Coaching Ourselves

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Black Rock manages more than 6 trillion dollars of investments, making it one of of the largest and most influential investors in the world. Our co-founder Henry Mintzberg, has long been proclaiming this need for change. Why does this matter? This change is now happening at lightning speed.

Leadership Development 26

Leadership Development Development Mintzberg Letter 26

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

And my research is essentially about how to help particularly large organizations become better managed, better organized, and more well-equipped for the future. Management still matters significantly. I love that even the book opens up with that, so I’ll posit that as the first question. Why does management still matter?

Competitive Advantage 121

Competitive Advantage Drucker Open-book Learning-by-Doing 121

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

The message for managers is clear: this is the way to outcompete your business rivals; these are the traits that will bring you and your company commercial victory. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Good management is not like a competitive sport. Why sports metaphors are damaging.

Sports 8

Sports Management Competitive Advantage Mintzberg 8

LDRLB

MARCH 23, 2011

For proponents of the learning school, any attempt to reduce the complex world into clear positions and plans is futile. Thus, strategy is not a large plan full of delineated steps developed and assigned by senior management but a series of little actions and decisions made by everyone at every level of an organization.

Survey 104

Survey Strategy Planning Information 104

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The list includes the brightest stars in the firmament of management thinkers. Pfeffer , Goshal , Bennis , Mintzberg , Adler , Khurana , Starkey , Podolny , to name a few. Within their walls, managers revisit their identities and aspirations. After all, we are trained as social scientists and managers.

Mintzberg 16

Mintzberg Education Long-term Class 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Managers routinely claim that their strategic planning process creates large, detailed documents, but often little else. It might include suggested positioning for the main bits of furniture and some important material choices, such as clay roof tiles or a wood floor in the living area.

Strategic Planning 12

Strategic Planning Mintzberg Planning Document 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

According to McGill’s Henry Mintzberg , it’s just another influencing process along with norms, formal authority and expertise. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gaining more personal power as well as managing stress and job demands, than their politically naive counterparts.

Politics 14

Politics Bureaucracy Long-term Short-term 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

The ones who who manage to reach the inner circle are at a great advantage. They get more done, but they are also recognized for their competence and ability to manage interpersonal relationships. Standards for promotions and expectations for managing and leading are made clear. Mastery will never be total or permanent.

Politics 8

Politics Mintzberg Learning-by-Doing Organization 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The CEO of a large, global bank once told me: “It is very easy for someone in my position to be very busy all the time. As famous management professor Henry Mintzberg has described, much of strategy is “ emergent.” However, I feel that that is not what I am paid to do. .”

Strategy 8

Strategy Long-term Short-term Mintzberg 8