If we would change the basis and align what is taught in school with what is needed with business... that's where I came up with this idea of 'new collar.' Not blue collar or white collar.
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This idea of 'New Collar' says for the jobs of the future here, there are many in technology that can be done without a four-year college degree and, therefore, 'New Collar' not 'Blue Collar,' 'White Collar.' It's 'New Collar.'
Business schools need to address students on a human being level, not as cogs in the machine to supply fresh talent to big companies.
Everyone has an idea over time of what the business should be, and during the formative period, too many opinions could be disruptive.
All white-collar work is project work. The single salient fact that touches all of our lives is that work is being reinvented.
If we could reach the point where many of our nation's future leaders know what teachers know after teaching successfully in our highest-need schools, we would have a very different situation.
I believe businesses don't grow or develop in terms of a blueprint. There is a huge element of opportunism involved.
Business is constantly changing, constantly evolving.
In any business, you have to evolve.
Instead of being a teacher, I got a job with a company called Bain & Co., consulting firm, and they taught me how to build businesses.
I've always been a blue collar guy, and I think it shows in my body of work and the way my career has developed.
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