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No MBA? You Can Still be a Great Leader; Maybe Even a Better One

Published: 19 April 2016

According to Forbes, there are “three major disconnects” that “prevent business schools, especially those with full-time MBA programs,” from developing leaders. Topping the list is a lack of sufficient emphasis on soft “people” skills, Henry Mintzberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University, told the magazine. Mintzberg said leaders understand that the most effective way to accomplish their goals is to get the most out of their people, and making the most of these differences is what makes leadership more of an art than a science.

Read full article: Chief Executive, April 14, 2016 

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