I am a Harvard grad; an old classmate works in the office of the Prime Minister of Canada and told me this fascinating story. During Bush's recent visit to Canada he attended a meeting with the PM concerning US-Canada border issues. Also in attendance were a few Canadian cabinet ministers, Colin Powell, Condi Rice. About eight cabinet level attendees in total. The Canadian side thought Bush would make a few superficial remarks and then let Powell and Rice do the real work. In fact, they were surprised that Bush did all the talking, worked through a set of files in front of him and commanded the issues and topics with clarity and efficiency- like a keen, HBS grad.
Surprised? Just because someone was a frat party animal and is inarticulate doesn't mean he is ineffective or stupid. On the other hand, I don't see HBS boasting about W very much. So don't expect a new HBS case study featuring W and a matrix analysis on regime change.
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I am a Harvard grad; an old classmate works in the office of the Prime Minister of Canada and told me this fascinating story. During Bush's recent visit to Canada he attended a meeting with the PM concerning US-Canada border issues. Also in attendance were a few Canadian cabinet ministers, Colin Powell, Condi Rice. About eight cabinet level attendees in total. The Canadian side thought Bush would make a few superficial remarks and then let Powell and Rice do the real work. In fact, they were surprised that Bush did all the talking, worked through a set of files in front of him and commanded the issues and topics with clarity and efficiency- like a keen, HBS grad. Surprised? Just because someone was a frat party animal and is inarticulate doesn't mean he is ineffective or stupid. On the other hand, I don't see HBS boasting about W very much. So don't expect a new HBS case study featuring W and a matrix analysis on regime change.