"I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is a lot of craft - meaning experience - there is a certain amount of craft meaning insight, creativity and vision, and there is the use of science, technique or analysis."
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Henry Mintzberg, born on September 2, 1939, in Montreal, Canada, is a renowned management thinker, best known for his profound insights into organizational structure and managerial roles. A professor at McGill University, Mintzberg has authored numerous influential books, including "The Nature of Managerial Work" and "Managers Not MBAs," challenging conventional wisdom about management education. His work emphasizes the importance of practical experience over theoretical knowledge, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to shape the field of management and inspire leaders worldwide.
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"What you get out of an M.B.A. programme, no matter how much experience, is functional tools and understanding in disciplines: you'll understand economics, you'll understand marketing, finance, accounting. That, M.B.A. programmes do very well."
Henry Mintzberg"This obsession with leadership... It's not neutral; it's American, this idea of the heroic leader who comes in on a white horse to save the day. I think it's killing American companies."
Henry Mintzberg"So technologies, whether it is a telephone or an iPhone, computers in general or automobiles, television even, all individualize us. We all sit in front of our iPhones and communicating but are we really communicating?"
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