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Henry Mintzberg’s Bedtime Stories for Managers

Leading Blog

M INTZBERG’S 20th book, Bedtime Stories for Managers , is a thought-provoking page-turner. (In The stories—a collection or repurposed blog posts —are meant to be pondered. To this end, he dedicates the book to “all those managers who eat the scrambled eggs to help their organization work like a cow.” Scrambled Eggs.

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May 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Sean Glaze of Great Results Team Building shared The 3 Most Important Traits Teams Want in a New Manager. Learn 5 ways to manage your mind to better control your mouth. Stephanie Skryzowski of 100 Degrees Consulting provided Four Tips to Manage Your Email. Miller writes Leaders Who Micro-Manage Are Over-Functioning.

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First Look: Leadership Books for October 2023

Leading Blog

He offers clear-headed lessons for the entire life cycle of an enterprise, from bootstrapping a startup to going public to managing large companies to selling a business. On August 20, 1991, Hollis Harris, the CEO of struggling Continental Airlines told his 42,000 employees to pray for the future of the company.

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Happy 41st Southwest Airlines. You Set The Example.

Eric Jacobson

Yesterday, Southwest Airlines celebrated its 41st anniversary. If you have been following my blog for the past year you know I’m a big fan of Southwest. Chairman, President and CEO, Gary Kelly, shares some insights into the airline' culture in the June issue of the airline’s in-flight magazine.

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

Maximize Possibility Blog Home Archives Subscribe The Rainmaker Group About The Rainmaker Group Chris Young Biography Contact The Rainmaker Group Get Daily Inspirational Quotes Maximize Possibility Blog The Rainmaker Group Homepage Alltop. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S.

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Why just being vulnerable won’t cut it

Chartered Management Institute

Blog: Why just being vulnerable won’t cut it Written by Jacob Morgan Share Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to LinkedIn Share via email Leaders and managers are told to show their human side. He ended his memo by telling his employees to pray for the future of the company. The next day, Hollis was fired.

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Vulnerability, Trust, and a Thriving Business

Lead Change Blog

Sinek reflected and surmised that the true problem he observed was that this airline did not trust their employees to manage what is in front of them and handle it competently. Managers believe in their hires and grant them the liberty to live in autonomy. Vulnerable employees are unguarded and empowered.

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