Term 2 and all that........

I write this post after a considerable gap since my last one. This is in a way a reflection of the tight schedule we had in Term 2. We were told that term 2 will be much better than term 1. But, man were we misguided! This term was even more jam-packed than the first and to add to our miseries we had to start worrying about our career aspirations (one of the major reasons of doing an MBA!).



I was put in the Green stream this term, but it wasn't starting all over again as I had met most of us until now. the teams were reallocated and I was again amongst a new bunch of people whom I thought i knew. How wrong was I! We were a very efficient and a diverse group at that. I again played the role of the 'prankster' amongst us. 'Milo' Miles was game too, as we both came up with different ways of making it a 'fun' experience. However, we didn't socialise and got to know each other well, unlike my first team. This was my only disappointment with the team then. But retrospectively, I understand that like every person is different, all teams are different. They have their own personality, their own way of being, their own credo. And for all of us, it was 'getting it done' that mattered more now than anything else. I think it was also the course workload I referred to before and the careers that were weighing on our mind which made us so 'practical'! Anyways, I do not have any regrets of being part of this team, I learnt a lot about team dynamics and how to make a team work effectively.



Amongst the courses, Supply Chain Management was a disappointment for me. I expected a lot more from Martin Christopher, who is one of the world renowned experts in SCM. But then that may be because I had worked in SCM before and knew a lot of what was being taught. Most us didn't appreciate the importance of SCM and the course was a introduction to them.



I am in the 3rd term now. All of us now start going our own way as we select different electives, projects, interships or look for a job. I jusst hope the social events that held us together will continue to do so as people start pulling in different directions. More to come on the 3rd term soon.