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Management vs Leadership is Dangerous Nonsense

Mike Cardus

I just read a GREAT blog post from John Hunter of Curious Cat Management – Leadership and Management. Having also written about my concern separating leadership from management. Management vs. Leadership. The Manager AS Leader. A manager that is not concerned about doing the right things is a lousy manager.

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Political games in organizations: the ones other people play. Not.

Roundtable Talk

To get our discussion going, our group reviewed some material on the various political games that get played in organizations based on work by Henry Mintzberg (author Managers Not MBA’s and Prof at McGill University). Don’t underestimate the importance of building your alliances when aiming for new roles/opportunities.

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business Review

The message for managers is clear: this is the way to outcompete your business rivals; these are the traits that will bring you and your company commercial victory. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Why sports metaphors are damaging. ” Research backs this up.

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