Qubein's logic is twisted; the ‘how' matters much
The Short Stack column ("Food for thought, quick and over easy," Oct. 22) left a bad taste in my mouth. Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, stated that, "People who know the how will always have a job, but people who know the why will always be their boss."
This kind of logic is why nothing ever seems to get "fixed" in this country. We are told "why" we need to address issues (terrorism, health care costs, climate change, etc.) but no one seems to know "how" to get it done.
If our bosses are only able to tell us "why" we need to do something but have no clue as to "how" it can be accomplished, then we need fewer bosses and more workers. I may know "why" I want to keep my head above water, but it does me no good if I don't know "how" to swim.
Keith Elliott
Eden
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Keith,
This is the reason our government is so screwed up. Too many chiefs and not enough people who know the how and the why.
Posted on November 3, 2007 8:12 AM
Just remember, that "logic" comes from Nido Qubein. This is the same man who has literally fenced in the campus of High Point University! Could it be that dear ole Nido does not care for the "class" of people in the neighborhoods that surround HPU?
Shalom
Posted on November 3, 2007 11:22 AM