A recent interviewee gave me this statement. It matches so well with what I have been writing on lately (outside of here) that I can only believe that I heard it and subconsciously started chewing on it. It’s a great statement from someone who took a company from 1-2% annual growth for seven years to double digit growth in one. …
Why Your PhD Advisor Hates You: Stratum in Teaching Environments
Susan commented on my earlier post about why business schools stink. The post focused on MBAs but Susan linked to her earlier post on Customer Experience Crossroads (“What’s Wrong With Business Schools: Warren Bennis was Right“) that talks about entry into business PhD programs. I wanted to chime in with a couple of points. Following my wife around her PhD …
What Were the Americas Really Like Before Columbus?
What were the Americas really like before Columbus, prior to the European exploration and invasion? Charles C. Mann’s very readable 1491 (Second Edition): New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus describes some current research and controversies, uncovering some surprising ground. (Mann wrote a very interesting article for The Atlantic in 2002 based on the book. The article, also entitled “1491“, …
What Biz School Would Look Like If It Was Interested In Impact
Recently, some deans of business schools have begun blogging on things MBAish at BizDeansTalk. It’s an interesting read, partly because I’ve never spent much time with business school folks. (With my wife being an art historian, we just normally got the scientists and humanities folks for dinner. Other than practicing artists, I suppose we never had a profession-related academic in …
New Short Course on Assessing Capability
The good Drs. Herb Koplowitz (of Terra Firma Management Consulting) and Glenn Mehltretter (of PeopleFit) announced a new short course in Toronto for C$2000+GST. Great course at a great price. Very highly recommended.
While Waiting For My Role Based Access Control Piece, Why Not Look At Some Classic Requisite Readings?
We’ll be covering this soon: stay tuned!