Death of an MBA ? - 3
(Arm-Chair ?) Consulting Over 'Dirty' Hands-On Work ?
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3.0 - Preference for Consulting Work Over 'Dirty' hands-on Operational Work
In an earlier Harvard Business Review (HBR) article, MBA's were compared to spectators in a circus who watch their colleagues (the lion tamers) struggle with the lions in the cage (real life problems) trying to make them perform (provide solutions for the real world.
Most MBA's prefer to be 'Arm Chair Analysts' wanting to plan, analyze and suggest rather than 'Dirty Drudgery Doers' who actually execute & do the 'dirty' operational work.
Why are many MBAs called Managers By Advice or
Managers By Analysis or
Managers By Arrogance rather than
Managers By Action ?
They need to critically look within themselves for the answer.
Most Organizations want employees (including MBA's) who can execute to a pre-defined business plan. Not just sit back and plan grand strategic moves while not getting one's hands dirty in the actual execution.
Do question the plan if you are not comfortable with the same. But once agreed upon jointly, then 'doing' is the key to moving ahead.
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Last updated on 9th December 2023.
Created on 19th February 2004.