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Mary Barra Brings Teaming to General Motors

Harvard Business Review

When you find yourself thinking about old-fashioned, out-of-touch, hierarchical, siloed organizations, General Motors quickly comes to mind. She had “an ability with people” and a track record of bringing new models to market faster and at lower cost. Barra’s warmth, compassion, and kindness are often mentioned by colleagues.

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The Internet Is Finally Forcing Management to Care About People

Harvard Business Review

It includes Mary Parker Follett (1920s), Elton Mayo and Chester Barnard (1930s), Abraham Maslow (1940s), Douglas McGregor (1960s), Peter Drucker (1970s), Peters and Waterman (1980s), Katzenbach and Smith (1990s), and Gary Hamel (2000s). Profits and share price increases are the result, not the goal of a firm’s activities.