Yes, according to Santiago Iñiguez de Ozoño, dean of the IE Business School in Madrid, which is one of the very top tier European b-schools. In a recent piece he did for Business Week, he sees two needs. First b-schools should help students develop "managerial virtues," which he defines as "operative good habits that are not innate but achieved through constant exercise," including "hard work, endurance, self-organization, sociability, curiosity, modesty, and common sense." To do this, traditional classes need to be augmented by one-on-one and small group sessions with faculty and coaches.
Second, he would add humanities-based instruction to the curriculum, such as courses on modern art, critical thinking or foreign cultures. IE has formed a partnership with Brown University to offer a unique executive MBA with an enhanced humanities perspective.
I am curious as to whether Jenkins MBA faculty and students think we need to be thinking about these issues. Please comment.
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I think a good number of the characteristics listed "hard work, endurance, self-organization, sociability, curiosity, modesty, and common sense." are either present in our Jenkins MBA students or just can't be taught. For example, how do you teach common sense?
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