Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

In Adhocracy , Robert Waterman notes that “Bureaucracy gets us through the day; it deals efficiently with everyday problems. Waterman explains: Stud poker is a good metaphor for this process. In stud poker, as in product development or any other ad hoc work, you don’t know whether you have a winner until the last card has been played.

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Michael Lee Stallard

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Tom Peters and Robert Waterman called it “management by wandering around” or “MBWA” in their classic book In Search of Excellence. In every instance, however, I observed several managers in their organizations who were masters at kissing up and kicking down. Evolving from “Intuition” to “Intuition + Analytics”.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I IN 1982, Tom Peters and Bob Waterman released In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America’s Best-Run Companies. The book was a huge business bestseller and served as a guide for managers for many years to come. Yet, Peters and Waterman pointed out that there were bright spots in the economy. Feel familiar? Perhaps not.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 16, 2012

Part of the article reports on “a recent study conducted by Marshall Fisher, a professor of operations and information management at Wharton, and other colleagues.” ” He goes on to show how one of the keys to improving customer service is: “‘the power of management by common sense.’

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The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 23, 2019

There were no lists of training professionals you could purchase with up-to-date contact information for the person making leadership and management training decisions. That course became a best-selling text book (“Management of Organizational Behavior”). We designed, developed and delivered over 200 programs during that period.

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The Practical Leader

AUGUST 10, 2011

You may have a heart of gold — but so does a hard-boiled egg.&# Way too many managers confuse intentions, plans, and declarations with actions. You and your managers cannot set bold new directions and then delegate their implementation. Managing by Muddling Around. But you must stay the course. Ivory Tower Visions.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. The new product team knew they needed to engage their suppliers sooner in the product development process, and also in a more continuously ongoing way.

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