In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

I came up through marketing; quite honestly, during my years in marketing I hadn’t given much thought to HR. A client in need of innovation? Prahalad and Henry Mintzberg joined me as silent colleagues. Most importantly, the implications and action steps became an ‘easy sell’ to my team. Human Resources.

Mentor 228

Mentor Advertorial Kotter Hamel 228

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 26, 2018

As the CoachingOurselves marketing director Warren Cohen says: “In the past, the public would recognize and celebrate organizations that made contributions to society. Our co-founder Henry Mintzberg, has long been proclaiming this need for change. This change is now happening at lightning speed. This is no longer sufficient.

Leadership Development 26

Leadership Development Development Mintzberg Letter 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

MAY 16, 2012

Many start-up plans emphasize some gigantic potential market and how getting just the smallest sliver of it will make them and investors rich. This is what Henry Mintzberg , a seminal figure in competitive strategy theory, once described as "emergent" or "evolutionary" strategy. Focus on a well-defined market sub-segment or niche.

Planning 22

Planning Mintzberg IPO Entrepreneur 22

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Pfeffer , Goshal , Bennis , Mintzberg , Adler , Khurana , Starkey , Podolny , to name a few. Many curricular innovations, like the critiques they address, remain anchored to a traditional view of the business school as a knowledge hub whose function is to create and disseminate cutting-edge management theories and best practices.

Mintzberg 19

Mintzberg Education Long-term Class 19

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

As famous management professor Henry Mintzberg has described, much of strategy is “ emergent.” Companies often engage in new activities – customers, markets, products, and business models – serendipitously, in response to external events and lucky breaks. Stuff happens.

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8