Christopher Bartlett [Archive.org URL]

The philosophy of case teaching, discussion-based learning, is really that by gathering together a group of smart capable people; presenting them with the kinds of challenges that a manager would face once in a year or once in a lifetime; doing that on a regular basis, 2-3 times a day; and getting them to go through the process that managers do—gathering the data and analyzing it, from the analysis drawing conclusions, from the conclusions thinking through contingencies, thinking through action and implementation—and then going into a classroom and convincing others and listening and adapting your viewpoint and making decisions on what choices you’d make. All of those things are a microcosm. They’re replications of the management process. To do that over a couple of years is an incredibly powerful way to leverage the skill sets you’ll need in the management world. That doesn’t replace going out and actually having to practice, but it provides you with a heck of a great start and exposure, both in the content and the process.

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