A little bit of Mintzberg

Posted by Kirsten Gibbs
Last updated 9th June 2020
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  • I'm a big fan of the Corporate Rebels blog, so I was interested to receive this post yesterday, about what managment might look like after Coronavirus.

    In it they discuss Mintzberg's Continuum of Management:

     

     

    The blog is an instructive read, so I won't reproduce it here.  I'd just like to make a few observations of my own:

    • Most organisations I've worked in, have barely made it past a 'participative' style.
    • Mintzberg and the Corporate Rebels believe that 'No managers' is not a viable option.  I disagree.
    • Having a clear Promise of Value, and a Score for how you deliver on it, helps any organisation move from left to right along this line. All the way to the end, if you want.
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