Originally Posted by
Sunfish
As for choosing leaders, I am now of the belief that the MBA "Scientific management" school of thought is a waste of time. Experience has taught me that you CANNOT successfully manage something you have no experience of, no matter how slavishly you follow procedures and policies and all the other theories in vogue that day. You need actual hands on experience. Not necessarily very much but exposure to the way the business works.
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Oh my goodness, the MBA sausage factories wouldn’t be happy to hear this, they’ve staked their last 30 years of existence on this flawed concept.