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Crisis in management education

There is no consistency today in the way we educate managers. Larger organizations tend to have more comprehensive programs. If we look at the business results of the past year it will show that these programs have not been very successful. In the US over 99.9% of all organizations have less than 500 workers. Many of these organizations have little to non-existent management education. There is a great opportunity now to improve. Most of the big companies use the traditional approach. Their managers are given a combination of classroom education, role plays, and outside experts with their theories. In many cases there is little follow up and measurement around the results of the education.

What does the BEST management education look like?

The BEST management education consists of a combination of classroom discussions and real life practice. While some background theory is important, it is better to have discussions around management practices and different approaches. The problem with traditional management education is that it is standardized and designed to fit all employees at once. For example, a new manager is having attendance issues with an employee. The traditional advice is to warn the employee that his behavior will lead to punishment if not corrected. Then managers are given exercises in class to try their skills at giving tough messages to make believe employees. Managers learn the right way and the wrong way and the training is complete. Unfortunately correcting human behavior is more complex. Continue reading ‘The Best Education For Managers’ »

Nowadays the business environment is very much orientated towards efficiency with its implication for cost-cutting. Business process re-engineering is the means to this end. Of course, cost is important, so does performance improvement as the main way of increasing effectiveness. The human aspect and organisational issues are thrown out of the window, when appropriate attention should be given to them.

Many organisation failures are attributed to the lack of empowerment. Usually top executives will tend to be involved in everything. Those on the shop floor do not expect to get involved in all aspect of the organisation. And at the top questions arise as to why, employees do not participate. Continue reading ‘The Benefits of Empowering Your People (Part 1)’ »

There are many important aspects of a business. If you’re a business owner or operator, then you probably already know that you have to wear many hats and perform many duties. Many businesses are not fully aware of the importance of human resources.

A solid human resources department can help cut your workload and allow you to delegate important tasks to others without fear that they won’t be done correctly. Proper human resources play a huge role in goal-achievement of a business.

There are also many other uses of a human resources department that you may not even be aware of. Are you using your human resources department to their fullest potential? Are you tracking the performance of your HR department to be sure they are properly pulling their weight? Continue reading ‘How to Improve Your Human Resources Performance’ »