Controversial and hilarious post entitled: 'NOBS, the end of the MBA' by Seth Godin - really amusing parody of what the old style of MBA is and doesn't do:

NOBS, the end of the MBA

I slightly disagree with him, not sure you can tar all MBA courses with the same brush - some are now delivering some great content on experiential learning for example but I do agree that maybe too much emphasis is placed in areas that aren't practical. Seth's course timetable strikes a very sound note indeed:

1. Finding, hiring, and managing supergreat people

2. Embracing change and moving quickly

3. Understanding and excelling at business development and at making deals with other companies

4. Prioritizing tasks in a job that changes every day

5. Selling -- to people, to companies, and to markets

Now tell me a company that doesn't need skills like the above in all their management! The NOBs advice sounds very good to me:

NoBS is worth considering. Before you go to business school, before you decide that a fancy MBA is the one thing standing between you and success, you ought to think really hard about why you're going and what you're going to learn.

Funny how people can jump from department to department, company to company, even continent to continent searching for the company that understands them - maybe a piece of experiential learning to help you understand you could be the trick to success?

If not apply for the NoBS MBA today! Lol :-)