The Changing Nature of ‘Management Graduate Careers’ – Aligning Curriculum

Development to Industry Needs

By Rajeev Soni

Major expectations from the newly minted MBA’s –From the perspective of an

Entrepreneur

Hit the ground running

We need people who can come in, roll their sleeves up and start producing results… FAST!

Decisions are tricking down

Emphasis on Initiative and innovation rather than Command and control. So groom students to take initiative and think beyond their narrowly defined job titles

Entrepreneurship

Not starting a company but take

ownership, be resourceful and

resilient

Business schools need to emphasize the following

Knowing

Doing

Being

Knowing

Doing

Being

Knowing

Doing

Being

Managing Up

Everything from getting right guidance, to interesting, high visibility responsibilities to

career advancement depend on it

Dealing with Failure

Help develop a healthy attitude towards taking calculated risks and dealing with failure

Mentorship

Best performers have mentors and coaches. So, create structures for mentorship early on

Thank you

Rajeev is an entrepreneur and technology strategy professional with over 14 years of experience in working with Fortune 100 firms and highly innovative non-profits and startups all around the world. Born and brought up in India, he lived and worked in Netherlands, UK, Ireland, Greece, South Africa, China and USA. He moved back to India to start his Digital Marketing and Technology Products Development firm in 2011. He managed a successful exit when the company was acquired by a Private Equity group in December last year. He is now looking at his next adventure.

Rajeev has an MBA with concentration in Corporate Strategy and Marketing from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and BE in Computer Science and Engineering from Jiwaji University

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