The Management Thinker We Should Never Have Forgotten
Why have we lost touch with W. Edwards Deming. Through his red bead experiment he showed that we often get a false read on workers because we judge them too narrowly. Deming believed that we can improve worker performance only when we improve the entire system they work within. And he believed that managers wrongly apply incentive pay plans, forced rankings, and all sorts of … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Joshua Macht | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subjects: Management, People
What Makes a Great Leader?
We locked two of the smartest management thinkers on earth (Jim Collins and Clayton Christensen) in a room with each other (and 275 readers) and asked them this question. Here’s how they answered.
Content: Article | Author: Joshua Macht | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Leadership, People
To Get Ahead, Get Mad
Studies suggest that a little anger can take your career a long way.
Content: Article | Author: Joshua Macht | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Career
Letting the Air Out of Celebrity Leaders
As the economy slows, companies are finally realizing that cultivating leaders from within makes sense.
Content: Article | Author: Joshua Macht | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Leadership, Management