The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In 1960, MIT management professor, Douglas McGregor’s book, The Human Side of Enterprise, outlined the opposing motivational approaches of Theory X and Theory Y. This human relations movement focused on the psychological and social needs of workers. The division leader’s new boss came from head office to join our session.

McGregor 101

McGregor Scientific Management Taylorism Taylor 101

leaderCommunicator

JUNE 28, 2013

So whether you’re a new leader or an industry veteran there’ll be something here for you. They’ll provide you with tips, strategies and thought-starters from many of the smart folks in my network.

McGregor 141

McGregor Leadership Blog Trends 141

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

Then-president of UAW Local 22 at the plant, George McGregor said Barra was “a people person, great to work with.” Auto industry Leading teams' Jump to last year and Barra again demonstrated her appreciation for teamwork by challenging 250 designers and engineers to a paper sailboat race. Innovation is always the product of teaming.

Team 8

Team McGregor Parcell Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2014

Organization as machine – this imagery from our industrial past continues to cast a long shadow over the way we think about management today. With the rise of the industrial revolution, that changed. The mid-twentieth century was a period of remarkable growth in theories of management, and in the guru-industrial complex.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Drucker P&L Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

But the outpouring of opinions, argues Jena McGregor , may be a good thing: "As long as the argument persists about how to get more women at the top, it remains on everyone''s minds — and hopefully, on more people''s agendas." BONUS BITS Updates on a Few Select Industries This Is What a Job in the U.S.''s Worked like a charm.

McGregor 8

McGregor Information Technology Crisis Management COO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2015

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). The central strategic questions of the industrial model, “How much more can we sell?”

Bureaucracy 8

Bureaucracy Management Drucker Waterman 8