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Oct
28

Posted by a member of the DestinHaus Team

A few years ago, I was at a well-known UK University to give a lecture to a group of Executive MBA students.  Since I had arrived early, I went to the cafeteria to get a cup of coffee.  A group of Business School lecturers were seated at the next table.  A proud young lecturer was bragging to her colleagues about a paper of hers that had just been accepted for publication.  Her “golden” words were, “I have been told that I take a holistic approach to organizational culture, far removed from the temporal mindset that seems to pervade the corporate diaspora.”  I almost choked on my coffee and immediately wrote down her pearls of wisdom in my notebook.

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May
17

I found an interesting article in the May 14th issue of the Wall St. Jl. I am including a few excerpts from that article over here. In addition, have added a few elements to reflect my own opinion.

For decades, the US has been a magnet for immigrants. During the 20th century, millions of talented foreigners, from Alfred Hitchcock to Sergey Brin, flocked to our universities and benefited from our financial capital and open culture. In the process, thousands of them started businesses in the US; in fact several of them created entire industries. Continue reading →

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May
16

A question that has befuddled me for decades is: Why do so many Americans think it is not cool to study science and technology?

So many people want to go into liberal arts, political science, and the like. If a person is good in science and technology, he is branded a nerd in school. How long can the US continue on this path and still prosper? These days, most people in high schools want to major in “business” in college. Ask them what they want to do in the future and most of them state they want to be a senior executive. I have encountered thousands of college seniors and graduate students who want to be “consultants.” Ask them what they know about the real world for them to be “consultants” and all one gets back is blank stares. We have too many Chiefs and too few Indians in the US. (Coming from an Indian immigrant, the pun was intended!!!)

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