MBAs Told To Have Optimism For The Future
May 26, 2009
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As the MBA graduating class of 2009 prepares to venture out into the world, they are being told to think differently about their options, which are broader than they might realize given the financial recession.
According to the DealBook blog at the New York Times, some business schools graduate speakers went far afield from the Wall Street big wigs who once dominated the events.
Wharton's speaker was Muhammad Yunus, who founded the Grameen Bank and won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his pioneering use of microcredit to help widows and laborers in places like his native Bangladesh.
Yunus said the global turmoil was a chance to rethink the basic principles of the financial system, and focus on business as a means of addressing and solving social problems, not just to make money for investors.
"While other experts are banking on gloom and doom, I see the economic downturn as a prime time to shake things up in a positive way that will lead to permanent social change," he said in his speech.
People like Muhammad Yunus have made a major impact on the well-being of millions. If you want to have that kind of effect on the world, maybe you should consider getting an MBA degree.
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