People would
never think that liberal arts have
anything to do with MBA, but if you
take a closer look, MBA professionals
have to deal on a daily basis with a lot of emotions and stress from themselves
and from other people, therefore, they have to be very well prepare to manage
this kind of situations with a critical and creative thinking, that is why some
MBA programs have included liberal arts into their curriculum.
Theater
This kind of art is very useful when people want to
learn how to relate with other people, which is a very important skill for MBA executives, this improvising scenes
develop leadership skills and collaboration.
They also practice inner monologue in order to become more approachable or
vulnerable, which can ease the communications with coworkers. All these
practices prepare MBA students for
situations that might involve risks or conflicts.
Literature
According to studies literature has the benefit to help analyze situations of life, because after all, novels, poetry and plays are
inspire on them, therefore it is believed that this material is very useful for
MBA students to help them see some
situations with a different perspective and also respect other people opinions
about a same story or novel, which are very important skills for an MBA professional.
Storytelling
The storytelling
field enhances students to share their personal stories; the process is
very meaningful, for they first have to gather all the relevant information and what are those experiences who have
influenced on their lives after they do that they have to define the theme and
purpose, after all the writing process
is done, they work on the breathing, voice and mental centeredness, in order
to, connect with the audience, this last aspect is what make a great leader, to be able to connect
with people and transmit knowledge and inspiration to the work team, so the company can grow through everybody’s
collaboration.
