Comments on: This is Classic New Thinking by Seth Godin Tapping New Media http://www.providentpartners.net/blog/index.php/2008/12/01/this-is-classic-new-thinking-by-seth-godin-tapping-new-media/ The Marketing Edge, one of the longest running marketing and public relations podcasts. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:28:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Eamon http://www.providentpartners.net/blog/index.php/2008/12/01/this-is-classic-new-thinking-by-seth-godin-tapping-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-119418 Eamon Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:41:00 +0000 http://www.providentpartners.net/blog/?p=269#comment-119418 No doubt there will always be a place for MBAs in the large corporates. But in the cut-and-thrust of entrepeneurial start-ups and enterprises, in general, then surely you want people who have learned on the job, sleeves-rolled up, over those with a more classroom-focused training. No doubt there will always be a place for MBAs in the large corporates. But in the cut-and-thrust of entrepeneurial start-ups and enterprises, in general, then surely you want people who have learned on the job, sleeves-rolled up, over those with a more classroom-focused training.

]]> By: Seth Godin http://www.providentpartners.net/blog/index.php/2008/12/01/this-is-classic-new-thinking-by-seth-godin-tapping-new-media/comment-page-1/#comment-119019 Seth Godin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:33 +0000 http://www.providentpartners.net/blog/?p=269#comment-119019 Great stuff. And this paragraph is just killer: It’s a person that has been around long enough to know the difference between excellent work from above average, wounded enough to know the obstacles of change, passionate enough to traverse them, frustrated enough by the hypocrisy of the status quo, smart enough to diplomatically unveil it, seasoned enough to appreciate how the world is very different today than 20 years ago, empathic enough to realize that change is difficult, convinced that many institutions are outdated, daring enough to try something unconventional, talented enough to add exceptional value to an already exceptional organization, humble enough to return the value back to the community. Great stuff. And this paragraph is just killer:

It’s a person that has been around long enough to know the difference between excellent work from above average, wounded enough to know the obstacles of change, passionate enough to traverse them, frustrated enough by the hypocrisy of the status quo, smart enough to diplomatically unveil it, seasoned enough to appreciate how the world is very different today than 20 years ago, empathic enough to realize that change is difficult, convinced that many institutions are outdated, daring enough to try something unconventional, talented enough to add exceptional value to an already exceptional organization, humble enough to return the value back to the community.

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