Tag: Management
5 Techniques for an Innovation Culture
Authored by Chris PehuraWHAT IS INNOVATION and an INNOVATION CULTURE? Just how much is innovation worth to us? How do we get innovation to...
Henry Mintzberg: Strategic Thinking as “Seeing”
Maybe we think too much and see too little. What, then, does strategic thinking as seeing mean?Let’s begin with what strategic thinking is not....
What is Your Leadership Focus?
Authored by Len Bernat
I was lucky to spend 20 successful years in the United States Marine Corps. I began my career as private/recruit at...
Need a Strategy? Let them Grow like Weeds in the Garden
Henry Mintzberg about the Need of a Strategy
Searching for a strategy? Here’s how to get one, according to just about every book and article...
Why CEOs need to Embrace Fear
Running a business can be a frightening undertaking. CEOs make decisions that affect the livelihoods of dozens, if not thousands. Only one in two...
Otto Scharmer – The World of Today and Tomorrow
Interview with Otto Scharmer by Jonathan LøwThe following is one out of many interviews and articles from the GURUBOOK. In this interview, serial entrepreneur...
Levels of Listening in Leadership, Management & Coaching (video)
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - EpictetusThe need for listening is...
The Appeal of the ‘Flat’ Organization – why some Firms are...
The trend of “flat” organizations is catching on at some of the world’s biggest companies. It’s easy to see the appeal when you think...
Are Business Ethics Missing from Corporate Social Responsibility?
The notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been around for decades – arguably since as far back as 1953 when Howard Bowen published...
How to Manage Self-Motivated, Intelligent Workers
Knowledge Workers Hate being Micro-Managed
There’s an emerging type of worker who usually knows more about their job than anyone else in the organization and...
