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Level 5 Leadership
Level 5 Leadership is a concept developed by Jim Collins in his classic business book, Good to Great. To write Good to Great, 1,435 companies were analyzed over a 40 year period. The aim of this analysis was to find companies that had been good for a long time but had then transformed into great […]
Continue reading...Servant Leadership
Servant Leadership means putting others first, sharing power, helping underperformers to do better, and allowing high-achievers to soar. Are you the sort of person who asks yourself, “How much money can I make?”, or, “How can I get ahead?”. Or are you more likely to ask yourself, “How can I help all of us to […]
Continue reading...Five Functions of Management
The Five Functions of Management model was developed by Henry Fayol in the early 20th century (1916). In fact, Fayol is considered one of the founding fathers of management theory. Before Fayol, managers had no formal training in management and thus had nowhere to turn if they wanted to improve their management skills. Fayol recognized […]
Continue reading...14 Principles of Management
The 14 Principles of Management were first introduced in 1916 by Henry Fayol. Fayol was managing director of a mining company responsible for over 1,000 employees and based his theories on his observations he made in this capacity. In 1916, there were many large businesses and factories in existence. However, there weren’t many formal management […]
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