5 Management Concepts To Throw Away

5 Management Concepts To Throw Away

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In the last 20 years or so there have been a number of trends, fads and concepts that have served to break the bond between a corporation and its employees, at a huge cost to both.
There are 5 key concepts, this is the fourth

Dumb Concept #4: "Empowerment"
Back in the 20th century, there was all kinds of talk about how technology was going to empower people. Applications like email and, later the Internet, would create a free-flow of ideas, making it possible for individuals and small organizations to counterbalance the power of large institutions.
Today, however, it"s abundantly clear that technology isn"t empowering employees; it"s empowering management to spy upon employees. And technology isn"t empowering small organizations; it"s making it easier for large organizations to drive the smaller ones out of business.
As evidence of this, look at what"s happening to Wiki-leaks, probably one of the only organizations in the world that"s actually making a stab at the kind of information empowerment that was promised in the past. The big financial institutions, one by one, are using their clout to shut it down, even though the organization has not been charged with any crime.
Consider as well, the so-called "net neutrality" act recently passed.
There"s a concept in business called "the law of inverse relevance" which can be stated as "the less you plan to do something, the most you must talk about it." That generally takes the form of laws and regulations that do the exact opposite of what their title says they"re going to do.
The "net neutrality" act is a perfect example. Rather than making sure that the net remains neutral, it actually makes certain that wireless companies will be able to throttle any Business Opportunity or business concept that threatens their profits.

The way this "empowerment" concept plays out in business is the insane idea that new technology is going to make people more innovative, more entrepreneurial, more creative, yada, yada, yada. Such total BS. All those things come from the heart, not from the hand.
So, as we go forward, let"s stop talking about technology as "empowerment" and start talking about what really counts: human creativity freed from the limitations imposed by bonehead "leaders" who think they"re managing "human resources".

About the Author:
Peter Fullbrook the Managing Director for Prosell sales training wrote what their business has achieved in 25+ years of trading. Not just our results, but the results of all the companies we have been fortunate enough to work with and to help make a distinctive difference.



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