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4 Habits Of Innovators

The Horizons Tracker

In his latest book, Humanocracy , London Business School’s Gary Hamel teams up with his Management Lab colleague Michele Zanini to explore how organizations can better structure themselves for the modern age. ”

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LeadershipNow 140: December 2011 Compilation

Leading Blog

Mercer: US employees hold more favorable views of both top management and direct supervisors today, compared to 5 yrs ago. ScottEblin: FT offers some sage perspective on why most training doesn't work. Gary Hamel: "Give someone monarch-like authority, and sooner or later there will be a royal screw-up." From What Matters Now.

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I luv this definition of #management from @profhamel

Management Craft

If you think of management as something people do to pay a mortgage when they fail to succeed at the really cool jobs, you are pretty much doomed from the start. And we know that great management is the engine of progress. I love how Gary Hamel defined management as " the technology of human accomplishment ," in this post.

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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. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Our organizations are (mostly) not. Pair new employees with experienced mentors.

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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. Cross-train associates and organize them into small, multifunctional teams. Our organizations are (mostly) not. Pair new employees with experienced mentors.

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Major Global Study Calls for a Leadership Revolution

The Practical Leader

The training firm Development Dimensions International (DDI) has just released their Global Leadership Forecast 2011. The report is also a good resource for anyone in a management role looking to assess and further develop their own leadership skills. Coaching from managers (68/63). Our management processes (e.g.

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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. not to freak out. pushing the envelope of transparency.".