Managers take the easy way out of the challenges they face !

Yes they do, and maybe you should expect them to do so.

let me take an easy and straight forward example starting with a simple mathematical equation

Profit = Revenues - Costs 

Profit is the desired thing out of business and people management process and very often it would be a high and challenging.  Looking at the equation below we can see an external factor (Revenues) that is very often outside  the direct control of management, and an internal factor (costs) that management has a handle on.

You may now start seeing why management tends to take the easy way out and this would be to control/reduce the operational costs even if this means laying off people 


Successful and effective managers are encouraged to take the other route and that is to find ways to increase the revenues through extended market reach, intimate customer relations, effective offerings portfolio that addresses markets/customer needs, competitive pricing, .... etc ... etc.

Shall we take this challenge together ?
I can help out those who are willing to walk the walk after hearing the talk

How many "true managers" are there in the "real world" ?

With tens or hundreds of managers in each company, I guess there are probably millions and millions of managers out there, but how many true managers who really deserve the title are out there ?

Before rushing into the answer, let us elaborate a little on what "true manager" really means.

First of all, it is not everyone who holds the title manager in his business card or his job title, many of those - with due respect - are far far away from the essence of the management discipline.  And how about those who have studied management academically and know lots and lots about management ?

Well!   It is not how much you know in theory, but also how much out of that you put in practice in real life, and bow successful and effective is this perceived from the key stakeholders you deal with !

Interestingly, when talking about success and effectiveness, it is worth noting to see from what perspective, and in whose eyes !  Is it from the angle people see themselves, or the angle of the people dealing with these managers, or both.

In the new emerging paradigm, and when we talk about the "people dimension", there is some talk about the difference between "management" and "leadership". It is often said that processes need to be managed and people need to be led !

Back to the real world, it is unfortunate to find out that most of the so-called "managers" are truly administrators and not true managers or leaders as we expect them to be.  They are often not that successful in their jobs, not effective and not very much appreciated by the people dealing with them.  They are often seen as "obstacles" or "bottlenecks" preventing workers from doing their job in the best way possible.

Rather than being a "pain in the the ass" as they say, why not transform to the better model of management/leadership ?

Interested ? let us see how we can possibly do that in the next posting !