Headline, November17, 2013

''' IN WHOSE GARAGE WILL 

THE NEXT SUCCESS STORY 

BE WRIITTEN ?'''

At one point Professor Bartolome went personal and philosophical   -and then declared some startling insights about parents and children.

His lesson was that people hold innate beliefs that they likely don't even recognize and that are better left unaddressed.

He trashed the whole idea of sensitivity training on matters like sex and race, and declared that sometimes it is better to simply ''keep your mouth shut.

Sensitivity, Professor Bartolome taught, can be divisive rather than unifying.

''My God, I thought, this  'lunatic professor'  has actually made some solid points.''

A number of students remarked during my visit that one of the greatest strengths of Insead is that professors and students alike are not bound by the laughable standards:

of political correctness found in the U.S.

Almost all students I spoke at both schools remarked that  ''internationalness''  was the best part of their respective experiences. But, frankly, I didn't witness student interaction that seemed much different from at Wharton.

I attended a  ''Managing Across Cultures''  class at Insead that was composed of 14 Europeans, 2 Canadians, and 1 Malaysian. Students were asked to describe the effect of their nationality on their personality and behavior?

Most interesting from the discussion was the realization that most of the people had spent the majority of their working lives jumping around the globe. 

I wondered if many of the students had a greater knowledge of the restaurants in Singapore or London, than of their home-country economies.

Asked my opinion, I ventured that the general attitude of the Insead students   -that they were basking in a Utopian oasis of  global diversity  -seemed rather snobbish to me. 

I said that, to me, it seemed like their desire to attend business schools and to speak the global language of the dollar or ECU:

Made them similar in ways that go far deeper than those associated with nationality. The comment went unchallenged.

Besides international flair and liberation from political brainwashing, both these schools offer degrees that are valuable in the job market.

After earning their degrees, Inseaders and IMDers have little trouble finding rewarding employment, although IMD students report somewhat higher starting salaries:

$100,000 on average.

Nearly half of IMD's 1995 graduates took positions in industry, with only 27% going into consulting. At Insead those ratios were roughly reversed.

What is, then, bottom line difference>? Both schools give you valuable degrees for your $50,000. If you want your training double-strength, go to IMD.

If you prefer cutting it with play. Insead wins hands down.

Yes, Both Insead and  IMD are great  B-schools. And certainly : Wharton they are not.

With respectful dedication to all the Business Schools of the World. See ya all on the World Students Society Computers-Internet-Wireless:

''' !!! You Subjugate Your ^Ego^  For The Good Of The Whole !!! '''

Good Night & God Bless!

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