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Wait, I’m the Boss?!? The Guide for New Managers to Succeed

Skip Prichard

How do I build an effective team? How do I coach and mentor my former teammates? How do I deal with poor performance? 4 Things Great Managers Do. What are some of the things that great managers do that distinguishes them from mediocre ones? ” -Henry Mintzberg. Getting Started. 2) Energize.

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How are leadership development programs contributing to a more balanced society?

Coaching Ourselves

In this letter, he tells companies that “they need to do more than make profits – they need to contribute to society as well if they want to receive the support of Black Rock”. Our co-founder Henry Mintzberg, has long been proclaiming this need for change. Why does this matter? This change is now happening at lightning speed.

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Are Business Schools Clueless or Evil?

Harvard Business Review

Since the collapse of Enron, through the financial crisis, to the insider trading and LIBOR scandals, the question just keeps recurring: How did those institutions of higher learning, whose claim is to develop business leaders, influence the conduct of leaders who let so many people down? Asking, "what should I do?" But is that enough?