What I'm Studying Now
I'm beginning a new MBA class this week. It's called Strategic Technology. I'm wasn't quite sure what the class is about, just by looking at the title. At first, I thought it was questioning whether your computer should be on the right side or the left side of your desk.
However, it turns out that this is going to be a pretty full and demanding class. There is a lot of reading (that I'm working on this weekend).
One of the things that I sometimes get uncomfortable with in our MBA classes is the capitalism focus. I'm trying to take what I'm learning to apply a missional or theological lens for understanding how non-profits and churches can better engage.
However, I am clearly the only one in my class who things the way I do. There was a revelation a few classes ago that perhaps values might be more important than money. Students were stunned to realize this. I just felt dirty.
Anyway, if you want to get a sampler of what I'm looking at for the next 7 weeks, take a look at this:
posted by Ross @ 8:20 AM
2 Comments:
I dabbled in an MBA a few years ago, earning about 12 or 15 credits. It was a good experience for me, but I realized that crunching numbers (accounting and finance) wasn't for me. I think I would have been fine in the management and marketing side, but the numbers side of things tripped me up.
I was at Temple University, a large, state-run comprehensive university in Philadelphia. What was impressive is that my MBA courses were much more diverse than any theology or seminary course I had ever taken. There were four languages other than English spoken in my intro to finance course - Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and French (of the Haitian, not Continental, variety). Every hue of skin color was represented there. It was an amazing thing.
So, it is interesting that here we have two white guys in suits and ties. Yep, blessings to you Ross and your dear one as well.
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