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by D. M. Christensen (Author)
Is your MBA teaching anything useful?
This is the book you pick up when you're tired of business advice that sounds impressive but explains nothing. M.B.A.: Discover the truth about leadership is a sharp, unapologetic satire that pulls back the curtain on modern leadership, MBAs, workplace culture, and the rituals we perform to look competent instead of becoming competent.
Written by someone who's lived inside the system and clearly survived by developing a sense of humor, this book skewers higher education, corporate buzzwords, performative productivity, and the confidence games that dominate professional life. It's funny, but it's not frivolous. Every joke lands because it's pointing at something uncomfortably true.
This isn't a self-help book. There are no affirmations, no frameworks, and no inspirational quotes slapped on stock photos of mountains. What you'll find instead is insight disguised as humor, clarity hiding behind sarcasm, and the strange relief that comes from realizing you're not crazy. The system really is this absurd.
If you've ever questioned the value of an MBA, rolled your eyes in a meeting, or wondered how so many confident people manage to know so little, this book belongs in your hands.
This might be the most honest business book you read.
