Theory Z - A modern take on Theory X/Y in the positive direction, adding Japanese business techniques. Used in business and schools. #business #theoryy #theoryx #theoryz #positive #school #japanese
Theory X & Y. Never lead or be a part of what Theory X prescribes. It is an outdated theory from the 80's. #theory #theoryx #theoryy #presumption #leadership #business

I’m surprised by the number of really smart, well-read, highly-educated people, some of whom read graduate school case studies on Theory X vs Theory Y, that then managed to memoryhole the entire construct and insist on relearning the theory via praxis.

#LifeWorkBalance #TheoryX #TheoryY #praxis

@dydt #TheoryY low authority management & a flexible schedule.

I take commitments seriously & am hard on myself.

Work the system – (more) #trust will emerge naturally, free of charge!

Trust is never an input, but always an output! The input is called "confidence in people." Which is precisely what Douglas McGregor expressed with his #TheoryY image of human nature.

#betacodex #leadership #agile #lean #newwork #orgdev

This is an article of mine about Douglas McGregor's outstanding bestseller "The Human Side of Enterprise" from 1960 and the mind-boggling, profound misunderstanding that has surrounded the book and McGregor's #TheoryX and #TheoryY distinction for more than six decades.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/mcgregor-paradox-most-tragic-misunderstanding-history-niels-pflaeging/
#betacodex #humannature #motivation #newwork #leadership #futureofleadership #selforganization #psychology #philosophy
The McGregor Paradox. The most tragic misunderstanding in the history of work & organizations

A few months ago, a student from Germany asked me how it came that I was "pretty much the only one" passionately and repeatedly claiming that Theory X people do not exist. The student suggested that I was probably mistaken with my interpretation of Douglas McGregor ´s work, and with my interpretatio

OpenSpace Beta: Change & transformation, unleashed

The 1st Work the System approach from Red42. The reinvention of change

Red42: Promoting organizational decentralization & transformation

You cannot motivate other people.
You cannot develop other people.
You cannot convince other people.
You cannot lead other people.
You cannot steer or control other people.
You cannot align other people.

And you don't have to.

#betacodex #leadership #love #democracy #communication #newwork #futureofleadership #theoryY #motivation #orgdev #agile #agility #lean #selforganization #selforganized