Comedy
Why are MBTI types on LinkedIn bios and why are people proud of them? Why do consultants love putting everything into a 2x2? And what exactly do we do with a SWOT analysis once it’s made?
In this episode, we tear into some of the most overhyped, oversimplified, and overused business theories; from the Myers-Briggs cult to Maslow’s misunderstood pyramid, the 10,000-hour myth, and the classic consultant trap of “strategic-looking nonsense.” Also, a frog gets eaten. Sort of (Only metaphorically, we assure you).
It’s an episode for anyone who’s ever considered doing a SWOT analysis for their life and then did nothing about it.
Important links:
1. Theoretical nature of MBTI - https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/is-the-myers-briggs-test-meaningful-or-is-it-just-pseudo-science.html
2. Adam Grant on MBTI - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130917155206-69244073-say-goodbye-to-mbti-the-fad-that-won-t-die/
3. Who built Maslow’s Pyramid? - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324535823_Who_Built_Maslow%27s_Pyramid_A_History_of_the_Creation_of_Management_Studies%27_Most_Famous_Symbol_and_Its_Implications_for_Management_Education
4. Malcom Gladwell’s odd conclusion of 10,000 hours - https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20121114-gladwells-10000-hour-rule-myth
5. Actual paper that Gladwell derived (badly) from - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224827585_The_Role_of_Deliberate_Practice_in_the_Acquisition_of_Expert_Performance
6. Management consultants fucking up in SWOT (the actual study) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0024630196000957?via%3Dihub
Don’t Know, Do Care is the brainchild of Ashmita, Sandy, and Prakhar, three friends from different backgrounds and interests. Ashmita works in sustainability, Sandy's an entrepreneur (puke) who’d rather not be, and Prakhar works with Sandy and is just trying to make sense of it all.
Three mildly confused friends, one weirdly specific topic each week. We don’t know much, but we care just enough to talk about it for up to an hour each week.
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