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krishnan (-=hidden=-) · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: Cross Functional knowledge

A successful Manager should be a generalist as well as a specialist.

As the B Schools & MBA grads increase each year, students are motivated to learn & work in niche markets( Hey I remember Kotler Shocked

). Result...Specialization in Insurance, banking and the like...

Are we getting too much carried away by a particular function & fail to create interest in other functions(Take IBS as example) Question

Is this the right approach for a leader:?:

abhishek1711 (shah) · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:23 pm Post subject:

gr8 topic krishnan...u seem to e hell bent on winning a free tee...buy one for urself dude Wink

okie now seriously speaking

i belive indian mba produces excellent employees....thts the whole setup , hence these specialisations focuss.

the day we remove focuss from placemnts ( think of it as a by product of education) , we would have more managers thn just employees.

believe me evn running small forum like ibsrocks has been an experience. i dnt hold any specialisation. i have done evrthing. and i mean evrything Wink

harish_govardhan (harry) · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject:

Nice topic to start off.

Krishnan, I beg to differ from you. In the sense, jack of all trades and Master of none would take you anywhere. You are right in saying, having an open mind in all avenues of learning is very important. But it is extremely important to specialise in one thing and have a focussed approach.

Might be, a person is interested in FMCG. But it would be nice if he could divulge which relates to interests. But, having his foothold on IT as well as FMCG as well Banking as well as retail wouldnt take him anywhere. Thus a channelised approach would give more benefits.

Open to views which contradict mine. All welcome Wink

abhishek1711 (shah) · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

vikas.d.goel (-=hidden=-) · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject:

Hello sirs,

Interesting topic!...well management is getting work done through others in the most effective manner and for that only specializations woud'nt help,so,every company would look for a person who could do everything!but this stage comes in very late Wink

...before that happens, a POTENTIAL manager must proove himself in the assigned task!

However, i think the company hire a person with a long term vision thats why they would want a person with cross functional knowledge...offcourse to save cost Cool

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Regards
Vikas Goel

abhishek1711 (shah) · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject:

again is an mba = carrer in a job?

vsmeena (Meena) · Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

Hey friend...

Excellent topic to discuss... But I believe that managers must mostly be master of one and jack of all cards...

Smile

neetu (neetu) · Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:17 am Post subject:

again is an mba = career in a job?

Yes & Not both. I would Like to do MBA for initial Job Opporunities in Corporates. after 2-3 years its my talent that gonna speak. MBA is not end. It is just Mean. &

I Believe Leaders are born. Everyone who takes birth on this earth has leadership skills. You just only need to sharpen it. Cool