It was time to say goodbye to one of the most unforgettable professors at the university. He taught us how to be a good consultant in the most innovative manner. Instead of just quoting real life examples and discussing case studies, he took us out of class to experience cases hands-on. His contacts were incredible; from fast food franchises to global organizations that were willing to provide opportunities for collaboration and experimentation. He threw us in the deep end, providing sporadic, minimal instructions. But lo and behold, we survived and some of us even surpass our own expectations.
It can be described as a love-hate relationship. Some of us LOVE what he has made us achieve, but most of us HATE his methods. He has mastered “The Art of Insulting” my pal Amani, said but she admitted to benefitting from the course tremendously. People were dropping like flies from the class… “The university might not like it,” the professor confessed, “but my conscience is clear.” he continued. What he meant to achieve was to ensure only people who are deserving of the credentials, the truly committed, the resilient, the tough-minded and those who would not be defeated by his brand of brutal teaching (if you can call it that?) tactics can be worthy of qualifying from this module. He promotes the Master in Managerial Psychology (MMP) as a top notch Masters program - a first in Asia; if not in the world in regard its approach and modules.
I am just glad it is all over, it was stressful, yes; though I have experienced the trials and tribulations of working with worse superiors in the past. However, I would not want a repeat of those six weeks of tension. As it is, working eight to nine hours a day is challenging enough to contend with at my age. For the next three hours at the night classes, I hope and pray for lecturers, with the personalities of Dr Goh and Franklyn who are able to bring the best out of us without the verbal confrontation and the diatribe. I guess I subscribe to "Paula Abdul’s" style rather than "Simon Cowell’s methods. I believe in accentuating the strengths and building on the positive to coach people to be better. Although there is always a place for constructive criticisms and working on eliminating the negatives, otherwise how can we ever hope to improve or excel?
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