It depends ...

For all of you that will not be heading to an MBA degree anytime soon ... or those that think that the costs are far too much, i will let you in on some insider gyan (knowledge) which covers about 50% of the course material .... If you just take this on board then you could pass as an MBA about 7.5/10 times (don't ask me where i got these statistics from .. it sounds believable enough so it will suffice for now) .. for all those that have read 'The secret' and are still confused about life well the secret below might add more to your life than that book..

Hmm.. have you ever be confronted with a question that you had no clue about .. or sitting in a high powered meeting and where the spotlight was suddenly put on you.. There is a simple answer to all your problems .. the two magic words .. "IT DEPENDS ..." these two words are something that all MBAs (or wannabes) learn .. and the one thing that everyone at school has picked up in the first week .. they will transform you from being a 'dumb arse no body' to a 'smart arse somebody' . You actually get the other person thinking and take the attention away from yourself. Suddenly the pressure is on them to try to think about why does it depend. Also you washed yourself of all responsibility of getting the answer right. Lets test drive it ..

Boss: Are we going to make our target for the coming fiscal year ?
mba : It depends ... on the revenue we generate in the last quarter

Professor: Do you think the marketing plan is going to be successful
mba: It depends .... on the advertising mix

Wife: Are we going out to dinner tonite ?
mba (husband offcourse) : It depends ...

Even if you have nothing useful to say after the two magic words you leave people with the impression that you are an Analytical thinker who looks at both sides of the argument, weighs all options, has an unbaised view and generally has a maturity level that is far above average ;) . All you did were say two words .

Now that you know the secret to success you have no further excuses left .. on second thoughts, it depends ...