The Practical Leader

MAY 16, 2011

I’ve long been a reader of Warren ’s books on leadership, change, and team/organization dynamics. I’ve often quoted his study findings and leadership wisdom in my books, blog, and presentations. On Becoming a Leader “is widely considered the top leadership book.&# in economics and social sciences.

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McGregor Open-book Review Leadership 40

Deming Institute

APRIL 2, 2018

There is a big shift in thinking from thinking that a manager must motivate people to thinking a manager needs to remove the barriers to people’s intrinsic motivation (this of course was explained by Douglas McGregor in 1960 with theory x and theory y thinking in his book The Human Side of Enterprise).

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Curious Cat

JANUARY 12, 2016

Managers who don’t know how to measure what they want settle for wanting what they can measure. The answer to the question managers so often ask of behavioral scientists “How do you motivate people?” ” – Douglas McGregor. Having no problems is the biggest problem of all. – Taiichi Ohno.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 20, 2011

By now you should be familiar with Jeffrey Fox and his several bestselling business books, with the most recent being his best…thus far: How to Be a Fierce Competitor: What Winning Companies and Grerat Managers Do in Tough Times (2010). I just received an email alert from his website that includes this offer: You can [.].

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Company Books How To Management 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.

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McGregor Human Resources Retail Taylorism 8

Deming Institute

JULY 1, 2019

Within Deming’s SoPK the psychology component includes an appreciation of: how will people are influenced by management policies (for example, targets or a culture of blaming individuals). how people resist change (and how to reduce that resistance). Human Side of Enterprise by Douglas McGregor. and much more.

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Deming Management McGregor Resistance 53

Deming Institute

JULY 1, 2019

Within Deming’s SoPK the psychology component includes an appreciation of: how will people are influenced by management policies (for example, targets or a culture of blaming individuals). how people resist change (and how to reduce that resistance). Human Side of Enterprise by Douglas McGregor. and much more.

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