It is your first day of business school and people are selecting study groups. How would you describe the value you will bring to a study group?

Study groups are an integral part of great business school learning. Each student brings in a unique set of attributes that maximizes the collective goal of learning.
My journey – from a primary school in a small village, where the highest level of available education was High School, to the knock on the doors of this fine management school, one of the premier business schools in the world – has provided me with few uncommon experiences and a set of skills, which will enrich the study group.

While working with few world class organizations like, I have refined my analytical thinking, critical reasoning and technical problem solving skills. I will bring in not only the rich work experience and network from these companies, but also add the understanding of different business models. Also, I began my career overseas but have worked in US for half the time of my career. This helps me to connect and bring in perspectives from both markets.

I have developed a good business knowledge about consulting, IT, manufacturing, banking and education domain which will enrich my participation in studies from various domains. With a diverse learning from architecture to planning to programming and an uncommon career path from lecturer to programmer to IT project manager and business analyst, I have acquired skills like collaborative focus, planning, defining problem statements, creative architecting of solution, conflict resolution etc. I strongly believe that these skills will enhance my contribution to case study and class room discussions.

I will bring in rich diversity in terms of upbringing, culture, career and economy. I am well-versed with in both Occidental and Oriental cultures, which gives me the understanding of