tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post3748112138877059825..comments2023-08-25T17:30:36.937+05:30Comments on Business Musings: The Obsolete ManagerRameshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-47646121448249940272009-05-12T05:24:00.000+05:302009-05-12T05:24:00.000+05:30@Rads - Yes, continuous reeducation is good - not ...@Rads - Yes, continuous reeducation is good - not just on company training programmes but also privately on our own<br /><br />@Adesh - You are absolutely right. Interacting with students is one of the most refreshing and learning of experiences. hence my exhortation to teachRameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-66243737655732098812009-05-12T00:26:00.000+05:302009-05-12T00:26:00.000+05:30You have opened pandoras box. Curriculum followed ...You have opened pandoras box. Curriculum followed in Indian business schools (exclude ISB/IIMs) will still be age old and may not add any value. <br />I agree with you on blogging and teaching/mentoring budding students will help managers in upgrading themselves. By staying in touch with students, one can have pulse of trends to come in which is good for any manager.Adesh Sidhuhttp://www.adeshsidhu.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-26838778444988657752009-05-11T23:43:00.000+05:302009-05-11T23:43:00.000+05:30This is sooo true...Getting trained now n then can...This is sooo true...Getting trained now n then can help us coz we are not all blessed always with the same jobs related to our education and we kinda lose track somewhere in between...I can guarantee that I'll flunk if I had to take an exam on all my engineering subjects now...and I also don't want to be dumbfounded when my kid asks me some tech quesitons tomorrow...and Yes I did find some of my managers with blank faces when they were posed with certain major issues and all of them go to as many trainig sessions as they can...more knowledge is always an added advantage especially when our designation increases and we are expected to know more than our subordinates.Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985152186939344611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-21207889138752973062009-05-11T16:29:00.000+05:302009-05-11T16:29:00.000+05:30@ blogueuer - Ops Mgmt has also sorts of quanti st...@ blogueuer - Ops Mgmt has also sorts of quanti stuff. I have forgotten linear programming, can't differentiate between regression and correlation and will definitely get a F !! And yes Plan B definitely - its never too late to do an Executive MBA . <br /><br />@kiwi - CAT is tougher than the actual B-School exam. I didn't want to embarass myself by saying that there's no hope in hell that I would get through CAT now !!<br /><br />@aparna - you are right, experience is a great teacher and is extremely important. But you also need to know your technical stuff right ? I am convinced that one of the reasons for the current bank failures is that nobody in any bank's board understood what a credit default swap was.Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782192840421019943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-11176230936994154662009-05-11T16:03:00.000+05:302009-05-11T16:03:00.000+05:30I used to think that experience was knowledge at o...I used to think that experience was knowledge at one point in time. May be what triggered this thought, which later turned into a beleif is that , I had the oppurtunity to work with the crème de la crème (the IIM and the IIT passouts and the like) but sometimes their managment skills, thought process or ideas never justified their alma mater. I know its extremely vain of me to state this, but this was my preception.Now I know, may be their thoughts had become obsolete. <br /><br />But I have a question for you. Dont you think, a problem at hand (real life) is more educating than a course every now and then?aparnahttp://aparmarajesh.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-79259692165803099862009-05-11T15:58:00.000+05:302009-05-11T15:58:00.000+05:30Ramesh, forget about getting grades in B School! ...Ramesh, forget about getting grades in B School! If I were to attempt writing the Entrance exam (CAT) which once upon a time i managed the 99th decile, I guess my chances are one in a billion to even make it to B School. So much for dumbing down through 20 years of working!<br />cheerskiwiblokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-3437375385744153152009-05-11T08:13:00.000+05:302009-05-11T08:13:00.000+05:30Sorry, I meant a F in Op M.Sorry, I meant a F in Op M.le embrouille blogueurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225590857782317110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4740849900073154554.post-41397404935911443872009-05-11T08:12:00.000+05:302009-05-11T08:12:00.000+05:30Ramesh ...great stuff. But for someone as ignorant...Ramesh ...great stuff. But for someone as ignorant on B methods as myself,am I too wrong to assume that you are being a little hard on yourself - grading a C in Op Mgmt when you consider an A for Bus Str? Also for a common man who aspires to be a manager some day - but a little too late for B School, what would be the Plan B? Or is there a Plan B?le embrouille blogueurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01225590857782317110noreply@blogger.com