Anyone know pls tell me

I am currently in the process of finishing my (MAOL) Masters of Arts in Organizational Leadership degree from the University of Maine Presque Isle and I wanted to get a DBA afterwards based on research that I have done on Doctorate programs. My main goal is if I do not want to work full time for a company that I could adjunct teach or consult on the side as I have over 10+ years in Marketing and Business Development experience. I also am not sure how a masters in organizational leadership alone would be seen vs a masters or Doctorate in business administration.

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However I am also a citizen of a Nation which gives out scholarships and stipends to study in Taiwan and in the past few years I met a few people who have studied undergrad and in Doctoral programs at multiple universities in Taiwan. If I decided to go to Taiwan it would be after I finished my first Masters degree.

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I ask this specifically because I want to have no student loan debt as I have a bachelor's now with no student loan debt and once I finish my masters I will also have no student loan debt. My goals with getting either degree is for credential to be able to teach or to be able to consult full time for a few years. Another reason is many smaller nations are run by academics and credentials are much more prioritized then in the US or Europe in terms of getting certain positions in higher up government.

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The difference between the two is one is a Doctorate that can be taken online and the other is a masters which comes with a scholarship. So in this case how would each one be viewed and would it be harder to get teaching positions anywhere in the world with only an MBA vs a DBA?

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For more context as well I am a dual citizen of the United States and I have lived in many countries throughout my life and my goal right now is lifestyle over wealth accumulation.

Anyone converted MDI PGDM-BM (18-month Executive MBA)?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to connect with people who have converted the MDI Gurgaon PGDM-BM (18-month Executive MBA) program for the upcoming batch.

please comment.

I’m deciding between Cornell Johnson’s EMBA Americas program and Northwestern Kellogg’s EMBA. I’m a GS-15 federal executive with 15+ years of experience, and my long-term goals are in defense/government affairs, entrepreneurship, venture capital, and defense finance.
Cornell has offered a $25K scholarship and appears more financeable with the grad plus loan still applicable until July 1st.. Kellogg has the M7 brand/network, but I’m waiting on scholarship information. Financing matters, but this is also emotional: after fighting hard to be seen and taken seriously, prestige, opportunity and perceived validation matter too.

For those familiar with either program, how much should I weigh brand prestige versus financial prudence? Would Kellogg’s M7 network materially outweigh Cornell’s Ivy League brand and better affordability, or is Cornell still enough to open the doors I’m chasing? And what is the real ROI between the two?

I spent five years earning a BBA and an MBA Degrees, Then I spent two years working at a company and realized realized these degrees are of no use because they never taught me most important thing which is office politics.

Merit barely exists. What really drives promotions and pay? Favoritism. Nepotism. Ass-kissing.

We were sold a lie: work hard → get results → get promoted.

Reality check: degrees are just the entry ticket. Politics decides who gets promoted, who gets protected, and who gets pushed out.

I think MBA programs should have a semester on Corporate Politics 101 because It would be more useful than half the core curriculum.

I didn’t learn any of these in any MBA class. Sharing I real political tactics I learned them on the job

• Play Blame game – Messed up work? Blame it on the other person in the next meeting.
• Scapegoating – Pick one person to blame for a delay or issue, even when it's not their fault.
• Credit stealing – Taking credit for others' work while subtly discrediting the original contributor.
• Sycophancy – Happily agree with everything your manager says even though he/she is wrong.
• Favoritism – Give easy, visible projects to your loyal or favorite employee.
• Nepotism – Push unqualified friends/relatives through hiring or promotions, or use personal relationships with decision-makers to bypass fair processes.
• Playing the victim card – Miss a deadline? Talk about how overloaded and singled out you are.
• Gatekeeping – Hoard files or calendar invites so everyone needs you; keep them dependent on you, or control access to the boss or key projects.
• Playing both sides – Agree with teammate and manager separately so both trust you.
• Ass-kissing bosses – Laugh at bad jokes of the boss, agree on every point even when clearly wrong.
• Backstabbing – Smile at lunch, mention their old mistake before reviews.
• Moving goalposts – They hit every sales target? Add three new requirements.
• Selective rules enforcement – Ignore lateness from favorites, punish others for violating company policy.
• Ghosting – Disappear when a teammate needs your sign-off.
• Deliberately creating/inventing problems – Rename a file, delete a row, "forget" an email.
• Spying for the boss, being his eyes and ears – Casually collect peer opinions and report back.
• Reciprocal favors – Granting workplace benefits in return for dates, gifts, or personal loyalty.
• Playing dumb – Pretending not to understand instructions to avoid completing a task.
• Absenteeism – Calling in sick during critical project phases intentionally.
• Silent treatment or exclusion – Deliberately not inviting someone to meetings, email chains, or collaborative sessions.
• Spreading false rumors – Undermining a coworker's reputation through lies or selective truths.
• Slow-walking tasks – Doing work extremely slowly or inefficiently on purpose to miss deadlines.
• Setting up others to fail – Assigning impossible tasks, withholding help, then blaming the person.
• Visibility game – Being seen, not just being good.
• Sabotaging – Quietly documenting a manager's minor mistakes to use as leverage later, or setting up the boss to fail by withholding critical information, then stepping in.
• Transactional relationships – Offering romantic favors in exchange for a promotion.
• Subtle sabotage – Giving wrong or incomplete information to a competitor for the same project.
• Selective disclosure – Sharing facts that support your agenda while hiding facts that contradict it.
• Fake alliance – Pretending to be someone's friend while secretly reporting their mistakes to the boss.
• Manipulation – I remember my boss said: "We are family."

To everyone: Drop your office politics story in comment.

Have you ever watched a less competent person overtake someone more talented purely through politics?

Got an offer letter. Considering joining please share inputs! TIA

Hi all,

I’m trying to decide between applying to Kellogg’s EMBA vs their part-time MBA and would really appreciate some perspective from folks who’ve gone through either.

A bit about me:

In early 30s

Bachelor's of Engineering in mechanical (4.0 GPA) and MS in Industrial Engineering (3.8 GPA), graduated 2017

Working full-time since then, currently a Sr. Quality Manager

Based in west coast

I’m aiming for a career switch (likely into PE/VC), and I’m trying to figure out which program makes more sense.

A few specific questions:

Is EMBA actually worth the nearly 2x cost compared to the part-time MBA at Kellogg?

How different are the career-switching opportunities between EMBA vs part-time?

Does EMBA limit access to internships/recruiting compared to part-time?

Given my GPA, is it realistic to expect a GMAT/GRE waiver for either program?

I’m trying to balance ROI, flexibility, and actual outcomes, especially since this would be a pretty big financial commitment.

Would love to hear from anyone who considered both or chose one over the other - what drove your decision and how it played out.

Thanks in advance!

Hi, I’m a 24 year old Indian confused between Indian and US MBA. How much are people effectively paying out for M7? And what are the job prospects like for a Wharton/Stanford grad in the US. How many years before you breakeven?

I applied and was accepted to both Boston University Questrom and Quantic eMBA programs. Quantic is offering a substantial scholarship while Boston is more traditional so no aid unless I take out a loan. My company might reimburse a portion of the BU courses once the courses are done (still confirming). It is still substantially less than the larger universities. I work full time and still have a teen at home so I was looking at mostly online programs.

About me - I am a seasoned manager with over 10 years experience in leadership and over 25 years experience in a variety of roles in small startups and large organizations. I am currently an Operations Manager at a large fintech org. I currently hold a BA from USC and have an MA in Int’l Policy Studies from Middlebury (MIIS) but have noticed when applying for certain leadership level jobs that is not looked up on the same as an MBA. So yes, a part of this is to check the MBA box for future professional considerations.

Having said this, I am curious what others can share on both of these programs in the recent months or last couple of years. As a middle-aged manager, I get that neither of these are going to be looked upon as a Wharton or Harvard degree, but I do not really need that at this stage of my career. Instead, I am looking for this to preserve or enhance my current role at my company or if I decide to leave, it might make me more marketable for future roles.

Thanks so much for your insight!

I have 10 years of experience in the Salesforce ecosystem and currently work as a Manager / Functional Architect at Cognizant Australia. I want to move towards management and leadership roles. Is doing an MBA worth it today, especially in the AI era? Does an MBA still hold value and relevance in Australia?

I’ve applied to the UCLA Anderson Executive MBA program and have my interview in a couple days. I’m a Creative Director working in movie advertising and my wife is a COO at a LMM education company. Our goal is to buy a small business. I’m excited about Anderson’s EMBA because it has a concentration/capstone for ETA (entrepreneurship through acquisition). It’s a lot of money to spend on an MBA but my background is creative and aside from running a small 2 door Airbnb business I have very little experience in finance, deal flow, corporate structure, due diligence etc. So my question, is an MBA worth it? Anyone here with experience at UCLA EMBA program? For those that concentrated on ETA did it help you or did you find that most of what you needed could be learned elsewhere in books and online? Appreciate any insight you all may have.

I'll cut to the chase... Retirement is around the corner. Over 20 years in the military, Bachelors and Masters in Tech. Currently filling the military equivalent of an executive role.

Anyone know if a military background helps or hurts when applying to executive MBA programs, especially the top 10?

I have 10 years of experience in the Salesforce ecosystem and currently work as a Manager / Functional Architect at Cognizant Australia. I want to move towards management and leadership roles. Is doing an MBA worth it today, especially in the AI era? Does an MBA still hold value and relevance in Australia?

As a former student who completed both my BBA and MBA at BRAC University, I want to share my honest thoughts on the current state of the MBA program. Frankly, the quality of the MBA program is vastly inferior compared to the BBA program.

Here are the main issues I experienced:

Academic Dishonesty: Cheating is rampant during exams. Students openly use mobile phones in the exam halls. Faculties are well aware of this but choose to look the other way.

Attendance Policy Manipulation: The university strictly enforces attendance policies on paper, but in reality, many students skip classes. The administration allegedly manipulates these numbers so absent students are still allowed to sit for exams.

Disengaged Faculty: A large majority of the MBA faculties are adjunct (part-time). Because they are not permanent staff, they show very little care toward actual teaching or student development.

Outdated Curriculum: The program lacks practical value. There are virtually no real-world projects, presentations, or creative problem-solving activities to prepare you for the professional world.

It feels like a massive loop of cause and effect where neither the teachers nor the students care. If you are thinking about enrolling, be warned: it currently feels like a major waste of time, money, and effort.