Benefits of Executive MBA to the Employer

Executive MBA, one of the most sought-after educational degrees these days, not only improves the career path of the candidate but also brings about added advantages to the employer. Candidates constantly keep trying to get their degrees sponsored by their employers or current companies. To get your employer to sponsor your E-MBA program and give you holidays for preparations and writing exams, you need to know how your employer is going to benefit out of your degree.

Here are a few enhancements that you will bring to the organization's culture and work ethics — in short, contributing your bit to enhance the productivity and efficiency within the organization. Convey these across the table and get your approval sorted.

A. Bringing in fresh ideas to the workplace

Working in one company or industry for a longer period of time makes one’s ideas stagnant. It is very important to stay up to date with new ideas and changes happening in the industry. This stands true for each and every member of the organization as well as for the entire organization as a whole. The new ideas, however, should be implemented with proper discussion and brainstorming ensuring that they sync with the company culture and work environment. Some ideas can be put on hold for later implementation, but nonetheless, no idea should be discarded outright.

EMBA allows new classroom concepts, knowledge and tools into the workplace, ensuring the graduate’s growth along with the company’s development.

B. Delivers immediate and continuous returns on investment

Studies are mostly going on parallel to work in an E-MBA scenario. The student eagerly wants to apply the newly discovered management theories to the existing work setup. Each successful idea that gets implemented is a boon for the employer. Also, the students meet working professionals from around the world and as a result, they are exposed to a wide variety of influential batch mates. The alumni connect of E-MBAs helps in this. Discussions of case studies and current problems with fellow students bring in better ideas and ways to deal with situations.

Another ROI is in the form of money. Because the MBA degree adds value to your profile, chances of retention get higher. The reputation of the company/employer also goes up, making it a desirable place to work.

C. Helps in becoming a better leader

Leaders are born or made? This remains to be the most difficult question of an EMBA program to be answered objectively. Nonetheless, leaders can definitely be made by working on managerial qualities which help individuals succeed. Distance Business programs are designed to impart such qualities by means of coaching and leadership training throughout the program, which helps graduates learn more about themselves and their managerial styles.

A few leadership skills that help in improving the work culture in the current organization include effective communication, analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, employee engagement, and obviously a better grasp on rules and laws that apply to the organization.

Development of leadership skills acts as a two-edged sword that helps equally the graduate as well as the company.

D. Connecting the employer to a wider network of talent

Alumni connect is one of the major features offered by Business schools for working executives. Experienced faculty, international students, and students from different domains and ranks, all are a part of E-MBA these days, allowing each other to make connections that help in strengthening the current professional role while gaining insights into other roles. These networks give the graduates as well as the companies they are working for a foundation to broaden the professional network all over the world. Within this network, common challenges, best practices, caution points — everything can be discussed and implemented well.

You know you have somebody to back you up whenever needed because you go back to the same Alma Mater.

E. Helps in developing an international perspective

Hardly any college teaches country-specific courses unless a particular credit demands it. With global studies and a sneak peek into the international workplace, dominated by multinational teams frequently working with diverse laws, customs, and markets, students develop a global vision and expert insights into developed as well as developing markets.

Lectures, visits and case studies expose the students to firsthand knowledge of different market environments across cultures and various time zones. This learning, when applied to the current work environment, helps in bringing the best practices from across the globe, resulting in higher productivity and enhanced efficiency.

Getting the employer on board for your EMBA is not the easiest task but is not an impossible task. You need to put forward all the benefits that they will have on account of giving you time away from work. Use your power of persuasion and logic to your and the company’s advantage!