Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 6, 2013

A lot has been written about Transformational Leadership. The term was coined by James McGregor Burns, the Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian. Leadership practitioners spend a lot of time theorizing about transformational change writ large. It can become a real drag on your career unless you deal with it.

McGregor 278

McGregor Middle Management Hammer Influence 278

leaderCommunicator

JUNE 28, 2013

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McGregor 141

McGregor Leadership Blog Trends 141

CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership. TRAIT THEORY.

Leadership 131

Leadership Contingency Theory Leadership Styles Proposal 131

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In 1960, MIT management professor, Douglas McGregor’s book, The Human Side of Enterprise, outlined the opposing motivational approaches of Theory X and Theory Y. The division leader who hired me woke up a few months prior and realized their management-leadership balance was way out of whack.

McGregor 101

McGregor Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 101

The Practical Leader

MAY 16, 2011

Warren Bennis has been described as the father of leadership. I’ve long been a reader of Warren ’s books on leadership, change, and team/organization dynamics. I’ve often quoted his study findings and leadership wisdom in my books, blog, and presentations. Warren has a long and very distinguished career.

McGregor 40

McGregor Open-book Review Leadership 40

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

It was called a “Revisionist Theory of Leadership,” and that is what it delivered. Before 1961, the very topic of leadership wasn’t standard HBR fare. In the last piece he wrote for HBR , a personal reflection, he even claimed that the keys to his successful career were “inglorious” ones: ambition, insecurity, labor, and luck.

McGregor 9

McGregor Leadership Open-book Storytelling 9