While Hard Data May Inform The Intellect,

Organizations Are Communities Of Human Beings, Not Collections Of Human Resources

Basically, Managing Is About Influencing Action. Managing Is About Helping Organizations And Units To Get Things Done, Which Means Action. Sometimes, Managers Manage Actions Directly. They Fight Fires. They Manage Projects. They Negotiate Contracts.

Strategy Is A Pattern In A Stream Of Decisions

Empowerment Is What Managers Do To People. Engagement Is What Managers Do With People.

What You Get Out Of An M.b.a. Programme, No Matter How Much Experience, Is Functional Tools And Understanding In Disciplines: You'll Understand Economics, You'll Understand Marketing, Finance, Accounting. That, M.b.a. Programmes Do Very Well.