Here are choice articles on hot leadership topics culled from the business schools, the business press and major consulting firms, to start off your work week. I’m pointing you to articles about leadership, strategy, industries, innovation, women and work, and work and learning now and in the future. Highlights  »  Read More

Frederick Taylor was late to the party. Taylor and his “scientific management” get credit for creating many of the management practices that we call “traditional” or “command and control.” But the roots of the modern corporation and those “traditional” practices date to more  »  Read More

Gary Hamel’s HBR article, “First, Let’s Fire All the Managers,” was published in late 2011 and ignited speculation in some quarters that boss-free organizations would be the next big thing. Recently, the Wall Street Journal published “Who’s the Boss? There Isn’t One.” And  »  Read More

Last week, one of my must-read bloggers, Harold Jarche published a great post titled, “A world without bosses.” Here’s the opening paragraph of a post that you should read in its entirety. “Can your organization work without bosses? In the documentary, Ban the Boss (one hour BBC video) Paul Thomas  »  Read More