Back when I was planning my life (OK. I’m still planning my life- it’s just more done than years past), I wondered when I was done getting my PhD in Chemical Engineering, what other degrees I should seek One of the possibilities was getting an MBA (Masters of Business Administration), if I planned to work in industry and not be a professor for the rest of my life. (Since I planned to invent two new products a year, it wasn’t clear that a professorship would mesh well with such a lifestyle.)
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The state of business?
I’m sure you’ve heard the bromide- employment gains really come from the small businesses in the US. I, for one, am not so sure this applies anymore. But, that’s because small businesses in the US are really small business.
Disruptive Technology- real or imagined?
We all have heard it. Beware the disruptive technology that will change the way things happen in this world. But, having developed more than my share of new innovations, I can guarantee you that the world does NOT beat down the doors of those with better mousetraps.
Big and small, small and big
I often get asked why I no longer work for a large company, where the money is greater. I admit that I consider it on occasion (like when I wonder why I don’t visit my favorite cities every month like I used to), but, generally, I don’t have that strong desire. It helps that I am the Chief Executive of my firm, and serve as advisor to other CEO’s, and as CFO or CRO for still other entities.