"Fire MBAs" - Bob Lutz, former GM Vice Chairman

Personally, I don't value MBA degree (even though I have met and had very knowledgeable friends at college). For me, it's a hyped and useless degree. Most of the MBAs I have seen are pure Juggu Boys (sycophants) and irrational cabals, who can't take any decision on their own, but can only create chaos and politics.

That's one of the reasons I like Paul Graham of Y-Combinator. He's a great icon for Hackers (to get back the respect).

I just stumbled upon this link through Hacker News where TIME magazine reports on Bob Lutz's latest book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business. Some interesting notes:

we need to fire the M.B.A.s and let engineers run the show.
"if you can measure it, you can manage it"
The only time Apple ever lost the plot was when it put the M.B.A.s in charge.
"Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys."

Comments

Anonymous said…

I go with your opinion. Well said!!

Jul 12, 2011, 8:50:00 PM

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