Panic MBAs

The Career Studio

We hate the discomfort of feeling lost. And when we’re lost we don’t know where to start to fix it. This is why so many people reach for another degree - I did this, I did an MBA. Another degree feels like a socially-sanctioned way of addressing your lost feelings. But then why do so many people graduate no more wiser as to where they’re going and what they want? Why are there so many post-MBA students frustrated and lost in the 5 years after graduation? It’s because the MBA was selected in panic as the solution for feeling lost. I recommend avoiding this costly mistake.
In this episode I cover.

• Why we tend to reach for secondary-degrees when we’re feeling professionally lost.
• The impact of panic MBAs on what you’re able to get out of the educational program.
• What to do instead when you feel lost professionally.
• How to decide on a secondary degree in a productive, intentional way.

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