Word: maister
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...brilliant talent," said David H. Maister, Associate Professor at the Business School. "I learned more from him than anybody else just by watching his example...
...giving people facts," Maister says later in his office. "What we're doing is training judgment. All of management is judgment...
...Maister's class has a certain ebb and flow. He leads it on from observation to evaluation. He is polite and good-humored. By the end of class, 22 different students have spoken, and the class draws to a close without reaching any firm conclusions; the students are learning a certain way of learning...
...Clean greasy spoon," Maister repeats, pleased...
...Maister must make judgments on his 100 students (50% of a student's grade is based on classroom performance), and he has a card on each one, with a photograph of the student on it. His comments range from "very good" to "turkey." His own job, he says, "is to turn people on, to make them want to learn." He is wearing, as he speaks, a blue necktie ornamented in gold thread with the words Waffle House...