Competition in the skin of collaboration

It is disheartening to see your school do nothing buy manage expectations of its batch. ISB is a paradox. It is a school that would like to think that it is based on international standards. It tries hard - several faculty are foreign (albeit many Indian professors settled abroad), the course schedule is like that of foreign b-schools and the classroom interaction is set on the same pattern. 


However, it fails miserably when it comes to the attitude it expects from the students. The expectation is that we work in a collaborative environment, leverage the experience of each other to take strides in their careers etc. etc. Hogwash! The class comprises of Indians! We are 1.1 billion strong country. We are born into competition. We will always compete. For grades, for jobs and for the limelight.