"Business schools’ foray into the teaching of leadership can be traced to mid-1977, when Abraham Zaleznik, a Harvard professor, published a paper entitled “Managers and Leaders: Are They Different?” The answer was an emphatic yes. Leaders were visionaries who got the troops excited to march into battle. Managers were platoon sergeants who actually marched them into battle. But the questions were obvious from the start: Is leadership an emergent quality, both situational and context-specific? Or is it something you can actually teach? That is, can you be a leader without ever leading something? Business schools insist you can."
This blog (started in 2010) identifies management and leadership-related topics, like those explored in the Managing and Leading Information Services graduate course I have been teaching at the University of Pittsburgh since 2007. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Friday, April 10, 2015
Can You Learn to Lead?; New York Times, 4/7/15
Duff McDonald, New York Times; Can You Learn to Lead? :
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The selection of Business school should be done very carefully. Always look for the recommendations from your friends and family. When I took admission in California University, I consulted Dr. Aloke Ghosh for the proper guidance.
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