Henry Mintzberg
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I am Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal, and a founding partner of CoachingOurselves.com. Further details on my books, articles, interests, and the programs in which I teach, can be found on www.mintzberg.org.

I am completing a small book entitled "Managing the Myths of Health Care," and am working on an electronic pamphlet entitled "Rebalancing Society...radical renewal beyond left, right, and center," the first installment of which will be posted on www.mintzberg.org during 2011.

I spend my public life dealing with organizations and my private life escaping from them.

Blog Entries by Henry Mintzberg

Two Strikes Against Diplomacy

Posted February 17, 2011 | 17:19:39 (EST)

It's been Diplomacy in the batter's box and Community on the pitcher's mound. The count is two strikes against Diplomacy.

First up pitching for Community was WikiLeaks, throwing curve balls. Diplomacy hit them all foul. Then Tahrir Square took to the mound, throwing fast balls, straight over the plate. Diplomacy...

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Getting the Government We Deserve

Posted November 17, 2010 | 12:17:30 (EST)

"Doesn't anybody deserve a government that works?" Lou Dobbs asked this over and over again in an advertisement on CNN. The answer is yes, Mr. Dobbs, for anybody who respects government and is not so quick to put it down.

We get the government we deserve. If we vote for...

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The Problem Is Enterprise, Not Economics

Posted July 7, 2010 | 16:09:57 (EST)

There has been consistently bad economic news for Washington: the job situation just will not turn around. So what's going on? While all the fixes have been economic; the problem may lie beyond the realm of economics.

To appreciate this, connect two dots: economy and enterprise. Then you will understand...

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Time for America to Befriend Israel

Posted April 7, 2010 | 12:01:15 (EST)

Has a tipping point finally been reached in the Middle East? Lucy Netanyahu pulled the football away from Charlie Brown Obama once too often. And so now he has to realize, or at least accept publicly, that Israel has no intention of giving up control of Jerusalem, if not...

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