Management Gurus - 2006

Came across the top 50 management guru list from The Times of London. According to Times, the Thinkers 50 ranking is based on the votes of 1,200 business people, consultants, academics, MBA students and visitors to the project’s website. The most influential living management guru is Harvard University Professor Michael E. Porter, head of HBS' Strategy and Competitiveness group.

Link to the Times article here. And, here is a short list from that top 50:

1. Michael Porter (2)* Harvard strategy specialist
2. Bill Gates (20) Founder of Microsoft
3. C. K. Prahalad (12) LBS strategy man
4. Tom Peters (3) Leadership consultant
5. Jack Welch (8) GE’s ex-CEO and celebrity
6. Jim Collins (10) Author of Good to Great
7. Philip Kotler (6) Kellogg’s marketing guru

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