The idea of management in nowadays can often be inferred as vague and misrepresented for various reasons with the ruptured economy being the overarching reason. The term bureaucracy and/or bureaucrat tends to carry negative meaning whenever used and is inferred with negative attitudes along with thoughts of corruption and scandal. This was not necessarily the fundamental definition of the word; a bureaucrat is simply a nonelective government official and bureaucracy in itself is merely a bureau of a government division or department. This relates to the another misinterpreted and largely negative term, "revolving door," in which politics and undermining intentions are thought of where profits and greed are seemingly the only reason that this term was coined.
In today's day and age where corruption and scandal run rampant, a new type of management is emerging from the fire and brimstone. In hopes of minimizing the variance and ambiguity associated with organizational practices, management has the reputation for what can be interpreted as adhering to policy. This form of management is becoming more and more obsolete and this is especially because citizens and consumers are losing trust in management within organizations in general. The rhetoric that is found in this old style of leadership is simply not enough nowadays and if a manager is thought of as a leader, should they not have the opportunity to do simply that? If managers are thought of as leaders, they should be able to use their own intuition and ideas to make their organization better for the entirety and not just for the boss in the next rung above themselves.
The management strategy of the past is no longer enough for the high expectations of consumers who are looking for what organizations have been trying to deliver since day one...value! The fact that managers undergo rigorous training and practice means that they should be able to make decisions with their own mind through the use of innovation and common sense, just to be blunt. The idea of trust and accountability is becoming much more relevant to today's organizations where transparency is a must and thinking outside the box is something much needed in order to protect those involved in the "in" group. Leaders need to be able to use their own ideas for the better of the entire organizations and adapt new ways of thinking in order to gain a competitive edge. Management needs to create new ways of thinking and sculpt their actual intentions around creating a better organization. This task for management in the years to come is paramount to a better society and economy and may even involve acting first and asking later, but if this is what it takes to make the organization better, more power to management.
A much more thorough and formal structure for managing organizations in the years to come can be found at the Wall Street Journal website under the following link:
http://blogs.wsj.com/management/2011/02/17/inventing-management-20/
Posted by: Mike Magaruh
I couldn't agree with you more managers are lacking in leadership role. Managers tend to tell employees what to do no questions asked. Managers should become leaders by leading by example. They should not just tell employees what to do but show them and tell them why it needs to be done that way. For example; most likely a manager has been in the position the employee is in therefore the manager needs to think how they would like to be treated in that same situation. They could explain to the employee I have been in your position before and I figured out this is the best way to accomplish this particular task. I agree that leaders should use their own ideas and thoughts to better enhance their company. Although, I also believe leaders should take into consideration the thoughts of their subordinates. Listening to others ideas and thoughts can help you as a manager grow as an authority figure. By doing this your employees will respect you and know you are committed to the organization and improving it for the good of the staff and society as a whole.
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