We’ve been saying it for years, but now even the Harvard Business Review is saying that MBAs need to update their programs. The article quotes Scott Cook, founder of Intuit: “When MBAs come to us, we have to fundamentally retrain them — nothing they learned will help them succeed at innovation.” The HBR article goes […]
Archives for November 2021
Cause and Effect Reasoning Is an Essential Skill for Leaders
An article in the Harvard Business Review draws attention to the problem of confusing correlation with causation. “Western management has failed to understand cause and effect” W. Edwards Deming Mistaking correlation for cause can be dangerous.because it prevents us from understanding reality. Most importantly, if we do not nurture the ability to think cause […]
The Great Resignation – Companies Must Offer Meaningful Work
An article in this week’s Time Magazine states ‘Young People are Leaving their Jobs in Record Numbers – And Not going Back‘. The ‘Great Resignation” as it has been nicknamed reflects large numbers of people choosing not to recommit to regular jobs. This is bad news for companies who may not be able to find […]
