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The Paradox of Life

Hi friends .... quite some time that i have posted something .... heres something .... the Paradox of Life ..... ... The comedy of tragedy of our dead lives ... The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to

An Interview

An Interview : A different point of view .... Interview: Henry Mintzberg, Don't Hire MBAs for Management Jobs by David Creelman Henry Mintzberg is among the world's most revered management thinkers. His most recent book, Managers Not MBAs looks at what it takes to develop managers and why MBAs don't generally make good ones. David Creelman (who has an MBA) met with Dr. Mintzberg to explore these ideas. DC- We're coming up to the end of the graduate recruiting cycle and it's a good time for managers to look back on their hiring strategy. Having read your book, I've got to think that if we're hiring MBAs, we're making a mistake. HM- Hiring MBAs as analysts is OK, but if you are hiring them as managers, you are playing Russian roulette. DC- Even if I hire them as analysts, I see them as being the source of my future management talent, so the problems with MBAs are a real concern. What is it that makes MBAs bad managers? HM – I