The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer.

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Agility Quinn Mintzberg Innovation 52

LDRLB

JANUARY 25, 2011

This post is the first in a series about the various schools and models of making organizational strategy. The very mention of the word strategy brings with it connotations of planning and images of executives sitting around large tables at off-site meeting facilities. By the end, we’ll have strategically tackled strategy.

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Survey Strategy Mintzberg SWOT 89

LDRLB

MAY 16, 2011

The very mention of the word strategy brings with it connotations of planning and images of executives sitting around large tables at off-site meeting facilities. This view of strategy is commonly held, but represents a very narrow perspective on what it means to be strategic. View/Download Paper ].

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Strategy Mintzberg Download Execution 103

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 3, 2019

Nights this month, unplug from your mobile phone and both enjoy and learn from Henry Mintzberg ’s 42 former blog posts compiled into his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. The stories teach you how to transform an organization from one that: Functions as collections of Human Resources to communities of human beings.

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Mintzberg Management Human Resources Books 50

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 14, 2012

I’m delighted to share this guest post from Henry Mintzberg and Peter Todd, one of the professors and Deans from m y alma mater, McGill University. The good news is, you can learn how to go offline. It all depends on how much attention you are willing to pay to your habits: the way they are now, and the way they ought to be.

Power 275

Power Mintzberg Management Delegation 275

Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 14, 2012

I’m delighted to share this guest post from Henry Mintzberg and Peter Todd, one of the professors and Deans from m y alma mater, McGill University. The good news is, you can learn how to go offline. It all depends on how much attention you are willing to pay to your habits: the way they are now, and the way they ought to be.

Power 275

Power Mintzberg Management Learning-by-Doing 275

Leading Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

HarvardBiz: How to Get Involved Without Micromanaging People. Forbes: Porter or Mintzberg – Whose View of Strategy is the most Relevant Today? Here are 10 key questions to ensure effective meetings. mwbuckingham: The first 1/4 of the year is over. Look back, zero in on what worked and adjust your focus.

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Mintzberg Porter Micromanagement Middle Management 220