Reflections upon what I have learned so far

I have met wonderful people as my class mates in B 283 and I am very happy to be in such a class where learning and shearing of ideas becomes possible. The introductory week has been wonderful. I am particularly impressed with the kind of grooming we are going through, the learning materials we are to study; the entrepreneurial blogs and the books purchased from the university store are all indications of preparing us towards realizing our ambitions.

The case study, as I started this program B283 was the most difficult assignment I have ever undertaken. It took me nearly 24 hours. But this is what the case study is all about “Most students and executive program participants are quite familiar with lectures, readings, exercises, and problem sets, but the case method is often new to them.  It is important to understand the basis for the case method and to have some idea of how to approach cases. That is the purpose of this brief note. The case method of management instruction is based upon the belief that management is a skill rather than a collection of techniques or concepts” What a wonderful idea.

I learned a lot from Secrets of the Superbosses by Sydney Finkelstein. It gave me an insight about some of the characteristics of the Superbosses. “All have reputations as innovators who pioneered new business models, products, or services that created billions of dollars in value.” Characteristics are Unconventional Hiring, Focus on intelligence, creativity, and flexibility; find unlikely winners, Adapt the job or organization to fit the talent, Accept churn.

Keeping an entrepreneur journal is what I called a book of records and remembrance. It helps me keep records and helps me remember what I have studied.