Jack Welch Leadership, Management
Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant. Peter Drucker
Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.
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").
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
. . . 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.
