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MBWA : The Lost Art of Managing by Wandering Around
Managing effectively using data is all the rage today. But most of it is shallow "hard data". The…
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Organizations are a world onto themselves. Leaders have to understand key frameworks in order to be effective.
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Still In Search of Excellence — Attributes of the Best Run Companies
According to one estimate, around 12,000 business books are published every year. But back in 1982 this was not…
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Andy Grove on Balancing Top-down vs Bottom-up Approaches to Leadership
Ever wonder why that particular initiative of yours never got traction? Organizational politics kills more initiatives than people realize, and…
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Singular Big Bet vs Multiple Small Bets-Two Contrasting Approaches to Strategy
In their book, Business Experimentation, Rob James and Jules Goddard highlight two approaches to strategy that are diametrically opposite to…
John Doerr on OKR Hygiene
A successful [OKR] system needs only to answer two questions:
1. Where do I want to go? (The answer provides…
Mintzberg on Managing the Flow of Information and Influence
Managerial effectiveness often hinges on how well their unit interacts not just internally but externally as well. In one definition,…
Metanoia-Learning as a Strategy
Organizational learning as one of the central pieces of strategy is still not as common as one would think.
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Paradoxes of Leadership and Management
Leading and managing can be stressful and frustrating because of inherent paradoxes built into the nature of the beast. One…
Types of Contradictions in Organizations
Trying to eliminate something that by definition cannot be eliminated, can be a source of constant frustration. Understanding the nature…
On the Differences between Leaders and Managers
In modern knowledge work, leadership and management are more alike than different. The dichotomy between the two are more exaggerated…
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Setting High Standards in Leadership
Setting high standards is a well-understood, well-worn leadership strategy. Aiming for ambitious targets is also one area of goal-setting research…