Data Interpretation in CAT 2014

For the last 5 years or so, CAT papers are analyzed with a clear trend that DI section of CAT has been devised into different eight sub-groups viz. Average and Percentage, Calculation, Counting, Creating multiple scenarios, Plugging missing data, Diagram, Networks / Paths and Reasoning.

You need to understand each sub-group in different way so that you can answer properly and these groups will be spread from easy to difficult sets but you need to attempt all in DI. It would be better and it is very important to prioritize each group while not spending much time on each set.

DI questions are typically in a data driven format of Tables, Pie-charts, Line-graphs and non-conventional data representation format.

It is important to prove the calculation skills and speed because Data interpretation (DI) is very calculation intensive. Experts suggest to learn short cuts for fast calculation.

Get on to preparation for DI with mock tests of previous CAT and be successful in CAT 2014 !

Dramatization is part of communication

Look at the speech which has been delivered by PM designated or we can say PM in waiting Mr. Narendra Modi at the central hall of Parliament yesterday, speech was emotional, full of drama, suspense yet communication was at it’s pinnacle.

Today’s news papers are in all time praise for him for his eloquent speech and thus his communication power as he has communicated loud and clear on his agenda in coming months.

Likewise MBA aspirants should learn and take cue from his speech that communication has to be such that must move the audience all the way and your message goes across not only well but accepted also.

For best communication, you need to dramatize a bit, voice needs to be modulated and you should speak with regular pauses with audible clear voice. 

GD / PI are the crucial tests for you on communication skills only hence, better to hone these skills with practice.

No prescribed syllabus makes MBA entrance exams trickiest!

Many a times in the absence of any particular syllabus for MBA entrance exams and after having seen the trend of past exams, one might perceive that one knows the subject.

Yes, all of us might think like that!  But the moment we involve through mock test of any exam, we realize that we are consuming time to solve the questions and timer signals that it is over.

Experts say that take any exam, be it CAT 2016, XAT, IIFT, NMAT, SNAP, CMAT or MAT; you will find that time and speed are the ingredients of these exams. That further demands accuracy because there is negative marking also in most of the exams.

In-depth understanding of fundamentals will work and not superficial understating of sections. Time is ripe for getting cleared on doubts and practicing with Mocks is the only option to achieve mission admission MBA 2016-17.






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Only confidence will take you forward!!

It is aptly said that “It’s not what you say out of your mouth that determines your life; it’s what you whisper to yourself that has the most power!”

Confident posture of yours is positive communication to others and you are perceived that way and your each action is appreciated.

MBA aspirants have everything to do with confidence, right from MBA entrance exams to GD/PI. Noteworthy situation here is that after you clear entrance exams and meet the cut off percentile for an institute then it is only your soft skill and confidence is judged.

The more you are confident; chances are bright that you will be selected for MBA admission.

It won’t be exaggeration to conclude that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.



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Persevere to achieve your goal!

“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy"   That was  from the Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches!

What a motivational lines and are applicable to all of us in one way or the other.

Perseverance comes after the hard work is over and you have yet to achieve the goal.

MBA aspirants who are aiming to achieve mission admission MBA 2015 must ensure that not only the speech is adapted but executed in such a way that not only you feel motivated but others who follow you must get overwhelmed with your efforts! 

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Only you can decide on your growth

Let's visualize a scenario that between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response there can be our growth and our freedom.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

MBA aspirants must vouch for growth and that will be a residue of hard work being pit in for the preparation for MBA entrance exams.

It is only up to you on what kind of growth you are looking forward in your career? Is it only monetary or inclusive growth which is a combination of materialistic gain embedded with responsibility and accountability?

Management education will compel you to think in terms of gaining professional competency and thereby gaining growth on the ladder of conviction.

 

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Failures must be worked upon

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Bill Gates says, "Its fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure."

MBA aspirants are likely to get successful and unsuccessful attempts in entrance exams but that doesn’t close the door rather you must work on failures to open gates for other avenues.

It is must for every MBA student to follow advise of  Zig Ziglar, Management guru and he says  “if you learn from defeat, you haven't really lost.”



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Hope is a positive thought process!!

You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.

The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope.

Hope is something which is an asset and commodity for MBA aspirants like you.

It is with the hope only you will be able to be winner in MBA entrance exams and hopefully you will be able to achieve mission admission MBA 2015!!



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Work will never make you tired!

It is rightly said that work is gift of God. The more we work the more we gain both confidence wise and money wise.

The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, 'Give me your poor, you’re tired, your huddled masses.' She's got a baseball bat and yelling, 'You want a piece of me?'

That should be the thinking process of MBA aspirants .You know that less confidence, non preparation for exams , procrastination  will make you feel tired and exhausted but on the other hand if prepared well , you will never be tired.

We all must continue to supervise ourselves and time to me no harm kicking ourselves to perform better.

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Procrastination is ill habit for MBA aspirants

MBA aspirants who wish to be admitted in one of the top MBA institutes must realize that you have to score high in MBA entrance tests either of CAT/XAT/IIFT /NMAT

Agreed that some of you are confident to crack any exam but the reality is that these exams are not based on theory but are application based and your analytical skill s will be tested.

Quantitative ability and Data interpretation almost remain same for all exams because with these sections you are for sure tested on your analytical ability.

You won’t be able to afford anymore now to procrastinate your preparation because these tests positively give you surprise each time hence, better get equipped with mock papers and make a mission for admission MBA

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Why IIMs remain on top?

Most of MBA aspirants dream and aspire to be selected for IIM because IIMs are the most premium management institutes of the country.

IIMA, IIM B & IIM C remain top of top institutes for the last many years but what makes IIMs to be on top?

Infrastructure, faculty, exposure and top of all students make IIMs on top. Students not only get top class exposure and listen to the guest faculty from who is who of the Industry but students themselves study a lot and try to relate with present industry scenario and this gives them immense and reference worthy documentation for their career.

LR (Learning Resource) centre in IIMs is the key to all students’ success. Besides other top hundred MBA institutes in India, hopefully other institutes will also pick up this fact and let the students benefit and make their career.

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MBA Institutes in Orissa

Orissa the name gets you top of mind the Konark temples, Puri the sacred place with religious sanctity. But with the side thoughts also comes of the poor population of the state.

Besides political exploitation of Orissa, natural disasters have taken a very heavy toll in this state. But that was past and now Orissa is on upswing and hope fully will never look back.

Bhubaneswar the capital of Orissa with a beautiful coast line of India is offering new hope to all. This underdog state will certainly perform in near future as people of this city are peace loving city are vying to get on top.

If you are habitant of east India then you can positively look forward to Bhubaneswar and MBA Institutes here.

At MBA institutes in Orissa will certainly educate you to remain humble and that is the leaning which will come to you at this age is bound to get you rich dividends in your life time.

Search for your eligibility and for best infrastructure for MBA Institutes at Orissa.

 

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MBA Institutes in Kolkata

‘Korbo Lorbo Jeetbo’ is the basic psyche of Kolkata’s average guy and that reflects the momentum of enthusiastic in born DNA which leads to a can do attitude.

One can find another slang which is very common in Kolkata is ‘Cholbe Na’. What an attitude towards negative thinking, almost zero tolerance to any mistake.

Kolkata boasts of having IIM C and Rabindra shangeet besides legacy of East India Company.
City of Kolkata gives you an enormous opportunity for life time learning. MBA aspirants must not lose opportunity in Kolkata.

Students who will join MBA Institute in Kolkata are likely to experience the amalgamation of bondage for culture and disciplined approach in life.

Since management fraternity in Kolkata is strong hence, most of the MBA Institutes at Kolkata are having lot of guest lecturers from top notches and learned professors.

You need to find out your eligibility as per the selection criterion of MBA Institutes at Kolkata.

Visit each MBA institute and search for details of cutoff percentile and infrastructure in MBA Institute at Kolkata

 

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You will certainly learn courtesy habits at MBA Institutes Lucknow !

Lucknow , the erstwhile capital of ‘Awadh’ Uttar Pradesh had been counting on with the typical ‘tehjeeb’ adopted by society which was predominant with ‘Nawabs’ of the city.

Now City has transformed to modern era and boasts to be vibrant capital of UP with almost cosmopolitan nature of the society.

Each city of India has some unique heritage so Lucknow is also not exception to this and you are likely to learn how to remain courteous even in worst circumstances. 

MBA institutes in Lucknow are equipped with historically relevant management ethos of erstwhile rulers who professed typical ways to deal with east India Company and their own citizens.

In a way you will be able to get an opportunity to learn with blend of old and modern management practices. 

Look at the strengths of MBA Institute at Lucknow

 

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MBA Institutes are breaking myth of conservative Chennai

Chennai or still known as Madras is one of the top metro city of India.  But somehow or the other Chennai has a tag of being conservative.

Although the city has modern infrastructure and best connectivity to all southern states with one of the best port too but because of perception it remained as Tamil speaking city.

But that era is over, now Chennai also speaks Hindi. Thanks to IT industry, many from North India have made Chennai as their home.

MBA Institutes at Chennai have played remarkable role to propagate that myth is over and all are acceptable to Chennai without any bias for language. 

MBA Institutes at Chennai boast of having a unique disciplined teaching which transforms MBA aspirants to a highly well disciplined manager and companies like that.

MBA Institutes at Chennai accept XAT/ CAT/ CMAT / MAT scores and if you are able to match up their cut off percentile, you will be invited for second round of MBA admission process.

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MBA at Mumbai Institute will give you a different exposure!

Mumbai the financial capital of India is well known for its’ enterprising Mumbaikars. City is very different and well known for its’ unique cosmopolitan culture and ‘karega’ attitude. No time wasting, keep on running against time is top of mind daily routine of common Mumbai wala.

What an opportunity for learning time and stress management. You are having these qualities in born if you are in Mumbai.

MBA education teaches you to be efficient and fast in approach hence, once you are learning theory with your DNA of must do attitude, you are at a right institute.

Search and amend your capabilities and match these with admission selection parameters of MBA institutes at Mumbai.

MBA institutes accept MAH – CET scores also besides CMAT, CAT scores.

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Choose your MBA institute in Bengaluru

Bengaluru , the capital of Karnataka, located in Deccan plateau also known as silicon valley of India is very important from the point of view of MBA aspirants.

Besides city being important, MBA aspirants are likely to get job opportunities which are higher than any other city. Hence, it is more important to choose B school which can empower you to gain employability.

First and foremost agenda for you is to visit at the sites of individual institute and find out what is claimed there. This will give you a direction to understand the institute on the parameters of job placement, infrastructure and more so on resources of institute so that you can wish to be transformed to a future manager.

MBA institutes at Bengaluru are having enormous opportunity for you but you need to clear their minimum criterion of cut off followed score by GD & PI.

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You are not eligible to opt for MBA Institute till you clear GD & PI

MBA aspirant must note that you have to clear GD & PI simultaneously and that will only make you eligible to think for opting out for MBA institute.

Remember that if you could not score well in other MBA entrance tests then your MAH CET 2014 score will be able to help you for taking admission in Pune B schools.

The clear cutting edge which MBA institutes have in Pune is their industry tie ups and that might help you a lot during placements. You have small and medium enterprises in Pune and around who are eager to absorb MBA pass outs as these organizations have professional outlook.

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MBAs are also getting non- employable

Indeed now a days even MBAs are not getting employed and so much so, it is also being said that only 22% MBAs are employable. The moot point over here is; if that is the case then how more than 4.5  lac MBA aspirants take entrance tests for MBA admission?

Non employability is a common factor with Engineers, lawyers, CAs and Doctors too. That is different aspect that with MBA it is over expectation that job is in hand. 

Employability is a skill which must be learnt without doubt but many a times certain aspects are learnt along with the job. Companies are also at receiving point that on one side they recruit passing out students as management trainees and on the other hand they expect readymade material right from the day one to get deliveries.

MBAs are still in demand but students must learn soft skills along with the course so that must become employable.

 

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Fear is good but fear psychosis is bad

Indeed sometimes fear is good for all us as that will lead us to do self introspection two times more so that we must not meet failure. It is rightly said that there are times when fear is good.

But the first duty of man is to conquer fear; he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then because that man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

Certainly fear is good but fear psychosis is bad for an individual and it is more important for MBA aspirants to follow this golden rule in student hood.

MBA students might feel fear for doing best in exams, it is okay but carrying on with fear mania and not working on that is almost a crime for them.



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Failures must be worked upon

Often it is said that what is the difference between successful and unsuccessful person? Apt answer is that both get failures but successful persons work on their failures whereas other doesn’t hence, they are unsuccessful.

With MBA education you understand and analyze your failures with the help of logical sequences and analytics which you learn during your class room teaching and experiences at the campus of a MBA institute.

Failures are future lessons hence, you need not feel bogged down rather challenge must be taken again and with the help of rejuvenated efforts to succeed again.

In all spheres of life ups and downs will constantly come and go. Likewise business of any company is also not exception, that’s why Master of Business Administration (MBA) keeps edge and succeeds.

 

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You learn to focus with MBA

Most of the graduating students wonder that what they will learn from MBA because common perception about MBA is that with this degree or diploma job placement is almost certain.

Indeed you will be more employable with MBA but why? Because you will learn how to focus and sustain the efforts. Right from MBA entrance exam you will indirectly be learning to focus.

Since basic nature of all MBA entrance exams is to test your analytical skills in an allotted time so that way you need to be so focused and accurate to attempt maximum questions.

Besides at campus life all MBA pass out continue to focus on markets where the business is, after all with MBA you will be in business administration.

It is aptly said that “concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”









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Who says that coordination is not needed?

We hear that a team player is acceptable in all companies. Why so? Because it is team player who as an individual coordinates with each other so that collective decisions can be taken to achieve a set goal.

It is a noteworthy aspect that in all organizations different departments are created so that a proper coordination is happening and it must be the order of the day. See and observe any company which has HR, Product development or manufacturing, Marketing & Sales, Finance and Admin departments.

Humans have learnt coordination from nature and human body. What a synchronization of coordinated effort in our body!

Since company requires team players hence, this phenomenon has become an employment quotient. During admission process MBA institutes look forward in you a great desire of learning and sparkle of being a team player.




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Managing your thoughts is also a step towards success!

Success is something which is a perception for an individual’s achievement by others. Surprisingly individual has no control on perception yet he/she enjoys success.

Indeed it is thought process which leads you to a success. You can be winner or loser as you might think and act. With thinking alone you can rectify and work on failures to be successful later.

It is MBA education which helps you to take decisions with 360 degree approach. You are at ease to maneuver thinking process with help of past case studies.

Once you are able to manage your thoughts that will help you to lead to success. Success supplemented with cause can uplift moral which will be yielding you an excellent result in your career.

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Professional conduct is an asset of Manager

We all wonder what professional conduct is and how it differs from personal conduct.

History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.

Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.

Those of us who believe in God and derive our sense of right and wrong and ethics from God's Word really have no difficulty whatsoever defining where our ethics come from.

People who believe in survival of the fittest might have more difficulty deriving where their ethics come from. A lot of evolutionists are very ethical people.

Management ethos motivates us to think positive and in most ethical manner which is good for brand, company, consumer and for manager.

MBA institutes are giving emphasis on professional conduct, so that MBA pass outs must perform in companies where they will ultimately placed.

Fear Psychosis of Exam

Naturally our perception remains top of mind and we tend to believe that. Childhood perception is that if I will not fare well in exams that will expose me and I will face embarrassment before parents, teachers and friends. 

Later it takes times to understand that we can take exams like initiative to excel & show world the worth of maturity and intelligence. 

Nevertheless competitive MBA entrance exams are definitely to grab berth of opportunity to shift oneself to gain professional outlook. 

With the strong will power supplemented with focused preparation even the most sought after CAT exam can be cracked. 

Factual fact is that in absence of any prescribed syllabus for any of MBA entrance exam; it becomes more of a mind game. 

CAT 2014 will be conducted in middle of October this year and serious aspirants like you have already on preparation mode.

Simplify complex situations

The simplification of life is one of the steps to inner peace. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life.

Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.

Complex situations do come to all of us but need to simply; this is what the teaching you get while doing MBA. You too get to know how to deal with stress which is the key to complexity.

Fresh graduates who are facing complex situations on whether they should go for unprofessional jobs or get in to MBA as PG education should opt for MBA that would help them to become professional and seasoned to cope up with worst conditions in life.

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MBA still holds good!

Since couple of years MBA has taken a beating in market hence, fresh graduates are a bit confused whether MBA will help them for getting job?

Indeed the fact is that at present until you are having employability skills, you are not employable. Companies are demanding that MBA pass outs must be able to deliver on minimum certain aspects of communication, attitude, adaptability, confidence and willing to learn.

Naturally with above facts and with demand and supply trends MBA is looking to be on hold with some fresh graduates but on the other hand few students are realizing that it is only MBA as PG program will help them to gain a professional degree or diploma with which they will be in demand not only in India but Globally.

Degree Collegiate have top of mind aspiration to go for job immediately after final exam and nothing wrong with it but it is equally important to enhance knowledge base and MBA can be done along with work.

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Competency prevails always

Teaching is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. In teaching we rely on the 'naturals,' the ones who somehow know how to teach.

Ordinary men wonder why those of only average intelligence so often rise to the highest levels of power, while highly intelligent people generally do not.

They fail to understand that reaching the highest levels of power has nothing to do with admired attributes such as intelligence and competence.

The predominant characteristic of those who rise to the highest levels of power is a total disregard for the consequences – including death – that will befall thousands or hundreds of thousands, or millions of human beings if it is deemed necessary to attain his / her goals.

Generally speaking, it is this total disregard for humanity that has distinguished ‘rulers’ throughout history.

But to achieve professional competency you will have to sincerely take steps and one of the top priority is to declare zero tolerance for incompetency, lethargy and procrastination.

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Let’s clear our mind blocks

Over a period of time we all make a mental set which is a natural phenomenon but problem arises when we analyze that whether mind set is positive or negative.

Mind set when not analyzed or rectified perpetuates in to mental blocks which is many a times injurious.

Mind set on the other hand is useful like turning professional is a mindset. If we are struggling with fear, self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt, etc., the problem is, we're thinking like amateurs. Amateurs don't show up. Amateurs crap out. Amateurs let adversity defeat them. The professional thinks differently. He shows up, he does his work; he keeps on trying, no matter what.

The more mental blocks are broken and positivity creeps in, the better and positive mind set will win you success in all spheres’ of life.

To sum up the mental blocks, it is well said that “a stepping-stone can be a stumbling block if we can't see it until after we have tripped over it”

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Goal clarity is a must for you!

Feeling compassion for ourselves in no way releases us from responsibility for our actions. Rather, it releases us from the self-hatred that prevents us from responding to our life with clarity and balance.

People are remarkably bad at remembering long lists of goals. Let’s learn this at a professional level when trying to get our high-performance; the longer lists of to-dos and goals, the more overwhelmed and off-track we got. Clarity comes with simplicity.

Our mind, while blessed with permanent memory, is cursed with lousy recall. Written goals provide clarity. By documenting our dreams, we must think about the process of achieving them.

All of us who are MBA aspirants must have goal clarity thru and thru and let’s write our goal and hang it on a wall like Picasso painting with great hope of achieving our mission of admission in MBA!

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Did we check on our own honesty?

On the scale of 10 how much would you like to give score to yourself? Be alarmed either it can be zero or ten because you can’t say that you are this much honest and that much you aren’t. So either you are honest or not honest on your own parameters.

Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics.

One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.

Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

 

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Set a Goal for you

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals. Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Crystallize your goals. Make a plan for achieving them and set yourself a deadline. Then, with supreme confidence, determination and disregard for obstacles and other people's criticisms carry out your plan.
Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

Those of you who wish to go for MBA , it is right time to set the goal and start giving shape to it with execution plan.

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Networking has hidden learning too

Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities.

We all know that networking is meaningful exercise to take the message across masses but one constant condition remains paramount that all who are networked must be in sync with same threads of trust, understanding, and execution.

Networking does have hidden learning also in the form of dissent, cynicism, criticism, designs, goals and maneuvering.

Professionals network with aim of learning and understanding new trends in market place, this gives them idea to know more and get feedback on their Brands and reposition before consumers. 

Networking is a phenomenon which requires street smartness, presentable, open minded leadership who must be willing to accept challenge of change.

 

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Management education teaches you to be analytical

In simple terms management education teaches you to simply complex situations.

"Never regard your study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs." aptly said Albert Einstein.

Management education keeps you going with thoughts like, if you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people
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The essence of management education is that it is not the strongest of the species that survives, or the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.

Adaptability is outcome of management education an even if you can be appointed a manager, but you are not a leader until your appointment is ratified in the hearts and minds of those who work with you hence, leadership skills is total sum of management  education.

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