> I'm assuming you didn't mean it this way (I guess it was an ironic comment), but planning and management are incredibly important. I was making a joke; I mea

> I'm assuming you didn't mean it this way (I guess it was an ironic comment), but planning and management are incredibly important. I was making a joke; I meant it exactly the way that you put it. Human efforts can tend to go in different directions. Without foresight, planning, leadership, and communication — MBAs get at least some training in these skills — the individuals within organizations can end up mutually interfering with each other, even when they don't intend to do so. So yeah, MBAs "do have their uses" (another joke).