In my case, I often find that I am involved too much with micro-management and become frustrated with the lack of an overall business strategy. In our company, the system and process are not mature and many of the employees lack proper training, so I find that I have to spend too much time fine-tuning the process and directing the staff in dealing with some detail problems. The difficulty in balancing my time properly between these two aspects is a challenge for me in my future career.
Obviously, to become the best business leader that I can be, I will need to overcome these challenges. First of all, I believe that a positive attitude is a great step toward overcoming any problems. I have maintained my positive outlook throughout my career and I have found that it has been a valuable asset for overcoming most difficulties. I also believe that taking a proactive approach rather than a reactive approach will not only bring an individual more opportunities, but also prevents small problems from becoming bigger problems. My philosophy towards overcoming these obstacles will be to combine a positive attitude and a proactive approach towards my education in your elite MBA program.
Secondly, I believe that learning from experienced people is better than just studying knowledge of professionals from a textbook. I believe that your MBA program will provide me with the best environment to learn from my professors and classmates with their varied and unique backgrounds. I can learn from them about the different methods that they have used to solve personnel management problems similar to mine. The management of senior and more experienced personnel is a difficult challenge that I am sure many others in the MBA program will have addressed at some time during their careers.