"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:

It seems to be the major "thought curve" of the MBA schools, right after
"bean counting", is "excuse making".

Judging from the experience of my wife and sister, both of whom have MBA
or MTS
degrees, this is not taught.

Not as a class by that name, but under the heading of "Public Relations", or
"Investor Relations" :~)

As far as I can tell from my own experience, it's either
a natural talent some people have, or it comes as on-the-job training.

Mostly the latter enhanced by the former! :~(

When was the last time you every heard some CEO just say "Hey...we screwed
up!". Pretty rare. No, it's "There's too much regulation" or "We can't get
good people". Tom Peters madea career of making fun of those types.

(Maybe I had a odd upbringing, but we used to call that "immaturity".)