Innovation Excellence

AUGUST 13, 2016

In Henry Mintzberg’s 1994 landmark book, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, the author calls for a new method to create effective strategies. Mintzberg draws a definitive line between those that create strategy and those that devise the plan, He notes that, “Strategic planning isn’t strategic thinking.

Teamwork 63

Teamwork Mintzberg Strategic Planning Definition 63

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

And my research is essentially about how to help particularly large organizations become better managed, better organized, and more well-equipped for the future. Management still matters significantly. Why does management still matter? My personal crusade here is to bring management back onto an equal putting with leadership.

Competitive Advantage 121

Competitive Advantage Open-book Drucker Learning-by-Doing 121

The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. Many innovations were unplanned and unexpected.

Agility 52

Agility Quinn Mintzberg How To 52

Coaching Ourselves

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

This module is ideal for middle management teams in organizations that are serious about dealing with the impacts of climate change and being part of the solution. As our co-founder Henry Mintzberg has stated in his blog, the obvious theme on which to focus the efforts to rebalance society is climate change.

Mintzberg 35

Mintzberg Management Middle Management Commitment 35

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

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Black Rock manages more than 6 trillion dollars of investments, making it one of of the largest and most influential investors in the world. Our co-founder Henry Mintzberg, has long been proclaiming this need for change. Why does this matter? This change is now happening at lightning speed. This is no longer sufficient.

Leadership Development 26

Leadership Development Development Mintzberg Letter 26

Coaching Ourselves

MARCH 1, 2024

Workload Management 10. Angela Morse, Talent Management Advisor, later shared that the 60-minute topic transformed a potentially uncomfortable discussion into a dynamic sharing and brainstorming session. Involvement and Influence 9. Engagement 11. Balance 12. Psychological Protection 13.

Schein 26

Schein Mintzberg Decentralization Emotional Intelligence 26

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2011

After having read and reviewed so many business books, I now share brief comments about what I consider to be the 25 most valuable business insights and the books in which they are either introduced or (one man’s opinion) best explained. Here are the third five: 11. Leadership: In essence, leaders attract followers so that [.].

Review 85

Review Books Leadership Mintzberg 85

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The list includes the brightest stars in the firmament of management thinkers. Pfeffer , Goshal , Bennis , Mintzberg , Adler , Khurana , Starkey , Podolny , to name a few. Within their walls, managers revisit their identities and aspirations. After all, we are trained as social scientists and managers.

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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. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts.

Politics 15

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2017

By doing so they avoid the delays associated with information and approvals traveling up and down the management hierarchy. 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.”

Decentralization 8

Decentralization Efficiency Mintzberg Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

I found myself walking back to my hotel in the company of leading management thinker Charles Handy, and our ensuing discussion covered topics as diverse as family business succession in China, education in Singapore, the African Leadership Academy, and populism in Latin America.

Travel 8

Travel Drucker Hotels Mintzberg 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As famous management professor Henry Mintzberg has described, much of strategy is “ emergent.” In 1990, Al West, the founder and CEO of SEI – the wealth management company that, at the time, was worth $195 million – found himself in a hospital bed for three months after a skiing accident.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8