Show Notes:In the News:Did Professional Management Cause the Fall of GM? (HBR)http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/hbr/hbreditors/2009/06/professional_management_and_th.htmlAlfred Sloan and The Great GM Mystery
- Alfred Sloan was the Leader of GM from the 1920's through the 1950's
- On paper, Sloan espoused a scientific, strongly hierarchical style of leadership
- In practice, the unintended consequences of that style of leadership led him to lead very differently
- His successors misunderstood this and later led GM into some stormy waters
The Global Enterprise
- What is it
- Why is it valuable
- How do I change my organization?
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