What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School - Mark H. McCormack

I never thought highly of the book until I read it. I thought this is yet another book that talks about what management educatoin lacked. The best faculty here at MDI recommended it and I thought if a Prof as good as Prof. Bhushnurmath is recommending it, there has to be something to the book. I got hold of this copy and wow !

The book is an absolute piece of gem and should be read by not just business school graduates or managers but everyone. The book is written by a man that was considered the most powerful person in the sporting arena. Sporting Arena where luck plays absolute ZERO role in your success. Everything is dependent upon the amount of hard work that you can put it. Sporting also puts you into unfamiliar territories and brings out the real person from behind the mask.

Some interesting quotes from this book...

"I once heard someone say that if Thomas Edison had gone to business school we would all be reading by larger candles."

"Companies never function according to their organizational charts. They are made up of people and personalities and politics and power plays..."

I can personally relate to this one...
"... many people in business seem preoccupied by a fear of being left out."

"If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success"

I think apart from there interesting quotes, there is more to the book. The book is very practical. The experiences of Mr. McCormack help a lot in understanding the issues.

However there are somethings that I would agree to disagree with. There are many places where Mr. McCormack talks about throwing in the towel even when you know you are right. The thing is that this may be right thing to do to reach higher the corporate ladder but at what cost? Cost of your identity and your self-respect.

Just yesterday I was reading about Mr. McCormack and I found that he passed away in 2003. I wanted to meet this man so dearly ... :( Details about the legend can be found here and here.

This is a 9/10 book and a must read !

ORIGIANALLY POSTED ON July 28, 2005
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