A few weeks ago, I came home from work and, much to my dismay, a house was being built on the lot next to us. When I left home that morning, the lot was, as always, vacant, with a magnificent, old tree smack in the middle of the space. Now the tree was gone, little more than a huge pulled stump and a pile of logs. I’m no arborist, but the tree had to be decades old, and now it was gone. Years of growing, giving home to birds, bugs and squirrels, standing tall and firm … gone in between leaving … [Read more...] about Embracing Impermanence
WA Franke College of Business
Scrutinizing Ethics and Teaching Methods in B-Schools
American business schools did not always enjoy the reputation that they have today. The first business programs were founded in the late 1800s, but many people (including the self-taught Andrew Carnegie) scoffed at the idea of a university degree to train people in business. In creating the Harvard MBA, the revered B- School’s founders were not even sure what classes they should offer. In the end, the curriculum drew heavily on the work of the “father” of scientific … [Read more...] about Scrutinizing Ethics and Teaching Methods in B-Schools
