Part I: The MBA Program
I. “So, why do you want to do an MBA?” 3
II. The problem with MBAs 5
III. You are already a CEO, so think critically 10
Emotional hijacking
IV. The making of an MBA 14
Factory Model
Fitness Trainer Model
Knowledge transfer in an MBA course
Why we do not learn
Motivation to learn
The cost of producing an MBA
The Choice of Specialisation
V. MBA for sale – what salary will I get? 28
The demand for MBAs
Marketing of an MBA
The supply of MBAs
So how do you determine your salary?
Distribution channels
The needs of a recruiter
Part II: What Managers Do
VI. Introduction 43
VII. Managing physical well-being 45
Energy is not physical
Immunity and relationship with stress
The importance of sleep
Backaches and headaches
Exercise
VIII. Managing emotions 48
Beliefs and assumptions
How are beliefs created?
Happiness
Are we puppets or is it low self-esteem?
Managing negative emotions
Meditation
Awareness
Anxiety
Anger
Depression
The behaviour of teens
IX. Managing Change 80
Self Motivation
Rationalisation
X. Managing knowledge – so much to do, so little time 85
What is knowledge
Mindmaps
Knowledge from books
How to read
Speed reading
Time management
XI. Managing others 111
Group behaviour
Productivity of groups
Relationships
Interpersonal Relations
Sensitivity
Developing Rapport
Effective communication and motivating others
XII. The best manager we know 122
Part III: Critical thinking
XIII. Introduction to critical thinking 127
XIV. Problem, what Problem? 130
Is it a problem?
The Importance vs. Urgent grid
Root cause analysis
XV. Seeing is believing 137
Opinions
Sources of errors in judgement
Information
Gathering data
XVI. Eureka! 151
Importance of creativity
Brain storming
Rules of brain storming
Risk