Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Unnaturally Good Management

A basic question: Is poor management the natural state and good management the exception?

If so, what is the significance of that?

One may be that there is a natural pull toward the slipshod and the chaotic. Left unattended, matters don't coast, but descend. Achievements must be monitored and reinforced or they will be lost. Neglect may be as harmful as focused actions that are intended to injure.

This does not mean that management must have a heavy hand. It means that management ("Manage" comes from the Latin for "to handle") must be attentive.

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