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
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.
Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet. Henry Mintzberg
Management is, above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet.
To be successful, a company should have a portfolio of products with different growth rates and different market shares. The portfolio composition is a function of the balance between cash flows. Henry Mintzberg
To be successful, a company should have a portfolio of products with different growth rates and different market shares. The portfolio composition is a function of the balance between cash flows.
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.
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.
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").
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.
Organizations resolve conflict among goals, in part, by attending to different goals at different times. Henry Mintzberg
Organizations resolve conflict among goals, in part, by attending to different goals at different times.
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
Macro power sees the organization as promoting its own welfare by controlling or cooperating with other organizations. through the use of strategic maneuvering as well as collective strategies in various kinds of networks and alliances. Henry Mintzberg
Macro power sees the organization as promoting its own welfare by controlling or cooperating with other organizations. through the use of strategic maneuvering as well as collective strategies in various kinds of networks and alliances.
Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point. Henry Mintzberg
Strategy is not the consequence of planning, but the opposite: its starting point.
. . . 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.
