In his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Desautels Professor Henry Mintzberg criticizes the soulless, disengaged style of management that’s infecting the modern workplace and points to a better way.
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Published on: 9 Oct 2019
Are you a big picture or a details person? Professor Henry Mintzberg rejects the dichotomy and argues that both perspectives are essential for effective leadership.
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Published on: 26 Sep 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg highlights the pitfalls of managing without substance or long-term vision in his new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers. Over his fifty-year career, Professor Mintzberg has watched the private sector rise in power in proportion to government and civil society. Now, he’s raising an alarm about the consequences to society when market logic fails to deliver.
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Published on: 5 Sep 2019
McGill’s International Masters’ Program for Managers (IMPM), based on the pedagogy of Professor Henry Mintzberg, takes experienced managers through 16 months of hands-on training to hone their skills. The president of BonBoss, a Quebec-based HR consulting company, joins a training module in Montreal to experience the IMPM in action.
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Published on: 23 Aug 2019
In an interview with Think:Act, Professor Henry Mintzberg elaborates on why conceptions of leadership yield disconnected, ineffective management. Instead, he argues in favor of what he refers to as “communityship.”
“We're not going to democratize businesses and we don't need to, and we shouldn't. But more humane for sure and more respectful,” says Mintzberg.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg will headline the upcoming Leadership: Courage Required conference hosted by the International Leadership Association (ILA).
The conference will examine the work of courageous leaders and followers through skill-based workshops, thought-provoking panels, and presentations highlighting new knowledge and innovative practices.
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Published on: 23 Jul 2019
A recent blog post looks at Professor Henry Mintzberg’s take on incorporating experimentation in strategy (or letting “a thousand strategic flowers bloom”) and its continued relevance in today’s AI-driven world.
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Published on: 27 Jun 2019
In line with Professor Henry Mintzberg’s view that bonuses are inherently flawed, organizations worldwide are increasingly ditching the bonus in favor of fair compensation from the outset.
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Published on: 7 Jun 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg joins La Presse to share some words of advice for graduates fresh out of their MBA programs.
The gist of it: stay humble and eat the scrambled eggs!
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Published on: 10 Apr 2019
At the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Lifelong Learning, Professor Henry Mintzberg shares his perspective on the vital importance of rebalancing society.
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Published on: 4 Apr 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg joins Infopresse to bust four management myths that are all too common and hold dire consequences for workplaces.
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Published on: 1 Apr 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg ranks 22nd among the world’s top 30 management professionals for 2019. He is celebrated, in particular, for his contrarian views of management that have elucidated dimensions of the profession that were previously left unquestioned or overlooked.
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Published on: 26 Mar 2019
On February 19, 2019, renowned management thinker Professor Henry Mintzberg launched his twentieth book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, a roundup of forty-two leadership anecdotes curated from his decades of experience.
In attendance were members of the Desautels and McGill community, including the current class of the International Masters Program for Managers, a program founded on Professor Mintzberg’s signature conceptions of management.
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Published on: 13 Mar 2019
Professor Henry Mintzberg’s new book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, is included in a roundup by La Presse of new must-read books. Known for his iconoclastic take on widely-held management conceptions, his newest book is yet another example of what Professor Mintzberg does best.
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Published on: 8 Mar 2019
Following the launch of his latest book, Bedtime Stories for Managers, Professor Henry Mintzberg dishes on his personal growth over the years and shares some of his favorite words of wisdom for managers.
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Published on: 26 Feb 2019
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