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Tag Archives: leadership
The role of leadership in software development
The webcast of Mary Poppendieck’s talk, The role of leadership in software development, at Google. As usual Mary does a very nice job of providing some good historical background while exploring wise management practices (tied to software development but plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Software Development
Tagged leadership, Lean thinking, management history, management webcast, Poppendieck, Software Development
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Dee Hock on Hiring
Great quote from Dee Hock, founder of Visa: Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; … Continue reading
Posted in Management, quote
Tagged curiouscat, hiring, leadership, managing people, quote
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Build an Environment Where Intrinsic Motivation Flourishes
50 years after Douglas McGregor’s classic, The Human Side of Enterprise, too many managers still have not learned that using extrinsic motivation is not an effective way to manage complex human systems (organizations). The issue is important to me because … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Deming, Management, Process improvement, Psychology, quote, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged Career, curiouscat, Deming, intrinsic motivation, Joy in Work, leadership, managing people, motivation, Psychology, quote, Systems thinking
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Building on Successful Improvement
Do ‘Quick Wins’ Hurt Lean Initiatives? This becomes very difficult, since in many organizations these executives have the strategic attention span equivalent to the life-cycle of a mayfly. When the ‘quick win’ approach is taken, the savings / impact becomes … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Psychology, quote, Systems thinking
Tagged build capacity, coaching, leadership, management, managing people, Psychology, quote, tips
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Management Improvement Carnival #100
I started the management improvement blog carnival in 2006. At the time the number of blogs posting useful management ideas had already grown to a large number. It took years after I started my Curious Cat Management Improvement site, in … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management
Tagged blogs, Carnival, leadership, Lean thinking, management
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Bill George on Leadership
Bill George is professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company. Under his leadership, Medtronic’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 … Continue reading
The CEO is Only One Person
The CEO is important but they are only one person. Rarely do they determine the success of a company. The instances where they seem to are so rare as to almost seem like just random luck. I think they can … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Systems thinking
Tagged executive pay, Investing, leadership, management, Systems thinking
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The Best Leadership Is Good Management
The Best Leadership Is Good Management [the broken link has been removed] by Henry Mintzberg Let me suggest that you should, because what we’ve been calling a financial crisis is actually one of management. Corporate America has had too much … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Management Articles, Systems thinking
Tagged Books, leadership, management, management experts, Systems thinking
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CEO’s Castles and Company Performance
Where are the Shareholders’ Mansions? CEOs’ Home Purchases, Stock Sales, and Subsequent Company Performance by Crocker H. Liu, Arizona State University and David Yermack, New York University – Stern School of Business We study real estate purchases by major company … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Economics
Tagged executive pay, leadership, management research, overpaid executives, research
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No More Executive Bonuses!
Henry Mintzberg, wrote an excellent article for the Wall Street Journal today, No More Executive Bonuses! Don’t pay any bonuses. Nothing. This may sound extreme. But when you look at the way the compensation game is played – and the … Continue reading →