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Subject:Re: Qualifications for an off shore writer? From:quills -at- airmail -dot- net To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:27:37 -0600
That would be because they were taught that management is the most
important thing. Nothing was said about being able to think or lead.
Scott
Gene Kim-Eng wrote:
> I don't think I've ever worked with a publications
> manager who had an MBA. I have worked with
> engineering and marketing managers who were
> MBAs, and most of them couldn't add, subtract
> or put together a sentence any more complicated
> than "where are we going for lunch?'
>
> According to conservationafrica.net, you can
> herd wildebeest if you know what you're doing.
> I've never been able to do that consistently with
> managers...
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Leer" <jleer -at- leertech -dot- net>
>
>> I've been bemoaning that fact that I never finished my MBA and it's
>> held me
>> back from management positions. Well, it goes to show you just how
>> dumb
>> management can be. They are amongst the herd of wildebeests going over
>> cliff, chasing a trend without thinking about the consequences.
>>
>
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