*While I may not be blessed with literary talent, I write this with sincerity as a self-made executive who has been responsible for the livelihoods of over 100,000 employees for decades.
Please read this as the story of an old man who is somewhat known in the business world. (This piece remains unedited at the contributor’s request.)
Have you ever felt bound by the invisible chains of “academic credentials” in your life?
As a business executive, I am one who fought to break those chains.
This is a story of how I battled fierce resistance both inside and outside the company as I pursued HR reforms.
And what I advocated was just one thing:
the belief that “we should invest in future potential, not past test scores.”
The Curse of Academic Elitism
