The whole MBA concept fascinates me a little. Perhaps it's just that it seems like a different kind of challenge. Everyone says that an MBA is all about the school you take it at - is your offer of a sponsored MBA for somewhere fun?
I've been thinking vaguely of trying to do a mini-mba - not a full degree, but focussed courses, if only I could work out what to focus on. I should probably just bite the bullet and get some management responsibility with a mentor I trust to advise me. Ultimately that's probably better suited to my (lazy) kind of learning.
The mini-MBA is probably a good first step; see how it sits.
I don't really know how good the institution is - it gets very good marks globally, but that doesn't tell you much about the attendees or the fun-level, perhaps they're Accenture kinds of people, and that's what gets good ratings?
A good idea about the mentor! I need to hunt someone down with whom I don't have a (current) working relationship.
Good marks globally is probably a good sign, but it depends on whose marks. I remember reading an Economist article (or possible special) from a few months ago talking not only about top schools (they have their rankings), but the variety of different rankings and what each focuses on.
I need to decide between now and April if I want to find the kind of role where I'll be leading people or not when I get back to San Francisco. I'm sure finding something more up the management scale would be a little harder than returning to pure codetrickery, but it might be worth it if it's going to keep me interested for longer. If I know that's what I want (and commit to actually being good at it) then perhaps I can work some kind of training in to my compensation package, and find somewhere where a mentor would be available. On the other hand, I still really love writing code.
I think that you'd be one of the most awesome bosses ever - you've already got enough smarts and empathy, and an excellent sense of fairness (perhaps a characteristic I miss most regularly in my management trees). Just make sure that if you do it, you're properly supported doing it.
I think I read that Economist special too. My fear is that if I do something local, the network of fellow-students will be hopelessly north-western-continental-european (don't get me wrong, lovely folk, just ... a little provincial), and I'm already feeling trapped enough in this part of the world ;-)
I like the idea of post-grad study for you, but if you don't like the idea of management, how about more general post-grad. Even something completely outside the box in a non-technical area, just for life-fun. That may not be subsidized though.
I am always a fan of further study. You never know where it will take you!
The cassoulet worked out really well. A couple of people mentioned that it was the stand out dish of the meal (my fave was the tabouleh made by someone I hadn't met before, om nom nom)
I tend to agree with you about the further study. Mmm.
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I've been thinking vaguely of trying to do a mini-mba - not a full degree, but focussed courses, if only I could work out what to focus on. I should probably just bite the bullet and get some management responsibility with a mentor I trust to advise me. Ultimately that's probably better suited to my (lazy) kind of learning.
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I don't really know how good the institution is - it gets very good marks globally, but that doesn't tell you much about the attendees or the fun-level, perhaps they're Accenture kinds of people, and that's what gets good ratings?
A good idea about the mentor! I need to hunt someone down with whom I don't have a (current) working relationship.
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I need to decide between now and April if I want to find the kind of role where I'll be leading people or not when I get back to San Francisco. I'm sure finding something more up the management scale would be a little harder than returning to pure codetrickery, but it might be worth it if it's going to keep me interested for longer. If I know that's what I want (and commit to actually being good at it) then perhaps I can work some kind of training in to my compensation package, and find somewhere where a mentor would be available. On the other hand, I still really love writing code.
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I think I read that Economist special too. My fear is that if I do something local, the network of fellow-students will be hopelessly north-western-continental-european (don't get me wrong, lovely folk, just ... a little provincial), and I'm already feeling trapped enough in this part of the world ;-)
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I like the idea of post-grad study for you, but if you don't like the idea of management, how about more general post-grad. Even something completely outside the box in a non-technical area, just for life-fun. That may not be subsidized though.
I am always a fan of further study. You never know where it will take you!
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I tend to agree with you about the further study. Mmm.
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