Category Archives: Business
Interviews, Reviews, and More of “Dirty Rotten Strategies”
I’m thrilled that my recent book co-authored with Abraham Silvers, Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely, has received positive attention and feedback, including an AirAmerica interview. Continue reading
Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely
People and organizations are perfectly capable of making the most outrageous missteps. But, how does a person, organization, or society know that it is committing an error? My latest book, co-authored with Abraham Silvers, delves into how organizations and interest groups lure us into solving the “wrong problems” with intricate, but inaccurate, solutions. Continue reading
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Managing the Mess
An odd aspect about the financial mess is how little discussion has been given to managing it, and the economic crisis with it, as messes. In all the finger-pointing, one party has escaped with less attention than deserved – business schools. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Crisis Management, Philosophy + Systems
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An Open Letter to the Deans and the Faculties of American Business Schools
I am writing because of the appalling and sorry state of business schools today. I am outraged over what we, as business educators, have allowed to develop The philosophical foundations of business schools are in need of fundamental and serious revision. Continue reading
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The Rise and the Fall of Business Schools: An Autobiography
Business schools have abandoned one of their fundamental missions. Continue reading
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Ian Mitroff | Mitroff Crisis Management 