The Cult of the Leader
The claim of this聽recent book聽by Manchester Business School professor Christopher Bones is that too much of a focus on 鈥榣eadership鈥� in business can be counterproductive and even dangerous for organizations.
Managing
Henry Mintzberg has been sharing his insights on management for almost 40 years. Often original and provocative, his booksThe Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning and Managers not MBAsare still widely cited, Mintzberg鈥檚聽Managing聽brings together a lot of Mintzberg鈥檚 key ideas on the practice of management, as exemplified by Mintzberg鈥檚 observations of a day in working lives of 29 managers from a wide ride of organisations.
From leadership to 'communityship'
At the core of our existence is a common pool of energy, a deep well of creative capacity which we access whenever we share a sense of belonging to and caring for something larger than ourselves. To generate this common pool of creative capacity involves turning from a linear and closely-controlled leadership environment to a more integrative and holistic worldview.
Doctors Without Borders chief Joanne Liu is determined to hold the world elite accountable
Joanne Liu does not have much time to sit around watching Netflix, but on vacation recently, she caught a series that has captured her imagination:Homeland, the acclaimed political thriller about the fevered plots of U.S. spies and their terrorist enemies. The show stresses the intelligence community鈥檚 fallible humanity, but also its brutal comfort with collateral damage. Watching it, Dr. Liu says, 鈥淵ou start thinking, 鈥楬ow could Kunduz be a mistake?鈥欌��
Morality in business: Oxymoron?
There are those who would say that the term 鈥渕orality in business鈥� is an oxymoron 鈥� a contradiction in terms. Businessmen like to believe that there are two sets of values 鈥� one for individuals and a different one for businesses and corporations.
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Theo kh岷 s谩t do H峄檌 膽峄搉g Tuy峄僴 sinh Sau 膼岷 h峄峜 (Graduate Management Admission Council), M峄�, th峄眂 hi峄噉 v脿o th谩ng 01/2016, 96% nh脿 tuy峄僴 d峄g cho r岷眓g thu锚 nh峄痭g sinh vi锚n chuy锚n ng脿nh kinh doanh s岷� t岷 ra nhi峄乽 gi谩 tr峄� h啤n cho c么ng ty c峄 h峄�.
Saving the Planet From Governments And Markets
Countries have been signing the pledges they made last December at the Paris Conference on Climate Change. Think back to that time and ask yourself which had greater influence on your personal behavior: the TV clips you saw from that conference, or the ads that sponsored those clips?
R猫quiem pels plans estrat猫gics
El 3 de febrer passat, Gas Natural Fenosa va presentar els resultats de l'exercici 2015 i va aprofitar per fer balan莽 del pla estrat猫gic 2013-2015 en uns termes molt satisfactoris per l'assoliment dels objectius marcats. Tanmateix, la reacci贸 dels mercats va ser negativa i els dies successius el preu de les accions va anar a la baixa.
Enough Of Hockey Nightmare In Canada
Please read this one evening, during Hockey Night in America, when you have nothing to do. That no Canadian team made the playoffs this year may be a random occurrence. That none has won a Stanley Cup for 23 years is not. Something is up -- or down.
No MBA? You Can Still be a Great Leader; Maybe Even a Better One
According to聽Forbes, there are 鈥渢hree major disconnects鈥� that 鈥減revent business schools, especially those with full-time MBA programs,鈥� from developing leaders. Topping the list is a lack of sufficient emphasis on soft 鈥減eople鈥� skills, Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management, 平特五不中, told the magazine.
Panama Papers May Trigger Demand for Good Government
The parallel universe of some of the world鈥檚 wealthy and their bankers was exposed just over a week ago by a massive leak on its inner workings. The Panama Papers concerning more than 200,000 offshore companies continue to create enough waves internationally that the whistleblower on the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca will, when identified, probably become known as the world鈥檚 leading 鈥淚nformation Patriot.鈥�
Self-directed coaching for 平特五不中 employees and teams
Co-developed by Professor Henry Mintzberg and 平特五不中 grad Phil LeNir,聽CoachingOurselvesis a tool for sparking employee discussion and growth. It鈥檚 found聽success across Canada and around the world, and if you鈥檙e a 平特五不中 employee, you can use it for free to grow, network, and help achieve your full professional potential.
Managing Upward: A Key Part Of Being A Really Useful Manager For Your People
The most important part of being a great boss is focusing on the people who work for you. Perhaps the second most important element is learning to effectively manage upward. Doing this well can be a great help to the people that work for you.
Ambition internationale, logique industrielle, risques financiers : le dilemme d鈥橢DF
Dans un contexte 茅conomique de plus en plus difficile 脿 d茅crypter et 脿 anticiper, l'agilit茅 est devenue une comp茅tence essentielle des organisations, qui se doivent de d茅velopper leur adaptabilit茅 sans sacrifier le volontarisme et la vision de long terme 茅galement indispensables 脿 leur succ猫s, voire 脿 leur survie.
Why it's time for business schools to radically rethink the MBA
Employers love business school graduates. That's not just a wild claim: 96% of employers globally polled by the Graduate Management Admission Council in January 2016聽said聽that hiring such graduates creates value for their companies.
But that most-sought-after of business qualifications, the Master of Business Administration (MBA), is not above criticism. It has been accused by some of not meeting the needs of a changing market.
