Having deep product knowledge and having an MBA are not mutually exclusive.
The principles of management are useful, but leadership is the most critical
quality. Its difficult to lead a technical organization without enough of a
technical background to speak credibly and promote an exciting vision; a few
very strong leaders have pulled it off.
Having a ham running the FCC would be nice, but I'd rank this below raw
intelligence, listening skills, political savvy, integrity, charisma, and
wireless telecom domain knowledge in my list of prerequisites. And I guess
these days, a working knowledge of human anatomy is also required...
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob T.
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 4:16 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] FCC Chaurman needs to be a ham
C'mon guys, wake up! Almost all companies of any size in this country are
run by guys that have an MBA. (yeah, yeah, I know there are exceptions) The
guy that runs Kellog's didn't have to take a class back at Harvard on how to
make corn flakes any more than the CEO of Ford had to take classes on car
design when he was in college. Most businesses are run on the same
principles taught in any MBA program. Product knowledge is secondary, and
really not all that important. That's why you see stuff like the head of
Pepsi, going to Disney, whose head in turn goes to GM. (Or was it the GM guy
who went to make soda? It doesn't matter.) If anyone thinks that a ham
license should be a pre-requisite to run the FCC (yes, it IS a business),
well, I hope the sky is a pretty color in your world. 73, Bob N2NFG
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