Confession by a man who believes he is a recovering intellectual. - Originaly Post by Sanjeev Trivedi Before I escaped from my corporate cage, I thought that accumulating degrees and certificates was the way to succeed. A first generation migrant to the UK, my mother thought that my salary and job security would be directly proportional to the number of letters after my name. So I got a huge shock when I attended my first lecture at Business School, because the first thing our MBA Professor Manfred Kets De Vries said to the class was, If any of you were any good you wouldnt be here. He said, If you know what makes people mad, sad and glad and can consistently make people glad, then youll be successful and wont need an MBA. It took nearly 20 years to realise it, but Manfred was absolutely right. In hindsight, I think I learned more at Nursery School than I did at Business School. If you ever watch toddlers at Nursery School, they forgive very quickly, they go where there is excitement and they stay where there is love. Next time you get the chance, watch how kids behave at Nursery School, it will be time well spent. Nursery school kids learn, play and create every day. They look at the world around them with wonder and awe, and realise that whether youre 3 or 53, life is so much better when you hold hands and stick together.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:10:16 +0000
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