| Many years ago I had a friend who was extremely | | | | school, and tells him that is the way a business should |
| intelligent, had a photographic memory, and finished | | | | be run. |
| university with top marks in business administration. | | | | The Employer's reaction: |
| He had all the credentials to get a great job. | | | | The Employer looks at him and says: I can see you |
| Sounds good for the most part, wouldn't you say!! | | | | are a very bright boy who has studied hard at school |
| Maybe even a nice boy who you would want to | | | | and learned everything about business. The question I |
| marry your daughter!! Shortly after finishing school he | | | | have to ask is, if I am doing business wrong ... how |
| landed a job working for the owner of this large | | | | come I have been in business for 30 years , never |
| company, whose business did millions a year in | | | | finished high school, supported my family, sent my |
| revenue. | | | | kids to university. The difference with experience is |
| The person he worked for was old world, very little | | | | you do not always believe what you read!!! You need |
| formal business education, and built a wonderful | | | | to use your gut sometimes to know what is really |
| business from scratch. He was shrewd person with | | | | right. I thank you for the education, but if it is all the |
| tons of business experience under his belt. After | | | | same to you, I would like to continue the way I have |
| working there awhile my friend decides that he can | | | | been. |
| really make a difference in this man's business. | | | | My opinion |
| Here is what he actually did: | | | | I am a firm believer in education especially if you are |
| He goes into the employer's office and asks if he | | | | going to be a doctor, a lawyer, or even a business |
| could speak with him, the man says sure. He starts | | | | person. When people study to become a doctor they |
| explaining that the way he is running the business is | | | | must intern to get the practical experience needed to |
| wrong. He enlightens him by reciting certain | | | | practice. Business is very different and can not be |
| paragraphs out of the text books he studied at | | | | learned strictly through books and exercises. |