What they don't teach you..........

The corporation! The cornerstone of industry today! It is a truly marvellous, stable structure! A well defined hierarchy, efficient processes, etc etc. What is the requirement for any stable structure? That's right - it should never be top heavy!

This is precisely the reason why managers necessarily must be the people who know the least! If they knew more than the folks at the bottom, the entire organization would be in jeopardy! The less you know, the higher you go!

However, this is not something easily achievable. Oh no! If it was, any half competent person would lead the organization. Nope, it's not that easy. Fortunately, we have the B-schools, the cradle of industry, the nursery of new talent!

How does a B-school work? Well, it is unlike any other educational institution anyone has ever attended! You see, all your life, you have been told how to do the job. Here's a place where they have to teach you how not to do the job. (Yield not to temptation!) Before you start laughing, it's not as easy as you think! It is a matter of undoing 16 years of "education".

Ever spoken to a person when they were at a B-school? What's the first thing you hear? "Hey, I'm busy, got a killer assignment! " etc etc. Why's that? 'Cos that's the first rule of management! It would never do for future managers to say, "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!".

For two years, these folks rush to class every morning, where they sit....and stare! Try doing it for two years - only then will you appreciate how tough it is! For, they are only shown the path, they must walk it themselves! After two years of sitting around doing nothing, somewhere along the line, realization dawns - "Aha!", they say, "Management!" (Nope, no nudist runs down the street, sorry)

However, as with most bastions of power, these are closely guarded secrets. Try asking a managerial student anything. Odds are you'll here a bunch of esoteric acronyms, with the rather explicit comment - "but you won't get it, you gotta be here to find out." Makes sense, doesn't it? If everyone realizes as a kid that by goofing off right from the beginning, they can blaze their way up the corporate ladder, there would be no one left to do the work!

The natural question that then arises - "Why are B-schools so expensive?" Think about it, wouldn't you be charging exorbetant amounts if it was your job to randomly knock on people's doors throughout the night so they don't get sleep?