Today, organizational development does not only limit in one country. It has developed from one country to another. In other words, today is globalization of the time. Under this situation, managers cannot control a company like before. That is, everything cannot be under control by a person. The concept of centralization will not suit current time anymore. Managers have to suitably distribute power to their subordinate of the managerial order such as departmental managers. Based on this reason, the result of the personal network is going to be important in managerial world. In order to reach personal network, leaders could deliver three unique advantages: private information, access to diverse skills sets, and power.
First of all, private information is one of three advantages leaders have to pay attention. Why is private information important? As this article mentioned, Microsoft would be successful according to its program code belongs to private information even though some people hope Microsoft can make operating system program openly. Of course, it is not only one thing Microsoft owns private information. Nevertheless, unlike Linus system, Microsoft still insists on its original policy that keeps its important information to be completely private in order to maintain their competition advantage. We also have no question about Microsoft’s information security without opening their private information. Here is another example about Taiwanese industries which manufacture 12 inch wafer. Many of which have tried to move to China because there have tremendous market and low human cost in China. In addition, some companies hope they also can transfer this technique to China based on this reason. Yet our government prohibits this application because manufacturing 12 inch wafer is Taiwanese advantage. If Taiwanese lose advantage within this field, how does Taiwan deal with challenge from China even from other countries? This is a serious problem. Although the managerial method may differ between business and nation, some of ways are still alike.
However, diversity of skill sets is another indispensable element to effectively manage a company. Some successful products come from leader’s or maker’s idea. It is not innate ability. Actually, creative is a precious asset for managers. While possessing this valuable asset, a company could create extreme value based on leaders’ creative. Of course, cooperation is another path to collect excellent ideas from partners or colleagues. This kind of route could also support leaders to make decisions to make the company stronger. Why does creation generate considerable benefit? Due to the present time that is different from before, many things have already changed a lot such as managerial methods and types of the corporations. At the same time, no matter what people’s roles are, each of whom is one unit as a machine. Sometimes their idea may be better than leaders’. When this situation happened, leaders could make a comparison between each people who offer their own idea and thought and pick up the best one which is good to company.
As regards power, it is the other one that is a very important element to make a company stronger. To suitably spread power to subordinate of the managerial order is necessary because a leader cannot handle anything without someone’s support. As I mentioned in first paragraph, distributing power could also effectively manage a company. Combining the opinion within previous paragraph and idea which is at the beginning of this paragraph, many of managers could manage company well according to their different talent in different field. Thus, managers have to gather these thought from those who provide idea and think about how to position their employees and managers subordinate of the managerial order. Then, the company may be effective operation.
To sum up, managers not only have their own original knowledge but also think about how to extend social connection. These are not obvious that may be your support while managing a company in the future. However, the proverb, crisis is favorable turn, is more common in the world. The same idea also could be utilized in management of the firm. Yet it is not easy for a manager even for a business to maintain these three unique advantages. The duty for all leaders is leading their business to the advance situation.
- Oct 08 Wed 2008 20:34
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