The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In the early 1900s, Frederick Taylor, used “Scientific Management” principles to make the new production lines more efficient. Workers became cogs in the machine; shut off their minds, shut their mouths, and did what engineers and managers told them to do.

McGregor 101

McGregor Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 101

The Practical Leader

MAY 16, 2011

Peter Drucker was often called the father of modern management thinking. I’ve long been a reader of Warren ’s books on leadership, change, and team/organization dynamics. Warren has a long and very distinguished career. This began a close mentoring relationship until McGregor’s early and sudden death in 1964.

McGregor 40

McGregor Open-book Review Leadership 40

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 6, 2013

The term was coined by James McGregor Burns, the Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian. They are heads of teams, departments, and divisions. During the middle manager’s performance review, after talking about all of the things that he was doing well, his boss said, “There is one more thing that I have to tell you before you go.

McGregor 276

McGregor Middle Management Hammer Influence 276