My must read book of the week.....

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Manager's not mba's. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157675 ... 66?ie=UTF8 Amazing read. Not only intellectually stimulating but it provides a big looking glass into MBA programmes.

ashish.mahendra · Answer

Maximum City-Bombay lost and found by Suketu Mehta.

Interesting read on Bombay and what ails or drives this bustling Megacity of 20 million people.

If you want to understand India-a good starting point...................

Ozmba · Answer

feedback please

is it worth buying ?

vinviper · Answer

good post

89nk · Answer

Is it easy to read or do I need to know business lingo?
I will look into it, thank you.

jingy77 · Answer

Just bought it on amazon. Looks good. I need to read more on Managing topics.

jingy77 · Answer

Managing and Leading mean the same thing. All managers lead, and all leaders have to manage.

Not the exact quote from the book, but the same message. The book has some good insights, although the author is always bashing the MBA programs and the ability of the programs to develop good managers.

89nk · Answer

Do you think the bashing is justified? Why do you think the author is always bashing the MBA programs?

I am waiting on my copy.

bb · Answer

Seems to be a trend. B-schools are not perfect nor are the graduates, but I am sure there is one B-school that got it right and one MBA graduate who got it right if these folks want to speak in absolutes. I am getting more and more tired of people who think that if they bash MBA, they are immediately above by the mere fact of bashing. Critics, there are so few qualifications to become one.

jingy77 · Answer

true bb. It is so easy to criticize the b-schools. The author here is basically saying that b-school students act as if they are apart of an elite class, who go into companies and expect to be able to lead, but in actuality they do not possess what it takes to be a competent manager.

I don't necessarily disagree with what the author is saying, but it seems he is so far to one side of the argument that he doesn't consider the positives that actually do come from an MBA degree. But it is still an interesting read nonetheless.

My must read book of the week.....

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