Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Of the many things that upset Lucky in class, pedantic questioning by students is in the running for top billing.  If you disagree with the professor, ask yourself whether it's over a difference in degree or a difference in kind.  The latter may warrant discussion, but the former rarely does. Professors have different roles, depending on the class, but you will infrequently hear them claim to have "the answer".  What all of them have is a way for you to think about problems or situations. Today's Power & Politics class was rife with pedants.  People just couldn't stop arguing with the prof over things that just didn't matter.  So you think you know two thousand people, and he thinks you know three thousand?  The point is that you know a lot of people; it doesn't matter how many.  You think that you can "care deeply" about 50 people, and he says it's really only 12?  The point is that emotional capacity is limited, not what the limit actually is. Please, before you argue with someone, ask yourself what their message really is.  It is rarely about a number, rarely about a fact.  There are messages behind each lesson, and disputes about details will easily obscure the subtle tuition that is the object of the interaction.  You may not remember the facts one year from now, but you should remember the stories that they told. 8:13:44 PM    comment []

Excellent events and speakers help make business school a fun place to be, with opportunities to learn at just an arm's reach away.  Here is one, tomorrow: _______________________________ -----Original Message----- From: DEBETTIGNIES Henri-Claude Sent: mercredi 12 novembre 2003 15:12 To: DL_F_G_ALL Subject: "Conférences de l'INSEAD": tomorrow La seconde des Conférences de l'INSEAD aura lieu demain, jeudi 13 Novembre, à 20.15, Amphi A. Le professeur Carlo BRUMAT, Fondateur et Ancien Doyen de l'Institut: « Leadership et Management » à Monterrey, au Mexique en sera l'orateur. Il traitera du rôle des Etats-Unis dans le monde d'aujourd'hui et de demain. A une époque où la puissance Américaine est discutée, son analyse et ses prévisions retiendront l'attention. L'empire Américain : comment vivre avec ? Dr. CARLO BRUMAT Vice Président, Institut Locarn   Tomorrow evening, November 13, at 8.15PM (Amphi A) the second of the 5 « Conférences de l'INSEAD » will take place on "The American Empire: how to live with it?", by Dr. Carlo BRUMAT, Founder and former Dean of the "Leadership and Management" School in Monterrey, Mexico. The (Italian) speaker will speak in French.   Henri-Claude 7:56:32 PM    comment []