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Are B-Schools Teaching All the Cs?

Yesterday I was standing in line at a local post office, mailing a package and picking up some stamps.  Behind me, a young college student was impressing his girlfriend with talk about how his business professor was creating teams and imbuing each team with virtual cash -- some $10 million per team -- to create a startup business.  The young man was talking (just amplified enough for all to hear) about how rich he was going to become one day because of his professor's guidance.

"One person will be the CEO, another the COO, another the CFO," he proclaimed.  He listed a few more "C's".  Hearing all the "C's," I was waiting to hear the "C" word we all are accustomed to hearing:  CIO, CTO.

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