Independent business educator, and author of the valuable and information packed book The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, Josh Kaufman, describes why the conventional MBA degree is a waste of time and money. Josh Kaufman points out that MBA students are taught outdated ideas with out-moded methods, and then graduated into the real world of business where those concepts do not apply. Instead of relying on business schools, Josh demonstrates that true leaders make themselves through lifelong learning and experience. In place of MBA programs, Josh Kaufman teaches the essential skills that work in the real world of business.
Josh Kaufman is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, January 20, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Independent business educator, and author of the valuable and information packed book The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, Josh Kaufman, describes why the conventional MBA degree is a waste of time and money. You will learn:
* Why the traditional MBA degree may be a waste of time and money
* What the business schools don't teach about the way business really works
* How to get the essential knowledge to become a good business leader
* Why great leaders make themselves, and are not a byproduct of a business degree
Josh Kaufman (photo left) is an independent business professor, education activist, and author of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business.
Josh’s unique, multidisciplinary approach to business education has helped hundreds of thousands of readers around the world master foundational business concepts on their own terms, and his work has been featured in BusinessWeek and Fast Company, as well as by influential websites like Lifehacker, HarvardBusiness.org, Cool Tools, and Seth Godin’s Blog.
Since creating the Personal MBA business self-education program in 2005, Josh has:
* Read thousands of books related to business, economics, psychology, communication, mathematics, science, and systems theory.
* Synthesized the essentials of sound business practice into a comprehensive, world-class program, which is available to students, entrepreneurs, and business professionals all over the world.
* Created the Personal MBA recommended reading list, which features the 99 best business books available to the DIY business student. The Personal MBA reading list and manifesto has been viewed by hundreds of thousands of readers from around the world.
* Saved prospective MBA students millions of dollars in tuition, fees, and interest by providing an effective and affordable means of learning fundamental business principles without mortgaging their future earnings.
* Helped hundreds of first-time entrepreneurs, CEOs, research scientists, programmers, and non-profit founders improve their business knowledge and skills via innovative online courses and 1-on-1 coaching.
* Inspired an active community of self-motivated business learners around the world.
Prior to developing the Personal MBA full-time, Josh worked as an Assistant Brand Manager in Procter & Gamble’s Home Care division, where he was responsible for projects that encompassed P&G’s entire value chain, from new product development to delivering in-store marketing campaigns for key customers like Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco. Before leaving P&G, Josh spearheaded the development of P&G’s global online marketing measurement strategy.
Josh received his BBA from the University of Cincinnati Lindner School of Business in 2005, where he studied Business Information Systems, Real Estate, and Aristotelian/Stoic Philosophy. He is 28 years old, an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America), an active entrepreneur, and a pro-am photographer. The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business is his first book.
My book review of The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business by Josh Kaufman.
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Let's talk with independent business educator, and author of the valuable and information packed book The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business, Josh Kaufman, as he describes why the conventional MBA degree is a waste of time and money. Josh Kaufman points out that MBA students are taught outdated ideas with out-moded methods, and then graduated into the real world of business where those concepts do not apply. Instead of relying on business schools, Josh demonstrates that true leaders make themselves through lifelong learning and experience. In place of MBA programs, Josh Kaufman teaches the essential skills that work in the real world of business on Blog Business Success Radio.
