Do these id--ts somehow take college courses and/or receive any sort of formalized training that teaches them how to slowly destroy existing corporations?
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Who of the top execs graduated from Strayer. I haven’t seen Stayer on any execs bio.
Verizon execs are so secretive or stupid that they never let the consultants talk to the actual people that do the work they're trying to 'fix'. Then, the consultants come up with 'solutions' that don't fix anything.
My boss asked me to sign off on one of the big four consulting firm's design, and I had to blow the whistle (risking my own job) to explain that the consultants' design sucked and then spent 2 months, several hours a day to redesign it for/with them.
To your other point, a person's degree and competence are indirectly linked. Unfortunately, there are a lot of people at Verizon with the foo-foo, easy college degrees that hop around and eventually end up in charge. That's a problem. However, if they start with a real degree, such as engineering, they can learn anything and be effective.
I don't think an mba is necessary... and only id--ts would get one from strayer. The tools you get from an mba you can mostly learn on the job within a few months of each new job if you're smart. Now, if you want to be an exec at 30, you need an MBA because it diversifies your knowledge in 2 years vs 10.
Final thing I'll say - consultants do have a few benefits, including the flexibility to assemble and disband the right team without the roadblocks you'd face internally. However, that team needs to be paired with the real Verizon experts, the doers to avoid those bad 'solutions'.
The majority of the fortune 500 do not have an MBA, and of those that do majority aren't even from the big three. Everyone hires Edelman, Deloitte, McKinsey regardless of their education for the methods and SME's at their disposal. A lot shifted over the past few years, and the company did not. But yeah... sound off.
They all got their MBAs at Strayer University. That's why they have to hire consultants to tell them how to destroy the business.