Tom Peters is ENRAGED re: Women, MBA programs, and Soft vs. Hard Skills

Erin McCune

November 12, 2007

This morning Tom Peters posted an ALL CAPS temper tantrum. I agree with him whole-heartedly as he argues that the truly hard stuff, the real differentiator of leaders and companies, is the ability to execute strategy:

THE RELATIONSHIPS-LEADERSHIP-"CULTURE"-"ACTION BIAS" [OR NOT] ARE THE TRUE "HARD STUFF."

His rant was provoked by a WSJ piece implying that MBA programs that emphasize "soft skills" are playing to "women's strengths"

Read Tom's post here.

During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.

Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.

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