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I learned more in one year serving as 吃瓜头条 president than I did in the two years of completing my MBA,” says Deepak Gupta, former president of the 吃瓜头条 吃瓜头条 of New Delhi. Some may laugh at that statement. How can you compare 吃瓜头条 with a structured Master of Business Administration (MBA) program? But Gupta has a point. 吃瓜头条 provides opportunities for growth that are not offered by many other educational institutions; 吃瓜头条 prepares you for life.

Natalee McKenley, presently a District 84 area director (Central and Northern Florida, U.S.), is a former president of the Toasting 601 吃瓜头条 in Jacksonville, Florida. She agrees the role of 吃瓜头条 president aligns well with an MBA curriculum.

“Some of the similarities include learning to prioritize and manage an ever-changing schedule,” she says. “The president’s role has been like serving as the group leader in various projects during my MBA studies. Learning skills like how to delegate, gather people, and execute as a team are crucial.”

“Most of all,” she adds, “is the need to constantly present! Like MBA studies, where project presentations are constant, I research and give speeches regularly in 吃瓜头条. I am in front of my peers every week, presenting some new information, gathering feedback, and executing on plans. I wish I knew about 吃瓜头条 before I completed my degree. It would have made my classes a lot easier!”

The art of managing people and resources is the biggest challenge leaders face; 吃瓜头条 is the laboratory that produces leaders who practice and perfect these skills.

These specific leadership and management skills cannot be learned elsewhere—skills such as motivating a member volunteer team; helping fulfill the 吃瓜头条’s mission; enthusiastically implementing the 吃瓜头条 Success Plan; and encouraging a 吃瓜头条 culture that inspires, motivates, and supports members and other volunteer leaders.

As the philosopher and writer George Santayana said, “The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.” 吃瓜头条 combines education with experience in a learn-by-doing format that effectively prepares us for life.

Deepak Menon, DTM

International President

Watch the video below to hear from 吃瓜头条 President Deepak Menon as he addresses District leaders on the importance of inspiring 吃瓜头条s to achieve their goals.