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Learning from Canada's business leaders: they have the predisposition and the capacity to hold two diametrically-opposed ideas in their heads, writes Roger Martin in his new book The Opposable Mind ...Read the full article
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Ramesh Fernando from Canada writes: The fact is Bob Young studied History in university. Definitely not Business or Technology (Computer Science, Computer Engineering). The fact remains that many people sucessful in technology and the world of business don't have a background in business. So much for the people who think the Rotman MBA is the fast track to a career in high tech. Of course in high technology, a lot of people have backgrounds in technology, Sergei Brin and Larry Page at Google Jerry Yang and David Filo, in Canada Mike Lazaridis has a technology background. Just Jim Balsillie has an MBA from Harvard, so much for people with MBAs. Of course President George Bush shows how talented people with MBAs are in making the right decision and in his financial acumen.
- Posted 21/11/07 at 9:43 AM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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T M from Toronto, Canada writes: Ramesh, I'm not clear what your point is. You make a categorical generalization of all "MBAs". I think the intent of the article by Roger Martin is to provide a case study example of why business people need to learn to think about real world problems from different perspectives, a new paradigm if you will. Dean Martin at Rotman calls this "integrative thinking", which I understand has become an underlying philosophy in the design of a new MBA curriculum. I do not have any MBA but I think the concept of "integrative thinking" is the right approach to advance the learning experience to be more relevant to solving real world business problems. Ultimately, it comes down to an individual, not the school or degree, in terms of real world impact. I'm not sure your comments read clearly.
- Posted 21/11/07 at 12:51 PM EST | Alert an Editor | Link to Comment
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