F requently requested to assist organisations large and small, I observe a common and recurring theme. The issues revolve around the struggle of owners /managers to manage effectively. This is visible predominantly in companies that have started small and are growing, in family run businesses and families themselves. They are invariably puzzled that management approach, style and methods which worked so well in the past, now just don't work anymore. They resort to even more hard work and effort, yet the situation only worsens. Finding themselves in unfamiliar situations they dart here and there implementing fads, half hearted strategies alien to their thinking and character. They do this because they are getting frustrated and doing something is considered better than doing nothing. They change staff and managers. They churn product mix, vendors and even customers and markets. They try so many things but nothing seems to work. They chang...
I posted one a while back. I am surprised it has not appeared. Any way here is a repost of my thought.
ReplyDeleteGurvinder, while I agree with your analysis, I do not with the trending solution. 'I' has to be 'WE' to see his reflections. While being critical of everything and not retaining the 'WE' identity, to admit oneself as a problem or a solution is a mixed bag. For the change I has to merge with WE.
You are probably right, that in many situations there are many more people involved and we would be more appropriate. However even in a group change always occurs when there is an individual who champions the solution or the change.
ReplyDeleteInsightful feedback I thank you