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Make Me Care
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22 May 2007, 18:27
Since Peli posted about something on his reading list, I thought I would follow suit, only I want you all to give me something to read.
Here's the deal:
I don't really care about business. I REALLY don't. Most of the time, when I read business articles, it's a struggle to keep my eyes from rolling back into my head. Mergers, acquisitions, tax-dodging shenanigans, etc....ugh.
You might be saying to yourself, "why is this chick going to business school? And why on earth did they let her in?'
Well, first, I never told them how much I don't care. Second, I really do want to learn these skills -- marketing, negotiation, leadership, accounting, finance, etc. I want to learn them and then apply them in my world, 'cause lord knows most nonprofits need a little management help. (Or big-bad-biz needs some help being a little nicer.)
I compare it to taking the bicycle repair class I took a few years ago. Mostly, I was broke and wanted to know how to patch my own tubes, change out my hubs, and adjust my derailleur. It's useful knowledge, and I am still friends with the people I met in that class. However, I don't talk about bikes or how they work and I couldn't care less about buying fancy parts. I certainly don't read magazine articles about 'em either.
As you can imagine, I am a bit worried about getting immersed into all of this stuff and being so bored I want to poke out my own eyes with the prongs of my laptop's power cord.
So can you guys recommend anything to read that might interest me? Might make me want to learn more?
(And don't yell at me. I know. I'm not saying that what you do isn't valuable, it's just that it doesn't light me up.)