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35 Leadership Quotes from the 10th Global Peter Drucker Forum

Leading Blog

This year’s theme was Management: The Human Dimension. Management has maybe become too machine smitten. Many managers mix up formulating a strategy and developing a plan. Philip Kotler, Professor, Kellogg School of Management. ? Gary Hamel, Consultant and Professor London Business School. ? Adopt mindfulness; 2.

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To Understand Strategy, Look At What People Are Doing

Six Disciplines

Here''s a profound observation from management guru, Gary Hamel: "If you want to understand the real strategy, look at what people are doing!”. Most organizations have 2 to 5 times as many projects and initiatives going on than they can possibly address. Why the gaps? Establish Vital Few Objectives (VFOs).

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Humanocracy

Eric Jacobson

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. In general, how easy is it for an employee to launch a new project that requires a small team and a bit of seed funding? How much autonomy do frontline teams have to design their work, solve problems, and test new ideas?

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobson

The book subtitle in the headline above convinced me to read, Humanocracy , by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini. In general, how easy is it for an employee to launch a new project that requires a small team and a bit of seed funding? How much autonomy do frontline teams have to design their work, solve problems, and test new ideas?

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When Smart and Fast Leaders Leave Their Teams Behind

The Practical Leader

Part of our discussion with this management group was how really bright people can come across as not wanting to hear other ideas. In projects where I am not the leader or where timing isn’t insane this isn’t insurmountable. He’s articulated a very common challenge for many team and project leaders.

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Major Global Study Calls for a Leadership Revolution

The Practical Leader

The report is also a good resource for anyone in a management role looking to assess and further develop their own leadership skills. The five most critical skills for leaders are (in rank order): Driving and managing change. Coaching from managers (68/63). Special projects or assignments (68/66).

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Love, Trust, and Candor: Today's Management Priorities

Harvard Business Review

I recently attended the Management Innovation eXchange (MIX) Mashup and I was pleasantly surprised to hear themes of love, trust, and candor being brought up as hot management priorities, and a demonstration of the willingness to break traditional leadership boundaries. Terry was a co-worker on a project we had to deliver together.