Normally, “management” wouldn’t be listed as one of the top ten most exciting topics to discuss on a blog but it deserves a hearing here because Gary Hamel does something revolutionary with the subject.  He dismantles everything we have been taught on the issue and begins building again from the ground up (a perspective that really comes alive in the text).

The Future of Management is not about best business practices or the best use of traditional management styles – booooring.  It is about being innovative and adaptable, instead of traditional, to keep pace with new technology and meet the changing demands of market morphings.

Gary’s writing is aimed mostly at commercial organizations but the principles are universal.  They can be applied to any group of organized individuals: schools, government or even church, and the truth is, they all need to rethink how they operate.

Today’s world will be obsolete in a couple of years, at most, and for businesses to successfully survive the change – or anyone else for that matter – they will need to develop processes that are highly tuned to grass roots developments, in real time, and have the agility to respond as required.  If these ideas leave you incredulous watch the video. [Read more…] about “The Future of Management” by Gary Hamel