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Category Archives: Women in Management

Sand and stone

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

When presented with a problem a common response is to rush to action. Drill right in to a solution and then move on. But that is often the wrong thing to do. It certainly is when considering something as vital as organizational design. . .

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Vision and leadership

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Vision is closely related to purpose, which we discussed yesterday. But while purpose is fundamentally utilitarian, telling us what we are doing now, vision is forward-looking, struggling to discern how and where we will be doing it in the future. . .

Also filed in Managing Leadership, Organizational Leadership | | Comments (1)

Leadership delirium

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

The commonly offered functions for leadership often seem to merely serve as glib introductions to the particular corner of the niche-riddled leadership market that any particular guru wishes to draw us in to. But underneath all the smoke generated by the leadership industry, there has to be some fire; there has to be some real purpose that leadership serves. . .

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All wet

Monday, May 5, 2008

One of the wealthiest business families in the world recently hosted an event to which they invited some of the management field’s leading thinkers. The post-event PR material, to show just how cutting-edge this gathering was, included a slide from the presentation of one of these gurus; it went something like this . . .

Also filed in Change, Management Skills | | Comments (2)

Just business

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Remember that saying from the old mafia movies? Both sides knew and accepted that events had developed to the point where one wiseguy was going to have to deal with another. Nothing personal. Just business. Over the past two days we have reviewed the preparation and conduct of a negotiation that popped up regarding the organization of a prominent speaker’s inclusion at a conference. . .

Also filed in Ethics, Management Skills, Negotiation | | Comments (2)