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In every organization, there is a natural tension between the need for expertise and the need to let frontline people make decisions.
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
I noticed that very few software companies were efficiently run. Well, why? The big part was most executives who started software companies wrote code, or they knew a market opportunity and they sold code. There was never anyone who taught them how to run software companies. Then I run across this small company in Houston, Texas, that is the most
... See moreDavid M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
are multibillion-dollar revenue companies, what matters is having: (1) the right strategy in the right market, (2) an A management team, and (3) financial discipline. The difference between an A and a B CEO produces an order of magnitude difference in the return.”
Randy Street • Who: The A Method for Hiring
The talented people who make up Great Groups are not easily led. Often, the leader’s role is simply to keep them pointed in the right direction. At Disney today, Schneider says, management’s role is to facilitate.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
In his groundbreaking 1946 book The Concept of the Corporation, management pioneer Peter Drucker keenly observed, “No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.”
Christopher H. Volk • The Value Equation: A Business Guide to Wealth Creation for Entrepreneurs, Leaders & Investors
given a growth rate and an organizational structure, the target turnover rate of the firm can be specified.
David H. Maister • Managing The Professional Service Firm
This was illustrated brilliantly to me by Professor Bill Meehan, who spent thirty years with McKinsey advising CEOs and senior leaders on strategy and now teaches a class called “The Strategic Management of Nonprofits” at the Stanford School of Business.
Greg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
talent sets the floor, but character sets the ceiling.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
In Orange Organizations, strategy and execution are king. In Green Organizations, the company culture is paramount. CEOs of Green Organizations claim that promoting the culture and shared values is their primary task. The focus on culture elevates human resources (HR) to a central role. The HR director is often an influential member of the
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