Leaders Aren't Being Made At Tech Firms 135
theodp writes "In this article Vivek Wadhwa laments that short shrift is paid to management training these days at many high-tech firms. You can't be born with the skills needed to plan projects, adhere to EEOC guidelines, prepare budgets and manage finances, or to know the intricacies of business and IP law, says Wadhwa. All this has to be learned. Stepping up to address the problems of 'engineering without leadership,' which may include morale problems, missed deadlines, customer-support disasters, and high turnover, are programs like UC Berkeley's Engineering Leadership Program and Duke's Masters of Engineering Management Program, which aim to teach product management, entrepreneurial thinking, leadership, finance, team building, business management, and motivation to techies."
Prepare for short shrift here, methinks (Score:2, Informative)
How to hire competent technical people (Score:1, Informative)
While they're at it, perhaps they can teach managers on how to hire competent technical people.
Re:MBA's (Score:2, Informative)
MBA is a masters degree yo. It is something you get after you get your bachelors. If you flunked out of a bunch of stuff during your undergrad, odds are good you wouldn't get admitted in a high-ranking MBA program, nor would you have the desire.
You don't get an MBA because you are a "jock" or are some kind of party person. What is this, high school?
Re:MBAs at Apple. (Score:2, Informative)
That's not a list of MBAs hired but a list of companies where MBA students say they'd most like to work.
Re:MBA's (Score:3, Informative)
In Europe it would be rare to get admitted to any reputable MBA course without at least two years of serious work experience. However in the US the majority of MBA students come straight from their first degree. I believe a one year gap (seems like a token to me) is increasing in popularity - but still rare.