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Yet, one simple "rule of business" remains constant. Your organization's ability to execute is the ultimate determinant of your success. And, when it comes to effective execution your potential roadblocks are many.
At Ford Business Consulting, our specialty is helping organizations overcome obstacles to superior execution by tuning the human system to support the business strategy.read more...
At Ford Business Consulting, our specialty is helping organizations overcome obstacles to superior execution by tuning the human system to support the business strategy.read more...
What Does a Manager Do Anyway?
Each person on a team has a specific role. Generally, on the senior executive team each person is responsible for a particular function, geography or product. The same structure usually applies at other levels in the organization as well.
But what does the boss do?
One aspect that isn’t much talked about has to do what the CEO or manager pays attention to. The team members pay attention to the parts. It’s the job of the manager or CEO to pay attention to the connections and relationships among the parts. Since most Western thinking is focused on parts, this attention to connections is critical. Without it, the whole can never be more than the sum of its parts.
How has paying attention to relationships and connections vs. the parts played out on your team?
But what does the boss do?
One aspect that isn’t much talked about has to do what the CEO or manager pays attention to. The team members pay attention to the parts. It’s the job of the manager or CEO to pay attention to the connections and relationships among the parts. Since most Western thinking is focused on parts, this attention to connections is critical. Without it, the whole can never be more than the sum of its parts.
How has paying attention to relationships and connections vs. the parts played out on your team?
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