Is your knowledge practical or theoretical?

Haunting questions, right?

Education does play an important role in ones career but it is the kind of education and the place where you do it from also that matters. A basic degree is no longer sufficient and you may hear about people opting for higher education in a greater number. Whether you call it a fad or a modern career necessity, higher education has caught up with the young workforce like anything.

Many would say that practical experience helps in the long run and bookish knowledge may not take you much further. This holds true for people who are start-ups and want to show their enthusiasm in work. For the long player, a good educational grounding will definitely prove beneficial in practical implementation of enthusiastic and new ideas. Both theory and practice go hand in hand and the absence of one can lead to a less competitive performance.

Here is a list of a few benefits of higher education…

You tend have higher aspirations and achievement levels. The more educated you are, the more you are armed with the necessities to take up additional responsibilities and work. You naturally feel confident enough to take on the next level and move on higher in your career path.

Your contribution to society increases manifold with you being a more aware and responsible citizen. As an educated and well aware person you realize your responsibility to the society and behave in a more civilized manner. This not just helps your family and neighborhood but also the society at large. With more disposable income in hand you tend to spend more is advantageous to a nation’s economy. Also when you hire help in terms of domestic help, vehicle cleaning and maintenance personnel, newspaper and magazine delivery people, and the like, you are generating employment. This helps these people have a better life and thus your contribution for the betterment of the society.

The productivity of individual and therefore of a group, increases. Your productivity directly affects that of those working with you. So whether they are your juniors or peers, the positivity is contagious and so is the resultant productivity. This means that as you grow and prosper you inspire and lead others also towards the same.

You tend to have a definite edge over your peers. Peer relations and pressure both work in order to help an employee put in best efforts. These efforts can be fruitful and easy when you have the edge of better understanding of concepts and theories that are applied to your work.

Education grants you a futuristic and global perspective. When we talk of managing work or teams the best practices from the world can help a lot. A management education not just helps you in knowing what is happening in companies across the world but also helps in giving a more discerning outlook towards things. You can anticipate and plan things better being more aware of things from a learned perspective.

You have better clarity in thought and expression. Yes, no matter how well you can speak there are certain situations that you need to handle delicately, discretely, thoughtfully and very diplomatically. That’s where education helps you in thinking through the situation well and tackling it efficiently. These nuances cannot be had with just practical exposure because more often than not, it is limited to your field of work and territory. True learning comes by learning not just by our own but others actions as well.

So much about higher education, I am sure by now you must have realized that it is more beneficial than one can imagine it to be. Now the question is, ‘what kind of education is the best option?’ Generally speaking, I would say it is ‘management’. Whether you are into marketing, education, corporate sector your next step would be to get into management of sorts. Even people who have had professional education are fast turning towards getting a management degree. It is so very beneficial.

A management degree makes you tailored for the next higher position in your organization. And even if you don’t have that essential degree, the bachelor in management program is always an option to pursue. And the options are a plenty. You can choose your specification and get going in your career.

You want to know the advantages a management degree can give you over your peers? Well they are quite a lot but let me enumerate a few here.

1. You have more knowledge of the theory and know the facts as to why a thing is being done in a certain way.
2. You get into a more responsible, decision making role.
3. Your perspective to handling situations and people changes. Your have more sanity and rationality in most of your dealings.
4. Talking of money, you get more financial benefits.
5. Efficiency comes with a lot less effort.
6. You have a more sophisticated approach to things, issues and situations.
7. You prove a more worthy hand for the company.

And the list can go on and on. You have to experience it to believe it. This is the age of re-inventing yourself, getting ahead of situations and moving ahead of circumstances. Is the lack of a better educational degree holding you back, go on and reclaim your life. Give a chance to education. Get a more refined, accomplished and competent you!

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Jyothis Jose

AVAGMAH Online School

(www.avagmah.in)