MBA

May the Learning Force Be With You

May 31, 2011

I’ve written before about the dangers of “homophily” – the human tendency to gravitate towards others who are like us – and I also highlighted “cultivating your network” as one of my 10 Ways to Become a Better Learner.  I was inspired to reflect more on the power of each of these concepts recently as [...]

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Giving to the Tin Man

August 6, 2009

Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man, that he didn’t already have.   – America A while ago I remarked upon the “alternative” MBA program that marketing guru Seth Godin had announced. Coincidentally, as I was posting recently on Henry Mintzberg’s criticisms of the traditional MBAs in To Learn, To Lead, Seth offered [...]

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Learning to Do Business – and Other Things: 4 Models

December 17, 2008

Getting an MBA is not the only way to learn how to run a business. For my money, it’s also not the best way, and it almost certainly isn’t the most common way. I don’t have the numbers to back me up, but common sense suggests that the vast majority of business owners and managers [...]

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