… this is excellent writing. Not the initial email from the student. The initial email’s okay, but nothing special.
Galloway’s response. Read that one.
… this is excellent writing. Not the initial email from the student. The initial email’s okay, but nothing special.
Galloway’s response. Read that one.
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February 23rd, 2010 at 10:58AM
Wow, not just a B-school professor who can write, but a *brand strategy* guy who can write…generally there seems to be more than the usual verbal fog surrounding such individuals.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11:06AM
I know – I said to Mr UD this morning – “I’m always putting down the B-school boys… I take it all back.”
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:18PM
My favorite remark from the comments section:
“I have no words for the awesomeness that is Galloway’s response.”
February 23rd, 2010 at 1:28PM
LOL. I liked that one too.
My favorite bit from the piece:
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:06PM
Really? I’m apparently in the minority on this one–the entire rest of the internet seems to love it–but I thought that as soon as he stopped describing the incident and started giving the student advice it got pretty dreadful. If a student sent me an email like that I probably wouldn’t say anything about it, but inwardly I’d hope they grew out of that internet style before they started writing for business. I mean, seriously, how many ellipses does one piece of writing need?
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:30PM
I agree, Christopher — the weakest part is the end when he starts dispensing advice. The piece is not without fault.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:25PM
[…] But apparently most people do not agree with me. […]
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:48PM
but the advice was good…
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:50PM
[…] Ah, entitlement Jump to Comments Show up to a class for which you’re not registered an hour after it begins, be sent away by the professor, write him an email in complaint, and what would you expect to happen? Evidently not this, but it sure makes for fun reading. (Hat tip to University Diaries.) […]