London Business School podcasts

Once you have got past the host and guest plugging the LBS, their latest course and their latest book you are often left with about half of these very short podcasts actually discussing the issues in the titles. Short on insight and long on common sense there is little here for the student or practicing manager to get excited about. There is also a rather odd self congratulatory tone in the podcasts that tends to waste time and leave you wondering what the speakers are attempting to achieve from this exercise. For example, the tutor telling us that his book won a major prize in the US and that competitor business schools dislike LBS because of its success is neither enlightening or necessary. I am sure LBS is at the forefront of a lot of business and management thinking but it is hard to find much of it in these sessions.