Coaching Ourselves

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Our co-founder Henry Mintzberg, has long been proclaiming this need for change. Unfortunately, in-house leadership programs in organizations have not caught up and are still focused on innovation, collaboration, and performance. It’s time for leadership development professionals to step up and provide the solution.

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Leadership Development Development Mintzberg Letter 26

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

A workshop attendee asked me this seemingly simple question: "So, what else should I read to learn more about innovation?". But in thinking it through, I did eventually end up with a highly personal list I call " The Masters of Innovation " (which appears in my latest book ). To see my selections, click here. So what makes a Master?

Innovation 17

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 17

Coaching Ourselves

MARCH 1, 2024

Organizational Culture 2. Psychological and Social Support 3. Clear Leadership and Expectations 4. Civility and Respect 5. Psychological Demands 6. Growth and Development 7. Recognition and Reward 8. Involvement and Influence 9. Workload Management 10. Engagement 11. Balance 12. Psychological Protection 13.

Schein 26

Schein Mintzberg Decentralization Emotional Intelligence 26

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2012

I'm a huge fan of this work and suggest that all innovators study the movement closely. Let real customers use the product and learn from their feedback (Henry Mintzberg dubbed this process "emergent strategy" in an influential 1985 article [PDF] ). The concept is pretty simple. Instead, put something "good enough" in the marketplace.

Productivity 17

Productivity Products Ries Mintzberg 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Since the collapse of Enron, through the financial crisis, to the insider trading and LIBOR scandals, the question just keeps recurring: How did those institutions of higher learning, whose claim is to develop business leaders, influence the conduct of leaders who let so many people down? Asking, "what should I do?"

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Mintzberg Education Long-term Class 19

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

According to McGill’s Henry Mintzberg , it’s just another influencing process along with norms, formal authority and expertise. Thus, the development of an informal coalition saved the organization and political activities, in this case, were a force for good. Such groups can also revitalize innovation and change.

Politics 15

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2017

As Henry Mintzberg noted in The Structuring of Organizations in 1979, “The words centralization and decentralization have been bandied about for as long as anyone has cared to write about organizations.” As a consequence, it is rather wasteful for each of the units to develop these solutions in parallel.

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Efficiency Mintzberg Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

It’s also because of the power that face-to-face meetings can have in our own development and the crafting of invaluable relationships. Afterwards, in the hotel lobby, I ran into Henry Mintzberg and had a brief conversation about the promising fight against political corruption in Brazil.

Travel 8

Travel Drucker Hotels Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

And thinking is in fact quite an important activity when it comes to assessing and developing a strategy. As famous management professor Henry Mintzberg has described, much of strategy is “ emergent.” Because it means that you don’t have much time to think and reflect.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8