I'm humbled!

As months pass by, I get this feeling over and over again. Cranfield MBA's have this knack to surprise me time after time. The lectures on Economic Perspectives of Globalisation (EPG) over the past few days have made me feel humbled by the knowledge mine that surrounds me. Not just the faculty - John, Sean, Steve, it is also students like Lily (China), Bence (Hungary), Jonathan (Britain), Sola (Nigeria), Nana (Ghana), Antonio (Uruguay) and so many more. These budding senior managers are no less economists and seem to know almost everything.

If someone was to ask me about the Property law about India, I would be clueless. But so many of my class fellows know so much - not just about the field they worked in, but also about the economy of their own country and even other nations. And it is not just knowledge on economics.

Imagine sustaining your commitment to your employer who sponsored you for his MBA. So during daytime we see some folks attending lectures, writing reports, joining team meetings. We also hear about them working at night on their office assignment. Next day they are again there in lectures. The capacity to take so much just amazes me.

Then there are students like Joanna (Britain) who plays all games and works so hard - whether it is playing for Cranfield University's volleyball team, organising charity auction, participating in marathons, arranging the oh-so-famous nude calendar (again for charity) and now leading the Fun yearbook project - amazing capacity.

This is also the bottom line message for all - you need to scrape the surface to see the real strength of those around you. Some may take weeks, some may take months and some others may simply miss to see it throughout the year. And this is a message I will take away in my workplace after the MBA again.