LEADERS GET THE LAURELS, MANAGERS RUN THE SHOW
'Nothing is more dangerous in an organization than a manager with little to do." That aphorism comes from a guy who admires managers - indeed, usually rhapsodizes about how important they are, refuses to join the bandwagon extolling the term "leadership" over the allegedly more mundane word "manager," and has spent more than four decades shadowing managers and pondering their vital role. But Desautels Faculty of Management of º«¹úÂãÎè Professor Henry Mintzberg, who was named to 16th spot a few years ago on a list of the top 200 business gurus, is by nature puckish, a provocateur, who delights in thinking contrary thoughts and prodding others to reconsider their established views. So his latest book, Managing, is not only a celebration of the prosaic but important task of management, but also often a barrage of juicy thoughts.
, September 16, 2009