“The Economist” Magazine once described Jack Welch, the ex-boss of General Electric as… ‘the man who has some claim to being the world’s most successful manager of the past quarter century’. A few quotes I have collected over recent years may give us some insights into the issues we as managers need to consider; ‘the… Continue reading »
Oct
20
Time to Turn Your Business Model Upside Down Part One
Historically businesses have built the management structure based on a pyramid resembling early military and bureaucratic structures where the power and decision making was with a select few at the pinnacle. Under this tradition the customer (enemy in the case of the military) only received what they were seeking at the whim of that elite… Continue reading »
Oct
16
THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS part 4
Finally on this topic… what was… and now what needs to be… two key areas; In TRADITIONAL organizations much was done to train managers to act as the leader. Leadership traits where researched honed and developed. People studied how to become more powerful and influential and how to control communication flows, corporate budgets and scarce… Continue reading »
Oct
15
THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS part 3
To continue… In TRADITIONAL organizations assessments of efficiency where based on top down periodic performance reviews, appraisals where given against pre-set standards and often only conducted on an annual basis. In ENTREPRENEURIAL organizations we need to implement performance management on a continuous basis through a system of reviews, personal development discussions and 360-degree analysis of… Continue reading »
Oct
14
THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS – TWO
To continue with the changing role of managers… In TRADITIONAL organizations managers coordinate and tell their subordinates what the company wants and how to do it right the first time. In an ENTREPRENEURIAL organization managers need to troubleshoot and facilitate between entrepreneurial employees, other stakeholders, production equipment and corporate systems. WHY… the increasing use of… Continue reading »
Oct
12
THE CHANGING ROLE OF MANAGERS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORGANIZATIONS – ONE
The nature of management responsibility at work is rapidly changing and traditional methods of measuring effectiveness are no longer adequate. Performance now needs to be viewed from a totally new perspective. In a TRADITIONAL organization management was responsible for monitoring and checking work of subordinates, i.e. checking on efficient levels of ‘inputs’… raw materials, staff… Continue reading »
Aug
21
Communication and Social Media
Communication tools and the role of social media. If you are in business, or work for one and you need to communicate (and we all do) best watch the video. It won’t take you long however if you still think social media is a bit of a fad you may be in for a major… Continue reading »
Jul
29
Double-loop learning badly needed now!
Double-loop learning introduced by psychologist Chris Argyris and philosopher Donald Schön is a concept that proposes (rightly) that if organizations and operators are to “manage problems effectively that originate in rapidly changing and uncertain contexts” they need to implement a new (at the time) form of organizational learning. The must do activity is to involve… Continue reading »
Jul
26
CEOship and Executive Management Dr. Walter Doyle Staples
Article by Dr. W. D. Staples (Kindly provided by James Cousineau) “CEOship and Executive Management A Whole New Paradigm – A New Way of Thinking. We, as business leaders, have a huge responsibility. Consider how civilization has evolved and the critical role corporations have played over the years. Where would we be today without the… Continue reading »
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