It's so easy to criticize Harvard Business School (HBS). Outsiders -- and insiders -- have been doing it for decades now, this book being the latest example.

It's so easy to criticize Harvard Business School (HBS). Outsiders -- and insiders -- have been doing it for decades now, this book being the latest example. The Web is littered with accounts of spoiled Harvard MBAs full of hot air who have done stupid things. Yet the school somehow continues to churn out an impressive number of people who rise to the top in extremely competitive fields, from Michael Bloomberg to Ray Dalio to Mitt Romney to Sheryl Sandberg, to name just a few.[1] How does THAT happen? My take is that over time HBS has evolved a process for identifying and attracting a disproportionate number of people with that kind of potential. Speaking from personal experience, I know and/or interact regularly with a good number of HBS grads. While some of them are indeed full of hot air, a surprising number are truly impressive individuals who are not only thoughtful and likable, but also capable of "running through walls" to achieve their goals. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Business_School#Notable_alumni https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Business_School#Notabl...