Do managers need educating? If so, how?
For most managers, the problem is not that education is lacking but that it is one-sided, i.e. exclusively for the one area of professional activity. Of course, Peter Drucker argued[…]
Some thoughts on – do managers have to be educated? (English edition)
Müssen Manager gebildet sein? – Gedankenanstöße (German edition)
By Peter Paschek
An die Frage – Müssen Manager gebildet sein? – schließt sich logischerweise die Frage an – Wenn ja, wie?[…]
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On re-reading Peter Drucker
by Simon Caulkin
When I first read PD in the 1970s, I didn’t really get him. The volumes dropping on my desk – Post-Capitalist Society, The New Realities, or, bafflingly, Landmarks of Tomorrow – appeared to have little bearing on management[…]
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Inspiration from the “Father of Management” to challenge how we learn every day
by Alex Adamopoulos, Founder and CEO of Emergn
Early on, I realized that continuous learning in the workplace is essential to move businesses forward and stay competitive. Yet[…]
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Human, all too human
by Stefan Stern
Should you say “thank you” to a robot? This is not a trick question, or a philosophical one. I am interested in the practicalities[…]
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Watch out: The “new normal” is more
than just “home office” and “digitization”!
By Wolfgang Lassl
Discussions of the effects of Covid-19 on work, organization and leadership often come down to “home office” and “digitization”. But do these buzzwords capture the multifaceted reality of organizations and how they function?[…]
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What I learned from Drucker about the Art of Career Reinvention
By Ricardo Vargas
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be one of the biggest challenges in recent history for management and leadership. In March 2020, at the onset of the outbreak, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that as a society we had undergone two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months. Other well-known leaders like Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Cisco’s John Chambers expressed similar sentiments. […]
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Defining The Human Imperative for Enterprise in The Post-Covid Digital Age by Angelica Sirotin
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to be one of the biggest challenges in recent history for management and leadership. In March 2020, at the onset of the outbreak, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared that as a society we had undergone two years’ worth of digital transformation in two months. Other well-known leaders like Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Cisco’s John Chambers expressed similar sentiments. […]
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