Jack Welch Leadership, Management
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.
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy. Michael Porter
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
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").
The biggest cowards are managers who don’t let people know where they stand. Jack Welch
The biggest cowards are managers who don’t let people know where they stand.
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.
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.
“In insurance, as elsewhere, the reaction of weak managements to weak operations is often weak accounting. (“It’s difficult for an empty sack to stand upright.”)” Warren Buffett
“In insurance, as elsewhere, the reaction of weak managements to weak operations is often weak accounting. (“It’s difficult for an empty sack to stand upright.”)”
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. Grace Hopper
You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.
To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to change. Peter Drucker
To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and development they need to perform and to respond to change.
. . . 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.