My MBA Discovery

Accounting: Why? Before running a marathon better to learn how to walk, before playing a symphony better to learn how to play scales, and before being involved into a business better to learn enough accounting for the role we want to play. Accounting might be a tough subject for somebody (as it is to me), even esoteric at the beginning, but it has proven to be a useful tool in my pocket to overcome the technical perimeter of the roles I covered so far, providing me with an embedded business-friendly sensitivity, especially in difficult situations. While it is called the language of business, it is easy to understand why MBA programs set it as core discipline and strong asset in the skillset of any professional, manager or not. Understanding the impact of financial transactions on financial statements, learning to read and prepare balance sheets, income and cash flow statements, using such instruments to understand the profitability and financial health of an organization, interpr...