Coaching Ourselves

MARCH 6, 2019

Gildan uses CoachingOurselves, the approach created by Henry Mintzberg and Phil LeNir, as part of their leadership development program for managers with over 113 participants, in more than 8 countries. _. We ran our program with a first cohort of 113 managers globally. So, how is it going so far? We are very satisfied!

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Case Study Globalization Mintzberg Apparel 30

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. Why does management still matter? My personal crusade here is to bring management back onto an equal putting with leadership.

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

Roundtable Talk

AUGUST 5, 2010

To get our discussion going, our group reviewed some material on the various political games that get played in organizations based on work by Henry Mintzberg (author Managers Not MBA’s and Prof at McGill University). Whether you’re aware of it or not. Frankly, I never realized there were so many different games. Happy leading!

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Politics Organization Mintzberg Loyalty 53

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. Leaders are not made of knowledge and skills alone. Within their walls, managers revisit their identities and aspirations. How skillfully?

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Mintzberg Education Long-term Class 16

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. Political know-how becomes important — and those who fail to develop such skills are often the ones who get left behind.

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Politics Mintzberg Learning-by-Doing Organization 8

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. Jon Feingersh/Getty Images. The Fayol legacy lingers.

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Agility Planning Fayol Strategic Planning 15