I know a guy - typical geek - self absorbed, less action orientated, unaware of gap between reality and perception.He did his MBA and now he looks like a former shadow of himself, accepted his life as a mediocre performer.It appears thus MBA may not be magic potion that everyone claims to be.

Where did he do MBA from? That's the big question. Secondly, asserting that an MBA is 'only' for non-geeks is pretty inane. There are certain advantages in pursuing an MBA-- something which 'research' oriented degrees don't typically imbibe in the candidate.

QuoteOriginally posted by: Finance1987Where did he do MBA from? That's the big question. Secondly, asserting that an MBA is 'only' for non-geeks is pretty inane. There are certain advantages in pursuing an MBA-- something which 'research' oriented degrees don't typically imbibe in the candidate.The issue is MBA is more suitable for people who already have MBA like skills and introverts is going to be a bit less introvert and a bit more people oriented but that's not his strength, so this leads to average performance.

QuoteOriginally posted by: prasenjit0211 The issue is MBA is more suitable for people who already have MBA like skills and introverts is going to be a bit less introvert and a bit more people oriented but that's not his strength, so this leads to average performance. That might be true. But I think there exists no reason to pursue an MBA when you have the requisite qualities. An MBA might be deemed more suitable for a person with better EQ, but to assert that it might not 'help' someone who doesn't have high EQ is slightly nonsensical. Certainly, he/she can develop the so called 'people skills' during his/her MBA.Anyways, I really don't understand your intention behind the creation of this thread. I mean, How does it serve the purpose of this forum? How does a debate over whether an MBA helps an introverted person or not will result in a 'productive' use of this forum?

QuoteOriginally posted by: prasenjit0211I know a guy - typical geek - self absorbed, less action orientated, unaware of gap between reality and perception. He did his MBA and now he looks like a former shadow of himself, accepted his life as a mediocre performer.It appears thus MBA may not be magic potion that everyone claims to be. what do you mean? he's probably upgraded his financial health and now afford many things he previously cannot.

QuoteOriginally posted by: KackToodlesQuoteOriginally posted by: prasenjit0211I know a guy - typical geek - self absorbed, less action orientated, unaware of gap between reality and perception. He did his MBA and now he looks like a former shadow of himself, accepted his life as a mediocre performer.It appears thus MBA may not be magic potion that everyone claims to be. what do you mean? he's probably upgraded his financial health and now afford many things he previously cannot. This is true he has risen one level up on the food chain. However he is stuck in the position and is going nowhere. He also compares himself with his friends who didn't follow the MBA route and are doing as well or better than him.

QuoteOriginally posted by: Finance1987That might be true. But I think there exists no reason to pursue an MBA when you have the requisite qualities. An MBA might be deemed more suitable for a person with better EQ, but to assert that it might not 'help' someone who doesn't have high EQ is slightly nonsensical. Certainly, he/she can develop the so called 'people skills' during his/her MBA.Anyways, I really don't understand your intention behind the creation of this thread. I mean, How does it serve the purpose of this forum? How does a debate over whether an MBA helps an introverted person or not will result in a 'productive' use of this forum?As I mentioned earlier MBA helps everyone but an introvert should focus to develop his strengths further and work to patch his weakness. So a quantitative degree along with some activities like Toastmasters is a better way to proceed for geeks.

QuoteOriginally posted by: prasenjit0211As I mentioned earlier MBA helps everyone but an introvert should focus to develop his strengths further and work to patch his weakness. So a quantitative degree along with some activities like Toastmasters is a better way to proceed for geeks. The little train that says "I can," can. The train that says "I cannot", cannot.