Stellar skills of an Experienced MBA

Essential MBA Skills

• Leadership

• Teamwork

• Problem solving and analytical skills

• Initiative

• Adaptability to change

• Interpersonal and communication skills

• Strategic thinking and planning abilities

• Global orientation

• Ability to leverage technology

• Time management and project management skills

• Prior history of results and progressive experience

Function-specific Skills Based on Concentrations & Key Functions

Corporate Finance

• Quantitative skills

• Basic understanding of accounting and financial management principles

• Ability to interpret numbers and draw conclusions from results of various financial strategy changes

• Ability to handle a wide variety of tasks

Consulting/Strategy

• Evidence of solid intellectual capacity

• Ability to elicit information from others and to synthesize that information into a cohesive story

• Strong listening skills

• Ability to communicate with all levels of management, from line managers to the CEO

• Ability to see the big picture

• Solid business judgment and desire to tackle complex business problems

• Creative/conceptual ways of thinking

• Ability to determine KEY issues from confused and incomplete information

• Project management skills

• Professional presence

• Assess situations and devise solutions

Human and Organizational Performance

• Strong presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Mentoring/coaching experience

• Management skills

• Analytical skills

• General business understanding

• Basic understanding of change management and organizational processes

• Analytical and quantitative skills

• Ability to understand how business results ultimately tie to human performance

• Basic understanding of the Human and Organizational Performance generalist role

Investment Banking

• Strong quantitative and financial skills

• Team player

• Handle multiple tasks/multiple bosses

• Ability to analyze diverse information and formulate recommendations quickly

• Ability to synthesize large amounts of data into small manageable chunks and then communicate these chunks both written and verbally

• Willingness to take risks, deal with uncertainty and accept occasional failure

• Ability to perform well under pressure

• Ability to take criticism lightly

• Aggressiveness, strong internal motivation and ambition

Marketing

• Ability to motivate others not under your control

• Strategic thinking

• Multi-functional team experience

• Tolerance of ambiguity; flexibility

• Creativity

• Quantitative/research skills

• Coordination/project management skills

• Presentation skills

• Ability to recognize key factors in extensive data

• Passion

• Knowledge of basic marketing principles

Operations/Manufacturing

• Ability to work with a wide variety of people

• Basic understanding of the supply chain and a production environment

• Preference for a variety of tasks

• Quantitative skills

• Ability to coordinate with departments and individuals not under your control

• Ability to initiate and implement major projects

MBA's are super hero's of an company. They possess the skills and character needed for growth of any company. Invest in an MBA, train them on your systems or consider the systems they have to offer and watch your company grow successfully!!!

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