understanding, we were asked to play a game of A Mighty Tower, where a
group had been asked to build a tower by keeping blocks one above the other.
For the selection, we had to invest our money in the game. When asked for the
participants, only 3 classmates chose to do so. During that stage, I had a bit
hesitation which kept pulling me to raise my hand in the class.
Then began the game and we were being taught the role of each
participant and how they resemble like an organization. It was an amazing
experience the way we were analysing the activity. As I had served in an
organization for two years, I was comparing myself with the person who was
building blocks keeping his eyes closed, as a worker. We both had same stress
level, the management people had their check on us as they were dependent upon
the delivery we were assigned, failing which the task would not be completed.
So, that makes a worker the most important role to play.
Then, there was the second person who was an intermediate
management in an organization who was helping the worker in completing the task
assigned to their team same as done in an organization. This was the manager
who has to keep the work going – no matter how tough the difficulty the workers
are facing: be it in HR or some other perspective. The third person signified
the upper management who was taking care of the other two persons in the
company. I really enjoyed the game while experiencing the real time stress
environment, the desire to finish the goal (like in this case, building a
structure of 18 blocks).
After the class, I
was motivated to think how I can use my knowledge and start earning from now
onwards instead of waiting for some people recruiting me to work in an
organization. I am very thankful to Sir Dr Mandi who made me look inside myself
and pursue to think differently- in order to work for our living from now on wards.
Aaj ki Roti, Aaj hi kamaaenge (Earn
today, for today’s food)
Behtar Parai ke liye Kamai (Earn
for Better Learning)!!
