Leading Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Labeling makes it difficult to create a workplace culture with constructive communication and teams committed to improving performance.” Source: The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower II. Management does not put them there.

McGregor 396

McGregor Construction Motivation Follow-up 396

LDRLB

MAY 26, 2010

Theory X and Theory Y are theories of human motivation created and developed by Douglas McGregor at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the 1960s. McGregor felt that companies followed either one or the other approach. In Theory X, management assumes employees are inherently lazy, dislike work and will avoid it if they can.

McGregor 74

McGregor Maslow Incentives Motivation 74

CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

14 Fascinating Theories from Leadership Studies. If you’ve never delved into the field of leadership studies as a businessperson or college student , you really should. Taking a look at trait theory, you’ll see that it is in many ways related to Great Man Theory when it comes to understanding leadership. TRAIT THEORY.

Leadership 131

Leadership Contingency Theory Leadership Styles Proposal 131

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2012

Yet two recent and excellent books ( Inside Apple , by Adam Lashinsky and Steve Jobs by Walter Issacson) describe a management style that was disturbingly harsh. Before answering that question, it is useful to elaborate the two management styles. What are the common success characteristics shared by these two?

McGregor 14

McGregor Micromanagement Leadership Performance Review 14