Perhaps one of the best blog entry from Robbie is his documentation of a recent talk by Henry Mintzberg, a professor of management at McGill University, about the limitations and over-hyping of today's MBA programs. Here are some of the highlights:

1. Can't create a manager in a classroom.
2. MBA programs don't create managers.
3. Should earn managerial stripes, not get it because you have an MBA.
4. Shareholder value is not a value.
5. We almost never consult the people who have been managed by the candidates we evaluate

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9/23/2005 1:07:56 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)

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