He was always been as somewhat of a rebel. That is why MIT (Massachusets Institute of Technology) in Boston was a perfect place for him. Also Thomas Kuhn spent his time here from 1979 - 1991.
When Mintzberg was working on his PhD in the field of policy which means strategy today, only a single professor called Ned Bowman had such an interest at MIT. He allowed Mintzberg to construct his own reading list and gave him free reign over his research. It was exactly that tolerance, this willingness to experiment, says Mintzberg, that allowed his thesis to be as successful as it was. (MIT Sloan, Winter 2008)
His book, Managers not MBAs changed the way many people thought about education managers. At McGill University, where he had been teaching since he left MIT, he was instrumental in designing the International Masters in Practicing Management, a program which enables practicing managers to learn from their own experience throught a series of international modules (www.impm.org)
Dr. Mintzberg frequently teaches at Indian institutions, B-schools in Bangalore and sais "...don't create managers there... create hubris. Students are too young, the curriculum is too analytical. Indian institutes create very good consultants and financial analysts but no managers!" Another disturbing trend these days is "the overkill on leadership". So what should the B-schools do right the wrongs? "Only teach management to managers. Focus education on those learning from their own experience". (Hindustan Times, 04th February 2008)
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And now Henry Mintzberg is focusing on health issues. Created a program that lies on the co-work of international health professionals from around the world. It is not a leadership training. They focus on their common development based on their own experiences. The International Master for Health Leadership at McGill University is a programme designed to help health professionals and others manage in the complex health environment using Henry Mintzberg’s five mindsets approach:
Reflective Mindset – Broadening Perspectives
Analytic Mindset – Leading Organizations
The Worldly Mindset – Navigating the System
The Collaborative Mindset – Appreciating Work Relationships
The Catalytic Mindset – Achieving Change
“We are setting out to change not only education for health leadership but the health system itself by bringing into an ongoing forum the best of practising leadership from all aspect of health and from all regions of the world.”
Dr. Henry Mintzberg
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