Recorded May 1, 202500:51 -- Was the MBA degree worth it?

04:00 -- Rob reflecting on the road not taken

08:15 -- What percentage of Rob's class would say the MBA was worth it

10:36 -- Why isn't there there more honest conversation from B-school graduates?

12:02 -- Rob: I came to the MBA to explore

12:52 -- B-school isn't Dead Poets Society

14:29 -- Global demand for MBAs is declining

15:41 -- Full-time MBAs: Not the most profitable part of a B-school

17:41 -- B-school don't publicize their satisfaction rate

19:54 -- Satisfaction rates are a better metric to measure B-schools

23:55 -- Rob's framework to finding happiness at work

29:11 -- A lot of organizations aren't intellectually satisfying

30:08 -- Where do intellectuals get to be free in society?

00:47 -- The newest wave of intellectual leadership doesn't come from academia

08:47 -- How far beyond survival can we go?

39:21 -- When we lose our job, how limited are our options?

41:41 -- Why the ability to take on risk matters

46:41 -- Rob's practices to figure out the right next step

50:48 -- Could the education system have helped more?

56:29 -- Things could be worse, but can they also be better?

58:20 -- The voice of the pragmatist vs. another voice

01:00:40 -- Advice Rob would give his younger self

---I chat with Rob, a former MBA student of mine when I taught at NYU Stern. We talk about whether getting the MBA degree was worth it, the challenges of balancing fulfillment with the need for pragmatism, and where intellectuals can thrive in society. ---

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