tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1380261012407092527..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Entrepreneurship, Talent and NetworkingRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-34529080283028271192018-09-11T10:20:26.876-04:002018-09-11T10:20:26.876-04:00There are lots of good at school engineers, but mo...There are lots of good at school engineers, but most corporations see everyone as fungible. Every good engineer I've ever known success, pulling off something that others can't do, patents, and so on is met with 'well, that's your job'. But a good at school engineer who networks rises up the career ladder. In modern terms it is called "The Dilbert Principle". I'Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-50833969334729557762018-09-11T03:48:59.338-04:002018-09-11T03:48:59.338-04:00"Let me know when engineers get treated the w..."Let me know when engineers get treated the way professional athletes do."<br /><br />Depending on what level you're talking about, actual engineers already get this kind of treatment. Most "engineers" in high-tech are just overpaid mindless drones who couldn't do engineering (as opposed to "hacking") even if their lives depended on that.averroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741658997038386075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29164475386255706952018-09-10T11:51:47.672-04:002018-09-10T11:51:47.672-04:00"Networking can also be a part of a marketing..."Networking can also be a part of a marketing strategy for certain firms or operators but don't think for a minute you aren't making it because you don't have connections."<br /><br />That's interesting because I had a boss that told me my lack of networking is what holds me back. <br /><br />"LeBron James will never have to network to get a job in the NBA."<brJimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54195717645067088892018-09-09T23:32:31.606-04:002018-09-09T23:32:31.606-04:00The consequence is incompetence among the cronies....The consequence is incompetence among the cronies. Think about all those brilliant young Asian kids who didn't get into Harvard. If I were in an MBA program at 2nd tier school I would hang around the engineering building and make friends with some lonely looking immigrants. Technically competent but socially isolated people are a huge opportunity for someone who can build bridges.Donxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480364222848672992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86822176288999080022018-09-09T19:17:44.627-04:002018-09-09T19:17:44.627-04:00What are the consequences of accepting that we liv...What are the consequences of accepting that we live in an age of cronyism? Could one then dispute that cronyism in such an age is rampant? Furthermore, should it be surprising that selectively discriminating, elitist clubs such as Ivy League schools perpetuate cronyism? Isn't that a characteristic of the in-group vs. out-group dynamic? <br /><br />OT (1)..."crony capitalism" is a yhwhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252958621597911079noreply@blogger.com