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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

Think of Charles Darwin, the ultimate disruptive innovator. Critics lampoon the latest management buzzwords, labeling them as pretentious and shallow. In truth, though, management has made big strides. We have come a long way from Scientific Management and using a stopwatch to manage performance.

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The Renaissance We Need in Business Education

Harvard Business Review

More importantly, business education needs to evolve once again, revising its goals to educate leaders of the future who have a new set of skills: sustainable global thinking, entrepreneurial and innovative talents, and decision-making based on practical wisdom. Historically, business schools have so far been through two waves.

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It’s the Company’s Job to Help Employees Learn

Harvard Business Review

When Frederick Taylor published his pioneering principles of scientific management in 1912, the repetitive and mundane nature of most jobs required employees to think as little as possible. Even simpler habits, such as writing a blog, sharing articles on social media, or recommending books and movies, can be rewarded.