What is the connection between West Point cadets and MBA students?
I’ll relate one story from a very close friend of mine who was a marvelous athlete and scholar. After his tour of duty in the Army, he went to business school at Harvard and worked in the Office of Admissions. The director of admissions was a Harvard hard-liner and was magnificently informed and experienced in the field. When my colleague first walked into his office, the director said to him bluntly, “If anyone applies here who went to West Point, he will be immediately accepted because [West Point cadets] are the best students we have.” That was quite a statement, I thought. The connection I believe this director was making was that the training, education, and inspiration they experience as military cadets build character. As a result, they can be very successful at any endeavor they decide to undertake. Why should leaders be physically adept? Leadership means being able to endure some pretty hard times. You might be deprived of sleep. You have to drive your body to keep going. Your
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