Curious Cat

JANUARY 12, 2016

These were the most popular quotes on the Curious Cat Management and Leadership Quotes web site in 2015 (based on page views). ” – Douglas McGregor. Good execution of performance appraisal is not the solution. Follow the link on the quote text for the source and more information on the quote. – Taiichi Ohno.

Ohno 40

Ohno Deming McGregor Management 40

The Practical Leader

APRIL 23, 2012

” Jena McGregor published an interview with Zenger and Folkman last Friday. To all those men in senior executive roles — especially technical organizations — wake up! Their blog post has generated over 200 comments and perspectives on this issue so far. So Why Aren’t There More of Us Leading?

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McGregor Survey Report Learning-by-Doing 75

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 17, 2011

It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to increase safety performance, service and quality levels, Lean/Six Sigma, productivity, innovation, leadership skills. The executive/manager’s beliefs form his or her reality that drives behavior. Courageous shared leadership. Push and punish.

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Six Sigma McGregor Workshop Tools 49

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. Knight was the same way as he would teach fundamentals, blocking out, passing, and defending and expected each player to know the right way and to execute. Both were winners. We don't know the answer.

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McGregor Micromanagement Leadership Performance Review 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

But even as these old ideas remain in use (and indeed, are still taught), management as it is practiced by the most thoughtful executives evolves. A wealthy industrialist, Joseph Wharton aspired to produce “pillars of the state” whose leadership would extend across business and public life. Other universities followed.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

It was called a “Revisionist Theory of Leadership,” and that is what it delivered. Before 1961, the very topic of leadership wasn’t standard HBR fare. On the fact that some executives had the ability to inspire, motivate, and discern the challenges of the future better than others, management theory was largely silent.

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McGregor Leadership Open-book Storytelling 8