thoughtLEADERS, LLC

APRIL 3, 2023

Today’s guest post is by Henry Mintzberg, author of Understanding Organizations…Finally! Management is a practice, not a profession or a science. To appreciate the true complexities of managing, we have to understand its intrinsic conundrums. Structuring in Sevens (CLICK HERE to get your copy).

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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. They’re projecting today into tomorrow.

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Mike Cardus

APRIL 24, 2022

It appears to be common amongst first-line operating managers, such as factory foremen and project managers. Reference: Mintzberg, H. Managers, not MBAs: A hard look at the soft practice of managing and management development. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler. Effective leadership requires all three. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2019

Henry Mintzberg, Professor, McGill University. ? Rasmus Hougaard, Managing Director, Potential Project. ? Activism is good if it fits your company’s values. Otherwise: Keep your ego under control. Peter Oswald, CEO, Mondi Group. ? It’s not about fixing capitalism. It’s about fixing society. If you want better performance: 1.

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

I think Henry Mintzberg coined it first. But tell me a little bit how that project got started and where is it going? That’s one set of reasons. Then the other set of reasons why it’s so difficult is that actually it is an unnatural act to many people. It’s not my phrase.

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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. Other well-known examples of similar methods include the changes at Nissan, pilot projects at Asda, and companies opening up Innovation Labs in Palo Alto to remove the barriers of bureaucracy.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

Handling public put-downs, knowing with whom to speak about what, understanding how to move projects along, realizing the right times to make yourself visible and how to make your work relevant are only a few important skills. Achieving a high level of political expertise is not easy — nor is maintaining it.

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