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Post by Holland Bussell on Sept 3, 2013 15:30:38 GMT -6
The best way to learn in any business is through people in the same field as you and via personal experience. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion on things when or if I plan on starting my own business I would not rely on someone's advice who isn't even the same career field as myself because they obviously do not necessarily know all the specific details about what goes on in the industry. That would be the equivalent of Chef Ramsey telling Bill Gates how to run his company.
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Post by katiebourgeois on Sept 4, 2013 7:44:09 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t Take Advice from Golfers If You Want to Play Baseball
Hoffman's advice seems to only be common sense. In no attempt am I talking down upon any career, but I would not want to take advice from a successful construction worker. Sure, they are successful, but do they really know what it takes to be successful in the accounting profession? I would want to take advice from the CFO or head accountant of the firm I currently work for, or managers of clients that do similar work. Not only in the business world is Hoffman's advice true. I would try to find someone similar to the position I am in before I start asking for advice.
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Post by katiesnyder on Sept 5, 2013 8:19:49 GMT -6
Instant MBA: ‘Don’t’ take Advice From Golfers If you Want To play Baseball” People have to understand that they can’t get advice from people who have no idea what it’s like to do what you want to do. It’s okay to take advice from successful people but you have to know when to apply it in the right situation. Grated golf and baseball are both sports but they involve two separate swing that if you learn one way and try to use the other swing then it will completely mess up the game. Just like business may be the same, people have to look at what type of business or what field they are in compared to the one your trying to get in.
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Post by zekesonnier on Sept 5, 2013 10:52:59 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Jeff made a good point in this article. A person with baseball techniques will find themselves learning a whole new set of techniques to swing a golf club. Although the two require some what of a similar concept the techniques are totally different and can be a bit tricky to not overlap the techniques while playing one sport. The sport example is a great one when comparing to job occupations. If one wants advice on a specific occupation or market then they should inquire from the experts in that specific occupation or market. Some one from a related occupation may be able to help but they can give odd variances and ideas that could translate to a make it or break it decision.
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Post by dradecker on Sept 5, 2013 10:55:27 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
This article makes perfect sense. If you wish to be something, do not seek advice from someone who, although successful, knows nothing about what it is you are trying to persue. That seems silly to me to even have to be told this. However, some people might not think the same way. Just because a person is successful at what they do, does not mean that there advice will make you successful. Just like the golfer and the baseball player. They are two TOTALLY different things. If no one close to you can give you the advice you are looking for, go out and look for it. No one ever became successful being lazy.
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Post by w0384905 on Sept 5, 2013 11:07:43 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Whatever you're trying to do or accomplish you must have the right team, coach or mentor. To seek information and knowledge look for the people who are the experts and have been around that field for a while. The more experience and knowledge a mentor has the more you will learn and take away. In this article the title is don't take advice from a golfer if you want to play baseball. This is very true find an expert in your field and learn from them.
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Post by trey on Sept 5, 2013 11:25:23 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Where your information is coming from is one of the most vital aspects in business and in life. Taking advice from someone who owns their own donut shop may not be the best thing if you are going to open a mortgage firm. There are much different aspects in those two fields; clientele, location, service/inventory. Make sure that the information you receiving is from someone that has had success in your field.
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Post by billyg on Sept 5, 2013 12:23:07 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
Many people who wish to succeed will go out and pay close attention to any successful person they find. While this is not a bad thing, a very important thing to remember is that not every successful person can be successful in every field. The article discusses this by giving the example of a pro baseball player being unable to swing a golf club properly. In my personal life, i have always sought advice and information from people of all successful backgrounds. However, as I get close to my goals, I need to focus more on people who have succeeded at similar goals. Those who have similar goals and have succeeded will give much better insight on how to succeed in my field of interest.
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Post by kformaggio on Sept 5, 2013 17:42:48 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
While there are many similar career fields, not one field is exactly like another. Therefore, when deciding to enter a specific career field, take on business venture, or move into a higher position it is important to seek advice from experts in those specific areas. You wouldn't ask a baseball player about the best technique to use to get a birdie, just like you wouldn't ask an human resource professional about activity based accounting. It is important to get the best information from the best (and right) people, and in business this means consulting golf pros if you need help with your swing.
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Post by natjohnson90 on Sept 6, 2013 11:38:24 GMT -6
I agree with with this article. It is good to get advice from people that's higher than you in the same field. For example, if you are a business major you might want to go to people with business experience instead of a art major so something. The people with business experience can give you good point of views because they probably went through the exact thing you are through now. That's why I agree with this article by going get advise from someone in the same field as you.
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Post by boris on Sept 6, 2013 15:18:32 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
You can get good advice from someone that may have succeeded in one career, but the advice might not be always good for you if you are in another field. Taking advice should be taken carefully because what worked for someone else might not work for you. What I do not agree is that you do not have to just surround yourself of people that are in your same area of business. You should surround yourself with diverse people on different fields plus the ones in your same type of business. Something might happen in the economy that other businesses can see it already going on, and you might get a heads up from those people.
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Post by banessau on Sept 6, 2013 16:42:02 GMT -6
Don’t Take Advice from Golfers If You Want to Play Baseball
Great article! I can relate to this very well! I work at Acura & Subaru of Baton Rouge and my major is business management and minor is supply chain. I wanted an internship but I was going to all the wrong people and finally I realized it's been in front of my face the whole time! My job is related to my major because I am able to relate real life happenings to my material I am learning. Sometimes we find ourselves asking the right questions but to the wrong people. I love the baseball and golf example that was used in the article because it truly is as simple as that.
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Post by sbardwell on Sept 7, 2013 14:16:40 GMT -6
Instant MBA: Don’t Take Advice from Golfers If You Want to Play Baseball
This article actually makes me laugh. I think of the old spinster aunt giving relationship advice to the young lady right out of high school. We all tend to get advice from people, especially from ones which we don’t want advice. However, when we do seek advice, we should make sure it is from the right people. Even though one person makes the best chocolate cake in the world, they will not be able to advise you on how to properly grill a steak. If you want to make a cake, seek out a baker. If you want to grill a steak, seek out an award winning grill master. It sometimes seems like common sense, but when seeking success, you should make sure you on the YOUR correct road to your success, not someone else’s.
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Post by tevinrapp7 on Sept 7, 2013 19:48:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: 'Don't Take Advice From Golfers If You Want To Play Baseball'
This is a good article, Hoffman states a good point. He wanted to be a baseball player not a golfer. He had to search for people in a different league so he could be successful. Dont be a golfer, be a baseball player, but to be a baseball player you must speak to the players and hear what they went thru in order to become a baseball player. A baseball player will tell you the inner workings of business and different obstacles that take place in the business.
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Post by stephaniemeyer on Sept 8, 2013 7:54:34 GMT -6
Hofffman's piece really spoke to me today. I just changed careers, from management at a fast food chain to management in a classroom (teacher) and I've learned VERY quickly that as a new teacher, I do NOT know it all! My mom has been a teacher for 20 years now, and she was the first one to tell me to LISTEN to the veteran teachers. These are the ones who have been around for years, have been in the "trenches" and who can probably give you an answer or solution to just about any problem you will experience in the classroom. So, Hoffman is correct in his advice to seek advice from those in your field who have a proven track record. I've learned, quickly, this is one of the best business decisions you can make.
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