First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

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Hamel Drucker Globalization Survey 146

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The President is, first of all, a manager.” — Peter Drucker, How to Make the Presidency Manageable, Fortune November 1974. Some do not.” — Elizabeth Drew, The New Yorker , Running, November 23, 1975. You can’t just appoint smart people.” Newt Gingrich, 2011. Inspiring rhetoric is necessary—but only in moderation.

Bureaucracy 275

Bureaucracy Kaplan Drucker Politics 275

The Practical Leader

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We did a series of focus groups, interviews, and surveys within a division of a large company to help Chris, the division manager, determine why their culture wasn’t performing at the level he wanted. I then discussed all the research showing that an organization’s culture ripples out from the management team leading it.

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Team Leadership Mission Statement Drucker 98

The Center For Leadership Studies

APRIL 24, 2024

Stay Interviews The place to start is a stay interview most often led by the employee’s manager or the manager’s manager. Celebrate at the end with a luncheon where they share their stories with the next cohort of mentees and mentors You have heard the saying attributed to Peter Drucker , “What if we train them and they leave?

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Attrition Mentor Training Situational Leadership 52

LDRLB

APRIL 18, 2012

Warren Bennis (or Drucker, or someone else first) once remarked that leadership is doing the right thing and management is doing things right. However, recent research suggests that most managers are not doing things right, or better said: are not doing much right at all. Leadership burkus management objectives strategy'

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Management Objective Drucker Strategy 84

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 26, 2017

Although senior managers were considering several new business initiatives at the time, P&G’s employees felt something different was needed. Employees feel more connected and become more fired up as they are informed and heard. He called it “informed dissent.” The following are three steps I recommend. INQUISITIVE ATTITUDE.

Competitive Advantage 186

Competitive Advantage Long-term Drucker Marketing 186

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Enables self-management by permitting colleagues to craft their own jobs. For transfer or self-management to be effective, Ovation, eXpectation, and Yield must be present in the organization. Openness involves keeping others informed. Facilitate self-mastery and skill development. Advise between teams without dictating.

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Chemicals Drucker Stress Delegation 157

Skip Prichard

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Strive to Be an Excellent Leader and Manager. The research literature on leadership finds that the most effective leaders are excellent managers and excellent leaders. Leadership guru Peter Drucker said leadership is about determining the right results and management is about achieving results. ” -Peter Drucker.

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Goal Development Team Critical Success Factor 116

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 19, 2023

He further shares that some sections of the book may be more applicable to managers, and some may be more applicable to individual contributors. Stop wasting time on the “Scavenger Hunt” of trying to find where information is stored. Sonnenberg : There’s a famous quote from Peter Drucker that says, “Efficiency is doing the thing right.

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Team How To Efficiency Tools 82

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 28, 2016

One way to learn more about others is to maintain an intranet-based directory including employee names, pictures, and information they feel comfortable sharing, such as interests outside work, favorite books, movies, and quotations, and other items that communicate their unique stories. Educate, inform, and listen to employees.

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Decentralization Lean Manufacturing Directory Learning-by-Doing 240

Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The shift marks a significant move away from Henri Fayol's autocratic “command-and-control” type management theories and methodologies which have been in vogue since the early 1900s. Greater exposure of company information dictates that core messages, which communicate the essence of the corporate culture, values and vision, be consistent.

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Fayol Press Release Scientific Management Drucker 191

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 31, 2023

He further shares that some sections of the book may be more applicable to managers, and some may be more applicable to individual contributors. Stop wasting time on the “Scavenger Hunt” of trying to find where information is stored. Sonnenberg : There’s a famous quote from Peter Drucker that says, “Efficiency is doing the thing right.

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Efficiency Team How To Tools 65

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.

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Energy Power Team Mintzberg 52

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Leadership is a Strategic Management Function. That is why leadership communication today is a strategic management function. With their daily informal communication, leaders can be more conversational – which makes them more authentically human – but they must always be careful. Peter Drucker. Talk is Chief.

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Drucker Reputation Crisis Tips 82

First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 21, 2011

Here is another lively and informative article from the folks at the Drucker Exchange (Dx). It is a platform for bettering society through effective management and responsible leadership.

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Drucker Article Information Management 80

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 24, 2011

Today’s piece is a guest post by Mike Figliuolo , the founder and Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS, LLC. If you’d like to learn more about his upcoming book “One Piece of Paper&# , here’s the book’s main information page. Chunk up the information into manageable bites. Structure your work.

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Succession Drucker Bottom-up Follow-up 206

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 6, 2014

Guest post from Dr. Greg Alston : “Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.” - Peter Drucker This quote by one of the most respected management theorists of the last 100 years crystallizes the essence of how to determine whether someone is a good leader or not.

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Leadership Micromanagement Consensus Drucker 298

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Regarding management’s role, Peter Drucker focused on the discussion around how much of innovation is inspiration versus how much is genuinely hard work, from the angle of appropriate management. As he stated, “if it’s mainly the former, then management’s role is limited: hire the right people and get out of their way.

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Innovation Drucker Supply Chain Influence 109

Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 19, 2014

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Speaking when angry: Using emotional volatility as a management tool. Withholding information: The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others.

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Drucker Video Learning-by-Doing Executive Coaching 135

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The key to overcoming all of the above issues is culture, because as Peter Drucker famously said: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Set a minimum standard for people management. This simple fact, disheartening as it might seem, is exactly the information we need to change our company culture. Turn your company into a cause.

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Short-term Sports Long-term Drucker 86

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Every few hundred years throughout Western history, a sharp transformation has occurred,” Peter Drucker observed in a 1992 e ssay for Harvard Business Review. “In For Drucker, the newest new world was marked, above all, by one dominant factor: “the shift to a knowledge society.”. It’s no wonder why. A 2014 McKinsey & Co.

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Drucker Survey Learning-by-Doing Knowledge Management 13

First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 5, 2013

He then worked for six years as a management consultant in Boston and New York, advising large corporations on the strategic use of information technology. Keith Sawyer is one of the world’s leading scientific experts on creativity and innovation. In his first job after graduating from MIT, he designed videogames for Atari.

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Wilde Drucker Creativity Information Technology 80

The Center For Leadership Studies

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Zig Ziglar is known for saying, “You must manage yourself before you can lead someone else.” At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. At every level of the organization, EI’s pivotal role is to help the leader: Manage self. Manage others. Manage work. MANAGE SELF.

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Emotional Intelligence Self-aware P&L Leadership 98

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

”-Peter Drucker. An entrepreneur is a person who starts a new venture, manages it, and takes on the many risks that come with owning a company. Being stuck in one spot or failing to keep up with updated information and skills will undoubtedly cause you to fall behind. Learning Is Crucial.

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Entrepreneur Self-aware Drucker Bottom-up 126

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 16, 2023

Some managers will complain about a declining work ethic. When we look at 360 assessments or engagement surveys, it’s clear that a more accurate response to these managers is; nobody wants to work for you. Brand management is an inside job. External brand management is multiplied or minimized by workplace culture.

Energy 52

Energy Crisis Absenteeism Leadership 52

HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

The process of conducting a performance appraisal can be a daunting task for many managers and HR professionals. Providing effective performance feedback examples and performance appraisal comments can help managers provide constructive feedback that empowers employees to achieve their goals.

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Review Performance Review Ethics Teamwork 105

Nathan Magnuson

MARCH 5, 2018

For instance, if you are trying to better serve your customers, do you realize there is a categorically different need between a brand new potential customer seeking information and a loyal customer who has just received his first poor experience? Peter Drucker is frequently credited with the quote, “What gets measured gets managed.”

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Strategy Development Leadership Covey 120

Lead Change Blog

JUNE 4, 2019

Chip reflects: “Listening can mean the difference between getting more information and gaining greater insight. ’ Peter Drucker called her ‘the mother of modern management.’ Mary Faulkner of IA-HR contributed Nobody Likes Performance Management. Communication. Beth Beutler of H.O.P.E. Development.

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Leadership Development Development Leadership Follow-up 205

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 30, 2013

Other than this handful of critical executive positions, succession planning for the rest of the organizations is usually managed by identifying “pools” of candidates that are considered to have potential to move into any number of senior leadership roles. Talent management is considered a critical competency for leaders these days.

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Planning Succession Self-aware Short-term 242

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 26, 2015

As a 10-year board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation, I had many opportunities to listen to Peter Drucker, the world’s authority on management. Speaking when angry: Using emotional volatility as a management tool. Withholding information: The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others.

Succession 70

Succession Drucker Video Review 70

CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2010

via Questions Are The Answer | Management Innovation eXchange. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

Innovation 79

Innovation Management Executive Coaching Strategic Planning 79

Rapid BI

JANUARY 7, 2014

Peter Drucker” Training can be in many forms, on-the-job, off-the-job etc. But not doing that training can have costs that as a manager and business we could be paying for many years. Management 70:20:10 informal learning off-the-job on-the-job' ““If you think training is expensive, try ignorance”.

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Training Drucker Information Cost 49

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

And my research is essentially about how to help particularly large organizations become better managed, better organized, and more well-equipped for the future. Management still matters significantly. Why does management still matter? My personal crusade here is to bring management back onto an equal putting with leadership.

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Competitive Advantage Drucker Open-book Learning-by-Doing 121

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Helgesen : Back when I wrote, The Web of Inclusion , I was looking at how networked technologies were upending hierarchies in organizations by decentralizing decision-making and giving people access to unprecedented information. Peter had a rule for himself: in a meeting he always spoke last.

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How To Diversity Decentralization Drucker 65

Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 8, 2015

This post was recently published in SmartBlog on Leadership : According to a new study by the Korn-Ferry Institute, “knowing thyself” isn’t just a nice-to-to; self-awareness flows directly to a firm’s bottom-line I’ve been sharing this information with my network and it’s generating a lot of interest. It’s called the “knowing-doing gap”.

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Self-aware Press Release Executive Coaching Rate of Return 120

CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2010

via Questions Are The Answer | Management Innovation eXchange. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009).

Innovation 60

Innovation Management Executive Coaching Strategic Planning 60

The Center For Leadership Studies

MAY 7, 2020

He, Peter Drucker, Tom Peters and perhaps a handful of others in the 1980s jump-started the ongoing obsession with leadership that appears from all available indicators to be both very much alive—and well! Case in point: Bennis was by no means the first scholar to draw a distinction between leadership and management.

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Short-term McGregor Long-term Drucker 75