The Practical Leader

AUGUST 23, 2023

Denise uses the power of persuasion to make people want to. Joel uses position power to make people have to. Increasingly, therefore, the management of people is a ‘marketing job.’ ’ And in marketing one does not begin with the question, What do we want? Denise cares about people.

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Energy Power Team Mintzberg 52

The Practical Leader

APRIL 6, 2022

And don’t delegate purpose to marketing. McGill University management professor and author, Henry Mintzberg said, “an organization without human commitment is like a person without a soul: Skeleton, flesh, and blood may be able to consume and to excrete, but there is no life force.”

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Mintzberg Pharmaceuticals Energy McKinsey 111

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 2, 2016

Business history is full of examples of companies that grew remarkably fast – often aided by acquisitions – and became the darlings of the stock market, only to collapse after a period of high growth and corresponding pressure. I’ll bet that front and center is a powerful sense of community.”

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Sports Management Competitive Advantage Mintzberg 8