Henry Mintzberg, was born on September 2, 1939. He is an internationally renowned academic and author on business and management. He is currently the Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty o...
Henry Mintzberg Leadership
When the world changes, managers need to share some common view of the new world. Otherwise, decentralized strategic decisions will result in management anarchy. Henry Mintzberg
When the world changes, managers need to share some common view of the new world. Otherwise, decentralized strategic decisions will result in management anarchy.
The main role of strategy is to chart the course of an organization in order for it to sail cohesively through its environment. Henry Mintzberg
The main role of strategy is to chart the course of an organization in order for it to sail cohesively through its environment.
The CEO formulates strategies through a conscious, controlled process of thought, much as tomatoes are cultivated in a hothouse. Henry Mintzberg
The CEO formulates strategies through a conscious, controlled process of thought, much as tomatoes are cultivated in a hothouse.
An enterprise is a community of human beings, not a collection of "human resources". Henry Mintzberg
An enterprise is a community of human beings, not a collection of "human resources".
Always be objective, which means to treat people as objects (in particular, hire and fire employees the way you buy and sell machines-everything is a "portfolio"). Henry Mintzberg
Always be objective, which means to treat people as objects (in particular, hire and fire employees the way you buy and sell machines-everything is a "portfolio").
In one sense, the entrepreneurial school, like the positioning school, grew out of economics. The entrepreneur figures prominently in neoclassical economic theory. Henry Mintzberg
In one sense, the entrepreneurial school, like the positioning school, grew out of economics. The entrepreneur figures prominently in neoclassical economic theory.
Leadership is a sacred trust earned from the respect of those. Henry Mintzberg
Leadership is a sacred trust earned from the respect of those.
The organization is able to make decisions but it cannot seem to make strategies. Henry Mintzberg
The organization is able to make decisions but it cannot seem to make strategies.
Strategy formation is shaped by power and politics, whether as a process inside the organization or as the behavior of the organization it- self in its external environment. Henry Mintzberg
Strategy formation is shaped by power and politics, whether as a process inside the organization or as the behavior of the organization it- self in its external environment.
The strategy must provide for the creation and/or maintenance of a competitive advantage in the selected area of activity. Henry Mintzberg
The strategy must provide for the creation and/or maintenance of a competitive advantage in the selected area of activity.
. . . successful managers who operate with logical incrementalism build the seeds of understanding, identity, and commitment into the very processes that create their strategies. Henry Mintzberg
. . . successful managers who operate with logical incrementalism build the seeds of understanding, identity, and commitment into the very processes that create their strategies.
Collaboration is competition in a different form. Successful companies never forget that their new partners may be out to disarm them. They enter alliances with clear strategic objectives, and they also understand how their partners' objectives will Henry Mintzberg
Collaboration is competition in a different form. Successful companies never forget that their new partners may be out to disarm them. They enter alliances with clear strategic objectives, and they also understand how their partners' objectives will