Thursday End of Ethics

Today saw the end of the Understanding Organizations part of the course. It's been a good module which has made a lot of sense to me. At the end of the three days the course returned to an old favorite book of mine The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli There is not much the book does not tell the modern executive. Most management course tell you all about being nice this one is refreshing as it says things like, be ruthless, get rid of managers loyal to the old boss, Don't let advice become pressure and never depend to much on anybody. In some ways its interesting to see the backlash against companies such as Nike over there ethics but who goes after GE the darling of Management Schools. It was quite a revelation to see all the bad things they have done.Next its the development of global marketing strategies deep joy then its onto corporate finance and I'm done. Looking forward to next year as it kicks of with Global Supply Chain Management and corporate IT both areas I have some skills in.