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Post by amberw on Jul 8, 2013 15:47:56 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
I agree with this article. Basically don't take advice from people who aren't experts in what you are questioning. There are many people in the world that really think they are just experts in everything, but they are wrong a lot of the time. If you want good solid advice see who's doing the best at what you are seeking and go to them. That would without a doubt be the smartest idea.
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Post by briandavis1 on Jul 22, 2013 19:01:37 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Advice can be a great motivational booster. I have always been told that "you are who you hang out with". this saying goes perfectly with the article. The article says you should not take advice from individuals not in the same field. but inorder to understand what one person wants to be it comes through experiences and research. Hanging out with successful people will affect you it will show you how the think, how they feel, and also learn how they created their plan and executed it.
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Post by csummers on Jul 22, 2013 22:21:50 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Hoffman’s metaphor struck a chord with me, because first, I understand what he is alluding to, and second, that unfortunately, I am not good at golf, because I have a baseball swing. He is correct in that one should not get advice from a businessman who is successful in any field, just because he is successful; if you speak with someone who has already been through the hardships that the new field will bring, you are able to prepare yourself and the business for the difficulties and hardships, as well as the booms. In other words, if you ask a golfer to teach you how to swing a baseball bat, or you ask a baseball player to show you a proper golf swing, you will be sorely disappointed in your results because of unreliable information.
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Post by meganbahm91 on Jul 25, 2013 9:31:41 GMT -6
Buisness owners must be able to take advice from others. When taking advice owners need to take advice from the right people. Do not take advice from a teacher when you want to become a doctor. Take advice from someone who has experience in what you want to know.
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Post by cmbrogan on Jul 25, 2013 11:03:54 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Become An Overbearing Boss
I think there is a fine line between being overbearing and too relaxed with your employees. For example, we were getting a lot of complaints that one of the owners of our company who is also the direct manager of our operations team was micromanaging his employees too much. So, he tried to back off. However, he backed off a little too much. So, now some of them have turned intoemployees who expect to be able to do whatever they want and do not answer to him as they should. I think having employees that you can trust to do the job without having to be micromanaged is key; however, I think it is still important for the manager to know what is going on with each employee at least at weekly intervals.
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Post by ahrield on Jul 25, 2013 13:47:57 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball
What i got from this article is that not all advice is good advice. There are many self proclaimed experts in this world but you have to know knowledge on certain subjects for yourself.Learning who has valuable input and who does not is all about growth. I agree with this for the most part, but I think that people who are in a different field can give you different perspective. Again it's all about learning who it credible and who isn't.
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Post by brianbrewer on Jul 25, 2013 18:39:28 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball
This article makes an interesting analogy between sports and business decisions. Taking business advice from someone who is not in a related field can not be effective. The advice may put you in a mindset that makes you apply business decisions that are not applicable for the issue at hand.
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Post by grober86 on Jul 27, 2013 20:33:20 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Not all advice is good advice. We always have to be open to listen to what other people have to say, but we have to be careful and follow the advice that is relevant in our own case. In business as is most other things on size does not fit all so what might have worked for one person might not work for you.
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Post by tylerstroble on Jul 29, 2013 3:09:02 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
If you want to be successful in your field, you want to surround yourself with the best in that field. Many people learn by watching others and who better to learn from than successful people in their field.
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Post by robertnicholson on Jul 29, 2013 11:29:45 GMT -6
Hoffman is talking about learning the specifics of specifics of a particular industry from people who are actually in it. One can learn about the general theory of success from people successful in other fields and this can be helpful, but for the little things which will define the ins and outs of what you are trying to achieve needed to be learned on hand or from someone whose already been there. For instance: different fields attract different people to work in them. Dealing with employees or clients in can require very unique approaches depending on the culture.
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Post by tdodge21 on Jul 30, 2013 10:44:02 GMT -6
This is a good article in the fact that it makes one think about who they get advice from. There is no point in getting advice from a baseball player about how to play golf just the same as there is no point in getting advice about baseball from someone who wants to play golf. This article is too true in the fact that someone should get advice from someone they are trying to be or model a career off of.
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Post by heatherlaurent on Aug 28, 2013 14:34:24 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball
When trying to find out information about a job, sport, or whatever, it is important to get the knowledge from a qualified individual. A qualified individual is someone that knows the field you are trying to acquire. By asking a friend to proofread a paper, but this friend gets "C" on their English papers is probably not the best person to ask. Even though this person technically knows how to write a paper, they are not the best at it. This is why it would be best to go to the Writing Center that have people that are qualified to proofread your paper.
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Post by chrmichall on Sept 2, 2013 21:32:01 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
In this link of the day it shows how getting the wrong information can move you from your goal. I plan on getting into forensic accounting and it would not be a good idea to get advice on forensic accounting from a person that has been a owner of a business for a long time. Information can always get distorted as will when getting it from a invalid source. For example, a person may see a lawyer television show and get the wrong idea of what the life of a lawyer is like. I am saying that to agree with Hoffman to stay in your field if you want to excel in your career dealing with the matters of advice.
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Post by lana.guay on Sept 3, 2013 9:16:34 GMT -6
It is important not to take advice from someone who does not have a complete understanding of the field you are in. Taking advice from someone who may not exactly know the business, can lead to a lot of let downs and also negativity. It is almost like you are comparing yourself to their success. The saying "never compare apples to oranges" relates much to this article. If you're taking advice from someone who is successful in a career that does not really pertain to your career, you may never feel like you can add up to that because you are taking the wrong approach.
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Post by beccabourgeois on Sept 3, 2013 13:35:07 GMT -6
This article makes a lot of sense. Often times we want advice from people who are successful and earned their way to the top, but we need to make sure we are seeking advice from people in the same field as us. It wouldn't make sense to ask for advice about opening a boutique from an owner of a restaurant. It is two completely different businesses. It would be smart to ask for advice from other boutique owners or owners from similar jobs. If I was looking to open a clothing store I would seek advice from people who work in retail, boutique owners, shoe store owners, anything that relates to clothing. They will know exactly what it is that I will have to go through and give me the best advice from their own personal experiences that I will be able to relate to.
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