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Letters to a Young Manager
The Kobayashi Maru Test
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Please note that this letter is in-process; the following are my notes
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The Star Trek cadet test "
to describe a no-win scenario, or a solution that involves redefining the problem and testing one's character." Maybe a good story to teach failure and lessons learned
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayashi_Maru
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References...
Takeaways:
A no-win situation is an opportunity to learn from failure
Discussion Questions:
1. What
Kobayashi Maru dilemmas have you seen in organizations?
2. How did James Kirk solve the problem? Did he cheat?
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