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In the CEO Afterlife
APRIL 28, 2012
In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.
The Practical Leader
APRIL 6, 2022
And don’t delegate purpose to marketing. McGill University management professor and author, Henry Mintzberg said, “an organization without human commitment is like a person without a soul: Skeleton, flesh, and blood may be able to consume and to excrete, but there is no life force.”
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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. They take the market or customers at face value.
The Practical Leader
AUGUST 23, 2023
In A Tale of Two Managers: Command versus Commitment , I contrasted two leaders, Denise and Joel. Denise balances management and leadership very effectively. Joel is out of balance with a techno-management approach. She sees people as adults who are generally self-managing. Denise cares about people.
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. As the CoachingOurselves marketing director Warren Cohen says: “In the past, the public would recognize and celebrate organizations that made contributions to society. Why does this matter?
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 [.].
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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