Bulletin No. 1 | January – February 2001 – Page 3

MANAGEMENT

Corporations and organizations are increasingly viewed as NOT hierarchical structures fitting a traditional organization chart, BUT as adaptable organism, made up of more smaller organisms and existing in an interacting with a large whole.
Management was the welding of power, NOW dealing with empowering individuals to respond creatively to changing situations.
Intuition is becoming honored in management, alignment around a shared vision and purpose is recognized characteristic of the creative organization.
It involves honoring the purpose, allowing it full play in the organization, and relying on the motivation associated with it
Traditional management practices are replaced by an emerging form of leadership .
Feminine qualities will be the new style of management.

(Source : 21st Century Business: A Background for Dialogue – Willis Herman)

Find out the characteristics of true leader as stated by Peter Drucker

Leaders aren’t threatened by by others who have strengths they lack
Leaders don’t want clones of themselves as employees. They never ask : ‘ Do I like or dislike this employee?’ But they do not tolerate poor performance.
Leaders continually ask ‘What are my organization’s purposes and objectives’ and ‘What qualities are acceptable performance and adds to the bottom line?
Leaders start projects by asking ‘What has to be done?’ instead of ‘What do I need?’
Leaders then ask : ‘What do I have to do to make a real contribution?’

The employees and their bosses

When the employees are talking about the prospect of their jobs, the boss says they are demanding.
When the employees are discussing how to anticipate the improper management decisions, the boss says they are gossiping.
But when the bosses gossip, that is discussion!

Tip : Encourage a role play among the employees, let the boss observe the play

Purpose : Be ethically sound, conscience guided, feel good about myself
Pride : Not need the acceptance of others to feel important. Balanced self-esteem keeps the ego and desire
Patience : Have a strong belief that things will eventually work out well. Do not expect instant result and be at peace with what comes
Persistence : Stick to purpose. Be consistent with intentions. Never give up.
Perspective : Enter each day quietly and get focus. Listen to inner self and see things more clearly

(Source : Ethics in American Business, K.H. Blanchard)