Analytics can tell a story–but they don’t tell the whole story. In any organization, managers need to have an awareness of personalities and politics, and that can affect the decisions they make, writes David Creelman in Talent Management and HR. Creelman’s conclusions are partly based on a study of accountants carried out by Desautels Prof. Henry Mintzberg several decades ago. Mintzberg found that managers didn’t use accounting information the way that the accountants thought they should.
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Published on: 11 May 2022
E-commerce. Telecommuting. Digital transformation. In just a few years, the workplace has changed dramatically. And management is not linked strongly enough to these new realities, according to Prof. Henry Mintzberg. In this new world of work, creative solutions can foster future success. Flattening hierarchies and seeking client feedback can help organizations unlock their employees’ potential.
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Published on: 12 Apr 2022
In an ideal economy, hard work and creativity would be rewarded – and each person could lead a life of meaning and dignity. But our obsession with metrics can get in the way, according to Prof. Henry Mintzberg, the John Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management.
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Published on: 17 Mar 2022
Women still face barriers in attaining leadership roles, and rethinking leadership is one part of solving this problem, writes Marine Thomas. For that, the Editor-in-Chief of Les Affaires looks to the ideas of Desautels Prof. Henry Mintzberg. By dispersing leadership throughout an organization, companies can create a flexible and inclusive workplace that is more conducive to the advancement of women’s careers.
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Published on: 17 Mar 2022
Obsessing over leadership can lead to a world full of followers. Prof. Henry Mintzberg has identified 52 qualities of effective managers, and no one person has all of them. No matter how competent a manager is, they will always have strengths and weaknesses.
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Published on: 17 Mar 2022
The Holme Grange School (U.K.) recently became the first school in the world to earn the eduCCate Global Gold Award in recognition of its efforts to equip students with tools to fight climate change. Inspired by Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg’s book, Rebalancing Society, the school developed a 15-week sustainability program for Year 9 students called “Radical Renewal.” To commemorate the launch, Professor Mintzberg spoke with students on the importance of collective action.
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Published on: 11 Feb 2022
Earlier this month, Policy Magazine hosted a Q&A-style webinar with Professor Henry Mintzberg, author of Managers Not MBAs. Moderated by Professor Karl Moore, the discussion focuses on common barriers to managing well in a pandemic environment.
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Published on: 27 Jan 2022
Inspired by McGill’s International Masters for Health Leadership (IMHL) program, Laval University’s Faculty of Medicine recently designed an internship for rising medical graduates to tackle challenges in pandemic management and rural medicine. Thanks to the model of collaboration developed by Professor Henry Mintzberg, IMHL Faculty Director, these students are equipped to serve on the frontlines of COVID-19 research and practice.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2022
Since its publication in 2014, Professor Henry Mintzberg’s book, Rebalancing Society, has been heralded as a handbook for environment and social sustainability by the United Nations and hundreds of universities and organizations across the globe. Recently, principles included in Rebalancing Society were integrated into the Sulitest (Sustainability Literacy Test), a tool promoted by several branches of the United Nations.
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Published on: 11 Jan 2022
According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, the greatest quality a manager can embody is empathy. As liaisons between executive leadership and employee teams, managers must be able to build trust and respect in order to accomplish company goals across a large network of stakeholders.
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Published on: 14 Dec 2021
According to Professor Henry Mintzberg, only 10% of organizational changes are successfully implemented in the workplace. In Lucy Kueng’s book, “Hearts and Minds: Harnessing Leadership, Culture and Talent to Really Go Digital,” Professor Mintzberg joins more than 100 experts across a vast array of disciplines to deliver recommendations for successful leadership, such as remaining grounded in humility and building teams with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
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Published on: 29 Oct 2021
Based on Professor Henry Mintzberg’s multidisciplinary theories of management, the McGill-HEC Montréal EMBA program has mastered the art and science of empowering business professionals to lead successfully. By bringing together leaders from a wide scope of academic and industry backgrounds, the EMBA program creates a unique space for collaborative problem-solving and offers the flexibility students need to balance coursework with other responsibilities.
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Published on: 4 Oct 2021
In his 2019 book, “Bedtime Stories for Managers,” Professor Henry Mintzberg pointed out a lack of opportunity for managers to come together and discuss progress, growth, and the unique challenges they face in leading teams.
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Published on: 9 Sep 2021
In March, a team of scientists reported that the COVID-19 virus can be transmitted through polluted air particles. Looking at the pandemic through this lens, Professor Henry Mintzberg proposes a strategy for businesses and organizations to minimize risk from transmission through polluted air.
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Published on: 10 Sep 2020
An opinion piece outlining lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis explores Professor Henry Mintzberg's argument for communityship—the idea that instead of managing companies top-down, managers should start leading center-out, reaching out to the wider ecosystem that surrounds and makes all businesses possible.
The article emphasizes that post-COVID businesses should focus on communityship to support their employees, partners, and affiliates to see them through the current pandemic and any future crises.
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Published on: 28 Aug 2020
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