This new “Flat” world, non-job environment is representative of the disruptive, discontinuous change that is taking place now in the foreseeable future. It represents a new paradigm, a new way of thinking about the workplace.
Some things never really change:
A powerful charismatic leader is having problems. A well-known consultant is called in to help. The consultant notices that the leader tries to handle all problems and conflicts of his people himself. People queue up before his office; because he is overwhelmed he cannot handle all the business. So the consultant has a private talk with the leader and tells him to structure his organization by delegating authority, empowering subordinates to handle the workload. These subordinates should be selected not only on their leadership abilities, but also on their character. They should be truthful not driven by material gain. The new structure should resolve all daily issues at the lowest possible level; only the big and difficult issues should be brought before the leader. He should focus on strategy — on dealing with the higher authority, on establishing new approaches and teaching these to the people, on showing them the way to go and the work to be alone. The case states that the leader listens to the consultant and carries out the reorganization which is a success and the consultant returns home.
All the speculation and speeches about the challenges in the new century have come and gone. Now trying to effectively manage 21st century organizational has become the harsh reality. Ask anyone today management professors, practitioners, or students – what the major challenges are in today’s environment and the answer will be fairly consistent: An uncertain economy and turbulent geopolitics preoccupy everyone’s concerns. However, at the organization level, advanced information technology, globalization, diversity, and trying to solve ethical problems and dilemmas come to the fore. These are unquestionably major issues facing contemporary organizations. However, the basic premise and assumptions of the fields of organizational behaviour in particular are that managing the people, the human resources of an organization have been, are, and will continue to be, the major challenge and critical competitive advantage
Courtesy: Citemanhr.com by RamaRao
