Business is at a crossroads. Scandal and recession have cast a pall on the way CEOs go about leading their companies. Three distinguished professors send this memo — Five Half-truths of Business — as a wake-up call.
The five:
1. We’re only in it for ourselves
2. Corporations exist to maximize shareholder value
3. Companies need CEOs who are heroic leaders
4. Companies need to be lean and mean
5. A rising tide lifts all boats
Content: Article
Authors: Henry Mintzberg, Kunal Basu, Robert Simons
Source: Fast Company
Subject: Trends / Analysis
Authors: Henry Mintzberg, Kunal Basu, Robert Simons
Source: Fast Company
Subject: Trends / Analysis
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Some aspects of the research is similar to that on negotiation by Karrass (i.e. useful). Worthy of a read.