Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Planning has long been one of the cornerstones of management. Early in the twentieth century Henri Fayol identified the job of managers as to plan, organize, command, coordinate, and control. The capacity and willingness of managers to plan developed throughout the century. The future could be planned.

Agility 15

Agility Planning Fayol Strategic Planning 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

Stanley and Joel Lehman present their research in their new book, Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective , and argue that it has serious implications for humans as well. ” Most modern managers take this as a given. ” Most modern managers take this as a given.

Goal 8

Goal MBO Objective Management by Objectives 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2016

Gothenberg, Sweden, is a long way to travel from Boston for a breakthrough idea in management — especially one that is more than 40 years old. Berwick’s talk spanned a pantheon of management thinkers to show the audience just how far we have come from Taylor to Deming in the 20th century. Eliminate MBO.

Deming 10

Deming Management Senge Taylorism 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Because of my Institutional Investor ranking, and advances in technology that made virtual co-location possible, I was able to persuade Merrill Lynch to let me work out of my home in Boston. which MBO defines as an individual working 15+ hours per week whether as a freelancer, contractor, or owner of a micro-business.

MBO 9

MBO Learning Curve Christensen Trends 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2016

According to Deloitte’s 2016 Global Human Capital Trends study , 51% of global executives surveyed said their organizations plan to increase or significantly increase the use of contingent workers in the next three to five years; only 16% expect a decrease.

MBO 8

MBO Long-term Human Capital Outsourcing 8