What I have against M.B.A.s is the assumption that you come out of a two-year program probably never having been a manager - at least for full-time younger people M.B.A. programs - and assume you are ready to manage.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
What you get out of an M.B.A. programme, no matter how much experience, is functional tools and understanding in disciplines: you'll understand economics, you'll understand marketing, finance, accounting. That, M.B.A. programmes do very well.
Often, M.B.A.s will parachute around from one company or industry to another, without really understanding what's behind it.
I do want to be a manager one day. It might be 10 years, I don't know when.
Your time as a manager is finite and valuable.
We mislead ourselves when we pretend we can make someone into an effective manager by putting them through a few courses in business school.
I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.
Just looking at Onex: We hire almost entirely at the most bottom level and bring them through a nine-year training program. We're probably 70/30 today not requiring an MBA.
Management interests me at some stage in my life, I have always said that. When that will be I really couldn't tell you.
If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.
I.B.M. was my college education, effectively. They were very good at teaching you management.