Leadership and management are terms often used interchangeably in today's workplace. Nowhere have I ever experienced anything to make me think such use is proper.
Granted, MBA "factories" turn out nice little cloned "managers" ... all polished to high luster, fully up-to-speed on Excel and MS Project, with Blackberries blazing, and their contact matrix on autopilot, turning out possible sources for consultants, agencies, and other foolproof budget drainers whose mission in life is to analyze the heck out of the status quo, give those who hire them a false sense of job security, and otherwise lull all those who fall for this nonsense into the stupor of mediocrity.
Of course, once analyzed, more of the same must be done, because no one from this elite flock knows how to think, how to vision, how to influence and change perceptions, or what generally to do, if anything at all, with the information.
If my observation is correct, the future of American business is less than hopeful. Is it too late? Or will true leaders finally assert themselves and save our way of life?
2 comments:
I think you are right in your assumption. I do think there is hope for the future generations. My friends husband was stationed in Ft. Leavenworth for one year and all they taught them was how to be a LEADER. It was a great program and too bad it's not open to the general public.
Maybe you should start a school blog and get them thinking?
I wonder how much things might improve in American business if the so called management of American corporations simply turned off their Blackberries and focused on the moment and people at hand, or if they answered their own phone, or their own mail? In fact, I wonder what would happen if they actually had to perform a real chore themselves instead of pointing?
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