The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 7, 2020

There was a time when the focus of that distinction was on determining whether a manager had Theory X or Theory Y assumptions about others (Douglas McGregor). Calibrate that path based on future analysis of emerging trends. You can only draw inference about it based on what you do see. Communication.

Short-term 75

Short-term McGregor Long-term Drucker 75

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

In 1960, 11 years after he founded the company that became Circuit City, my father Sam Wurtzel was reading a book he couldn't put down: The Human Side of Enterprise , by MIT professor Douglas McGregor. The next morning, he called McGregor's office and asked for a meeting with him. You cannot manage a workforce by computer.

McGregor 9

McGregor Human Resources Retail Taylorism 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

It is the very opposite of the supportive and nurturing Theory Y management pioneered by MIT's Douglas McGregor over a half century ago. This analysis reminds us that there are many routes to CEO success; there is no one style that is the best. Knight's treatment of players has been termed abusive. We don't know the answer.

McGregor 14

McGregor Micromanagement Leadership Performance Review 14