by George Ambler on July 24, 2011
A recent post on Harvard Business Review, “Why American Management Rules the World” discusses research from a group of European researchers which found that on average American firms are the best managed in the world. “Over the past decade, a team from Harvard Business School, London School of Economics, McKinsey & Company, and Stanford has [...]
by George Ambler on September 26, 2010
Photo by star5112 I have discussed previously the differences between leadership and management so when I can across this MITSloan Management Review article discussing Henry Mintzberg’s perspectives on the subject it caught my attention. The point the Henry Mintzberg makes is that… “… ever since the distinction was made between leadership and management — leadership [...]
by George Ambler on September 14, 2008
Photo by magnetbox Having previously posted on the distinction between leadership and management, the recent discussion by Bob Sutton on his view of the differences between leadership and management in his post “Leadership vs. Management: An Accurate But Dangerous Distinction?” caught my eye. In the post Bob makes an important point concerning how [...]
by George Ambler on June 8, 2008
I have written in a previous posts on the differences between management and leadership and recently I can across an interesting article with an interesting take on the topic. “Management can be taught. Leadership cannot be taught or learned, it must be earned.” I like this perspective, it means that leadership is a choice, it’s [...]
by George Ambler on April 8, 2008
Photo by Wesley Fryer The debate between leadership and management has been raging for a number of decades! I think that the distinction between management a leadership is useful one, in that it help us gain a better understanding of leadership and causes us to reflect on our own behaviour and to ask ourselves “Are [...]